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May 31st in Glenwood Springs, CO. The second Whitewater Stand Up Paddling Championship will be held at Two River’s Park. 2010 Whitewater SUP Championship
The 2010 Whitewater Stand Up Paddling Championship will be held Memorial Day (May 31) in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. This one of a kind event features the world’s best river stand up paddlers displaying their paddling prowess on the snowmelt swollen Colorado River.
The event starts with a downriver race from Two Rivers Park in Glenwood Springs down to South Canyon. This fast and furious whitewater 6+ mile (approx) balancing act launches with a mass start. Next up is a new and exciting event called SUPCROSS. This event (run similarly to boardercross races on snow), features heats of competitors paddling intensely upriver then pealing into the current and charging downstream. To spice up the action, this all out sprint includes an eddy turn at a C4 Waterman flag midway down a river right channel of the raging Colorado River.
The championship’s culmination will be a surfing contest on the world famous wave at the Glenwood Springs Whitewater Park. The champion(s) will be determined by a point system with scoring accrued during the 3 events. After the surf contest, everyone will head back to the Two Rivers Park for the award ceremony at the park’s stage…and then its time to celebrate!
While visiting this site, don’t forget to check out the promo video for RiverSUP. In addition to being a great visual lesson on how to stand up paddle in whitewater, RiverSUP contains outrageous action and a bonus movie featuring amazing footage from last year’s Whitewater Stand Up Paddling Championship. You can also order the DVD via links from this site. We’ll see you on the river!
River Stand UP Paddling DVD
