BANKS, IDAHO, Idaho — Snowmelt from the Sawtooth and Salmon River mountains sends rushing currents through southern Idaho's Payette River, creating one of the world's premier whitewater rafting ...

Since the '80s, the Long family has offered fun, exciting and stress-free floats down several stretches of the Payette River. Cascade Raft and Kayak also teaches a variety of whitewater kayak classes, ...

It’s unclear why a raft went over a waterfall on the South Fork of the Payette River on Thursday afternoon — despite numerous signs warning rafters of the dangers — but the result was that one man ...

With tons of snow stockpiled in the mountains, it’s going to be a great year for running Idaho rivers in the spring and summer of 2023. Snowpacks are ranging from 120% of normal in the Salmon River ...

Snowpack in the Payette River Basin (125 percent of normal) and the Lochsa River Basin (93 percent of normal) means there will be plenty of fun-filled whitewater rafting on two of Idaho’s most popular ...

Officials believe a man likely drowned in the Payette River over the weekend, making him the third person to die in the river since May 24. Boise County Sheriff Scott Turner said two men from Eagle ...

BANKS — Go Left Rapids was foaming like a giant Alka-Seltzer as Daniel Hihath lined up his raft for the whitewater run on a hot July day. What better way to escape the summer heat of the Treasure ...

IDAHO, USA — After a long winter of powder snow in the Idaho mountains, long-range weather forecasts are calling for a dry second half of April and a warm start to May, meaning rivers may peak ...

As skiers, we spend all winter looking at the forecast, keeping track of how many inches of snow our mountain has gotten, where the snowpack lies in terms of annual average, and so on. But when the ...

BOISE, Idaho — A Garden Valley family's kayak outing on the Middle Fork of the Payette River ended in a frightening encounter Sunday, serving as a stark reminder that Idaho's waterways remain ...