"My (Courtney Kerin) first freestyle event as a pro woman, the NOC shootout 2012. It’s a big step up from being a junior, but definitely gives me more drive to push myself harder. We arrived on Monday to work on rebuilding the feature in the freezing cold waters of the Nantahala Gorge.
It started out with [...]

"This spring break, Cooper Lemkay, Jacob Slobodian and myself, Kalob Grady decided to escape our land of ice and snow in Eastern Canada and head south to an area of unfrozen rivers. Having a 9 day trip planned, we wanted to take full advantage of the time given and the rivers that were available. From the moment [...]

When winter came to a close in California there was a lot of talk about how dreary the snowpack looked. However, the Northern Sierras seem to get a good amount of precipitation through spring most years, and this year was no different. A couple solid storms rolled through bringing the snow pack up and a [...]

Can you remember what its like to get your first few loops? Maybe you had a reaction like this one; check out Kokatat's Junior Ambassador Matt Smith as he pulls off one massive loop!!!

Eternity Hole 2012 from Matt Smith on Vimeo.
"It’s that time of year again! Water is warming up, more things are running, and [...]

One of my favorite cliches is that a photograph is worth a thousand words. I'll let them do the rest of the speaking about how great the early spring California season has been over the last few weeks. There have been some frigid temperatures, but cold weather + GMER = no problems. Darin McQuoid