Big Canyon Rafting will only be offering private multi-day expedition trips for groups of 8 or more in 2019.
All day trip operations have been suspended for the 2019 season.
(Read more on this below)
Join us on one of our 3-Day or 8-Day Expeditions in 2019, contact us for available group departure dates.
All day trip operations have been suspended for the 2019 season.
(Read more on this below)
Join us on one of our 3-Day or 8-Day Expeditions in 2019, contact us for available group departure dates.
Big Canyon Rafting (est. 1998) is based out of Quesnel and Williams Lake, British Columbia.
CONTACT:
info@bigcanyonrafting.com
Regarding the suspension of day-trip operations for 2019:
Big Canyon Rafting has been in operation since 1998, running day trips, school trips, and multi-day expeditions in central BC.
The 2019 season will be our 22nd season and will see some changes to our operation.
Over the past number of years we have focused on developing our multi-day expedition trips in the Chilcotin region. These trips include our 3-day expedition on the Chilcotin and Fraser rivers as well as our 8-day expedition on the Taseko, Chilcotin and Fraser rivers. While developing these trips we have continued to run our day-trip operations, running unique trips in different locations, on a variety of rivers.
Our operating season in the Cariboo–Chilcotin is 3-months long - typically mid-June to mid-September and we have always taken pride in running high quality trips with well-trained and experienced staff. Our guides are all licensed by the British Columbia River Outfitters Association, are trained in first-aid or wilderness first-aid, and are swiftwater rescue technicians. We have been a proud supporter of youth employment in our community, heavily investing in training, licensing and certification for our staff over the years.
The past 5 years have provided a particularly difficult environment to grow our business.
On August 4th, 2014 the Mount Polley tailings pond breach effectively shut our operation down at the height of our season when the Quesnel River, which was our focused river destination at the time, was closed to human contact due to the spill. The negative press associated with this disaster is something that we have been dealing with ever since.
On July 8th, 2017 the unprecedented wildfires in BC effectively shut our operation down, when widespread wildfires in the region, including the Hanceville and Plateau fires, forced evacuations and major highway closures throughout the Cariboo–Chilcotin region.
On August 10th, 2018 our ability to operate was once again significantly affected by wildfires and heavy smoke when our base of operations was put on evacuation alert and wildfires burned throughout the Quesnel area.
These three challenging years have, among other things, made it difficult to attract, retain and train staff to our high standards on the different day-trips that we run due to the uncertainty of these factors out of our control. We have made the decision to focus our energy and resources on our expedition trips and school trips this year, and to suspend all other day-trip activity for 2019. Though we will be disappointed to miss out on trips with our annual guests and first timers alike, we are very excited to run our 2019 expedition trips and school trips with our dedicated core of experienced trip leaders.
Tyler and Julie Dinsdale
Big Canyon Rafting
Big Canyon Rafting has been in operation since 1998, running day trips, school trips, and multi-day expeditions in central BC.
The 2019 season will be our 22nd season and will see some changes to our operation.
Over the past number of years we have focused on developing our multi-day expedition trips in the Chilcotin region. These trips include our 3-day expedition on the Chilcotin and Fraser rivers as well as our 8-day expedition on the Taseko, Chilcotin and Fraser rivers. While developing these trips we have continued to run our day-trip operations, running unique trips in different locations, on a variety of rivers.
Our operating season in the Cariboo–Chilcotin is 3-months long - typically mid-June to mid-September and we have always taken pride in running high quality trips with well-trained and experienced staff. Our guides are all licensed by the British Columbia River Outfitters Association, are trained in first-aid or wilderness first-aid, and are swiftwater rescue technicians. We have been a proud supporter of youth employment in our community, heavily investing in training, licensing and certification for our staff over the years.
The past 5 years have provided a particularly difficult environment to grow our business.
On August 4th, 2014 the Mount Polley tailings pond breach effectively shut our operation down at the height of our season when the Quesnel River, which was our focused river destination at the time, was closed to human contact due to the spill. The negative press associated with this disaster is something that we have been dealing with ever since.
On July 8th, 2017 the unprecedented wildfires in BC effectively shut our operation down, when widespread wildfires in the region, including the Hanceville and Plateau fires, forced evacuations and major highway closures throughout the Cariboo–Chilcotin region.
On August 10th, 2018 our ability to operate was once again significantly affected by wildfires and heavy smoke when our base of operations was put on evacuation alert and wildfires burned throughout the Quesnel area.
These three challenging years have, among other things, made it difficult to attract, retain and train staff to our high standards on the different day-trips that we run due to the uncertainty of these factors out of our control. We have made the decision to focus our energy and resources on our expedition trips and school trips this year, and to suspend all other day-trip activity for 2019. Though we will be disappointed to miss out on trips with our annual guests and first timers alike, we are very excited to run our 2019 expedition trips and school trips with our dedicated core of experienced trip leaders.
Tyler and Julie Dinsdale
Big Canyon Rafting
