Looking for skinny nasty water in Western Canada

[Stryker]

Hi all,
I am looking for some nasty skinny water in British Columbia and the Yukon. I am wanting to do a video running 10 or 15 rank, rivers, late spring or early summer this year. I am wanting to film the trip for promotional purposes. Any good location suggestions?
Thank you.

 

[skid]

Telkwa river

 

[RBS145]

Red Deer River upstream of Coal camp road towards Yaha Tinda, Castle River up to the Beaver mines area.

 

[174mcx]

There's only ever been a handful of jetboats up the Ram River here in Alberta, not within your requested area however.

 

[Cableguy]

sugar lake up towards greenbush can be fun and skinny
and below mable lake can be shallow seen a few wrecked boats in there

 

[S.W.A.T.]

Look on YouTube, the boys from Bentz came up to the NW a few years ago and found some great water that I guarantee no boat has been on before or even since. The Nass from start to finish is wild but more of a canyon than it is skinny water, skid mentioned the Telkwa and yes a good option there, Kildalla out of kitimat can be fun same as the upper morice after August

 

[NoBrakes!]

Come up Mad River Rapid on the North Thompson by Clearwater

 

[sweld]

Come up Mad River Rapid on the North Thompson by Clearwater

She’s pretty skinny


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[Stryker]

She’s pretty skinny


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Well, that’s definitely skinny.

 

[NoBrakes!]

How’s the rapid on the big river though?

 

[NoBrakes!]

This prick

 

[LUCKY 7]

Youcan try the Elk river but get into by Elko

 

[Stryker]

This prick
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Nice, where is that?

 

[NoBrakes!]

Mad River bridge on the North Thompson River where the Mad River comes in, just north of Vavenby, BC

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[neilsleder]

Youcan try the Elk river but get into by Elko

Elk River I don’t think you’re allowed to run. Not near sparwood anyhow. Not really sure the boundary though

 

[LUCKY 7]

Elk River I don’t think you’re allowed to run. Not near sparwood anyhow. Not really sure the boundary though

The two rafting companies run that river all the time. Gotta get in by elko and go through the canyons

 

[mur190]

Top end of the clearwater river running east of fort mcmurray, 60 miles upstream from town, all limestone and shale. 12 miles from the start to the bottom of whitemud falls.

 

[NoBrakes!]

I have heard there's some cool shelves up that river

 

[mur190]

I have heard there's some cool shelves up that river

Yup, pretty rugged country, QT100 plate outshines UHMW x10 fold up there, slide over those rock with UHMW and there's peelings behind ya.

 

[oler1234]

Given your requirements, i would suggest the Blaeberry river and the Kicking horse. we have plowed both on the 17' jet but it can get skinny fast for that. Your promo video of that type of boat can go a long way.

Blaeberry river, put in abouve the waterfalls. from there you can probably go as far as thompson pass which would put you into Jasper park.

Kicking horse river, put in are the 10mi rest stop and go up stream from there. i would suspect you could go as far as the cascade falls.

With that type of boating in your promo video, theres a ton if rivers like that around Revelstoke and golden.

IMO alberta has the best big boat (alum haul +15') rivers to hit though with all kids of experiences