BIKES RENTAL

Bikes can be rented at half price is reserved no less than four days prior to the activity date, while supplies last.

SPECIAL GROUP ARRANGEMENTS (SGA’S)

Our trips are perfect for birthdays, squadron activities, family reunions, church groups, and more. Outdoor laser tag, rock climbing, biking, rafting or almost any of the many activities we offer can be scheduled for our private group, with enough notice, of course. Email your Outdoor Adventure Programmers at usafaoap@gmail.com and let us do the planning!

POP UP ACTIVITIES

Keep your eye out for our short notice activities that you will not see in our regular advertising. There is usually only a week or two notice of what activity will be. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest information.

PORTABLE CLIMBING TOWER

Email usafaoap@gmail.com to schedule a climbing tower program at our FamCamp this summer! This is a great activity to pair with a squadron event, BBQ or party on the grounds. Our portable climbing tower can accommodate up to four climbers at a time, stands 35 feet tall, and comes with all the staff and necessary equipment. Schedule a four or six hour day and get all your guests up the tower!

Ages 7+ | 50lbs+ | $600/4 hrs | $800/6 hrs.

RAFTING TRIPS

All rafting trips include transportation from USAFA Outdoor Rec to the Arkansas River and back, all rafting equipment, lunch, permits, and guides. Trips meet and depart from the east side of the Outdoor Recreation Center (where the camping trailers are parked) at 6:45am and return about 5pm. Our primary concern is for your safety. All guides are state-certified and hold a First Aid and CPR certification.

ICE CLIMBING GUIDES

USAFA is proud to have indisputably the most experienced and highest trained staff in all of military MWR. We don’t contract our trips out to other outfitters because we are one! We make sure our guides are consistently at the forefront of guide training and avalanche education in the industry, often exceeding the standard for the commercial industry.

As a center for excellence, USAFA OAP only hires the highest quality staff and provides nationally and internationally accredited training for our guides and our guests. Guiding in and around avalanche terrain and ice terrain is a complex and difficult job. Each Lead USAFA ice climbing guide is a certified AMGA Single Pitch Instructor or IFMGA Mountain Guide, has taken minimum avalanche safety training through AIARE Rec Level 2, has at least four seasons of experience leading groups in ice climbing terrain, is certified as a Wilderness First Responder (WFR) or in Wilderness First Aid (WFA), and has been through an extensive training and evaluation process to vet their guide quality.

Our guides are exceptional educators, they are patient and excited to share their craft with you. They are lifelong backcountry professionals and are committed to delivering an incredible experience while prioritizing group safety. By ensuring our guides are thoroughly qualified, we can confidently say your trip will be of the highest quality. Your only disappointment will come from going back to normal life!

ABOUT

Colorado is best known for its amazing mountains, from 14ers, to rolling hills, to the peaks and valleys that define this wonderful state, constantly beckoning the adventurous and restful alike.

With the snow industry booming at resorts around the state, the experience of being in the mountains can get lost in the crowds and chaos of the lift line and the mad dash to harvest even one run of fresh snow. Avoid the masses and don’t be confined by the trail map. Colorado has some of the highest quality backcountry skiing and riding in the world, with light powder and incredible views few venture to see. Our state-of-the-art specialized light weight equipment and safety gear allows you to move efficiently and safely through the winter wilderness. While “earning your turns” is certainly more work than riding a lift, you will be rewarded with fresh snow, no lines to stand in, and time to enjoy the mountains as they are.

Learning the intricacies of finding the best snow, the most efficient route, and how to navigate around hazards like avalanches will deepen your love and understanding of the mountains. This sport rewards you with solid exercise, your very own fresh ski lines, and incredible satisfaction at the end of the day, whether you ski one line or 10.

Come out and learn this favorite activity of Coloradans and have the experience of a lifetime! Being a part of your local MWR, our prices are often only half of what commercial outfitters charge, without sacrificing an inch of our high quality experience.

GUIDES

ABOUT

While we try to ofer a robust number and a variety of programs throughout the year, we are aware that you may want to try something a little out of the box, or that your schedule may not always line up with our regularly adver ised acivi ies. One of our defining traits that set us apart from typical AF Outdoor Programming Offices is our ability to ofer custom dates and activities year-round.

Our custom programming, or “Special Group Arrangements” (SGAs) as we refer to them in the office, cover the spectrum of outdoor adventure, from family or group BBQs at the reservoir boating and fishing, to helicopter skiing in Alaska, muti-day river rafting expeditions and everything in between.

Typical examples include a private whitewater rafting trip during the week, or a customized backcountry ski trip, or even private laser tag programs and rock climbing trainings. Colorado is full of amazing opportunities in the outdoors and we try make sure the bounds of your adventures are not limited

PROGRAMS WE OFFER IN-HOUSE

Our staff is among the highest cer ified and most experienced in all of DoD MWR, as well as the outdoor industry as a whole. On top of that, our equipment locker is robust, state-of-the-art and diverse. Basically, any river or mountain-based programs you want to experience including ra ing, kayaking, rock and ice climbing, mountaineering, backcountry skiing, avalanche educaion, mountain biking, or peak bagging, we have staf who are trained and cer ified to lead it, and the gear you need. If you want classes on outdoor cooking, navigaion, first aid/cpr, or photography, we can also give you a class taught by experienced instructors.

RATIOS/MINIMUM AND ASSOCIATED COSTS

Please keep in mind that we maintain professional level raios of guides/instructors to par icipants for risk management and program quality purposes. Therefore, all programs, custom or otherwise oten have a required minimum and maximum par icipaion count. For instance, a private ra ing trip may need a minimum of 10 people in order to pay for 2 guides and have enough paddlers to e fec ively move the boat, etc. On the other side, a one person climbing or backcountry skiing trip is not uncommon but may however, incur a higher per person cost in order to cover our expenses to run the program. Generally, the more folks you have, the less the program will cost per person

HOW TO SET UP YOUR CUSTOM PROGRAM

First, contact us with your idea, group size, and any special requirements for your custom trip. You can call our ofice directly at 719-333-2940, or email us at usafarafting@gmail.com. Then, we try to find a date that works for you, and is available in our calendar.

Keep in mind that the sooner you call to book a date, the better chance you have of us being able to accommodate that day. We get calls all winter long for summer custom ra ing trips, and all summer long for our winter hut trips and ice climbing programs.

Weekdays will always be a better bet for a custom trip as most of our regularly adver ised programs run on weekends and our personnel/resources may already be stretched. Once we decide on a date and confirm we have the resources to run your trip (staf, equipment, etc.), we then start talking about cost.

This can vary depending on your trip, but generally, if we ofer your trip as a regularly adver ised program and you just want a di ferent date for your group, we will honor the same pricing we would charge for that normally scheduled trip. Otherwise we try to f ind a price that covers our costs, and stays within your budget

WHAT IF WE CAN’T DO IT?

While we are versaile and always happy to try new acivi ies, someimes we just may not have the staf or resources to make it happen for you. But not to worry! Being well connected in the outdoor industry, we have relaionships with many organizaions around the state, military or otherwise, that we can refer you to. We only refer folks to companies we know to ofer high quality and professional level programs, and look for ways to get you discounts on pricing as well! Custom programming is just as much fun for us as it is for you! We love to hear your ideas, and someimes even turn your program into a regularly ofered acivity. So don’t hesitate to call or email us with your wildest dreams of adventure and let us give you the life changing experience you are seeking!