Off and Rafting

The rafting season has started! We are off and rafting for the 2015 season with several guide training sessions and a couple rafting tours under our safety belt.

The guides are surprised by some of the new rapids that have appeared over the winter due to the ice movement. They are coming back with tales of side surfs and rapids where there haven’t been any before. The first trips are always exciting as you learn about the new river and the hazards that have accumulated over the winter months.

Our most recent trips have been corporate trips. These are always a wide mixture of people with usually only work in common. Opposed to this we have groups such as stags, clubs, church groups, families and friends getting together. All these have a different social structure that already exists.

This group of oilfield workers have been out rafting before several times over the years. There were several people that we recognized from previous trips along with a few new faces. They seemed like a cohesive group that enjoyed each others company. It was interesting that I couldn’t pick out the bosses in the team.

For team building rafting offers an event that makes people truly depend on others to succeed.

Rafting encourages trust and cooperation in a group. This stimulates bonding while making people open up and feel comfortable. White water rafting is a real and exciting team building activity with real consequences. It’s physically and mentally challenging and best of all, loads of fun.

By experiencing first hand the beauty of a river through white water rafting people will become more appreciative of environmental issues. This may foster a strong desire to protect and preserve an area because of their positive outdoor experience.

Time away from the office should be well spent and should take place without exhausting the participants. For this reason the proximity of the venue is extremely important. It should be just far enough from the office to free people up to think creatively but near enough that travel time is minimal. With Otter Rafting being in Sundre we are conveniently located to Alberta’s major cities. This is a good meeting point for businesses with offices in more than one city.

With our summer being three short months now is the time for a get together for your team at the office. We can offer you both mid-week and week end trips that can be made to accommodate your needs for both a half or a full day trip.