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I have done multiple courses and paddling trips with Elements Adventure Company, over a period of several years. I could not recommend the company and its employees more highly!
Ross McDonald
Paddling School
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Welcome to Elements Paddling – dedicated canoeing instruction since 2013!
Why Use Our Paddling School?
- WE KNOW CANOEING. Not only are all our instructors certified though Paddle Canada and/or the Recreational Canoeing Association of BC, but we also have 3 Master Instructors with decades of paddling and teaching experience leading our paddling and guiding school. Learn More About Our Team
- LAY A FOUNDATION FOR A LIFETIME OF SAFE AND SKILLFUL PADDLING. Whether you are a total canewbie, or a seasoned paddler, canoeing lessons are an investment in your safety, ease, and fun. We will teach you the most current skills in tandem and solo canoeing, reading whitewater, and rescues so you can make the most out of your time on the water and in the wilderness.
- LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION! Our ‘home waters’ of the Lower and Middle Shuswap Rivers and surrounding lakes are nearly a year-round playground and classroom. Our Okanagan/Shuswap region is blessed with early springs, late autumns, warm climate (for Canada!) and best of all – amazing paddling – from huge flat water lakes, up to technical class 3 rapids. The perfect place to learn canoeing! We also offer courses in Clearwater, Horsefly, Slocan City and the Lower Mainland, BC.
- THE RIGHT STUFF. Since 2013, our Canoeing School has been honing a fleet of high-quality outfitted canoes and paddling equipment available to rent for our clients for our Vernon, Clearwater and Horsefly locations. Try out a playful solo whitewater canoe such as an Esquif L’edge or Dagger Ocoee – or learn to finesse a tried-and-trusted expedition workhorse such as a 17′ Prospector – and do it all in the comfort of a drysuit in just your size.
If you’re considering canoeing in BC, be sure to check our courses.
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CANOEING COURSE SKILLS PROGRESSION
There is so much more to canoeing than just learning how to paddle a boat. We strive to make each course a rich outdoor experience that leaves each person feeling confident on the water and connected to the natural environment they are playing in.
We offer a variety of canoeing lessons and courses suitable to any level of canoeing fan, from beginner to advanced, lake to whitewater, tandem, solo, and Big Canoe. Come see for yourself how canoeing is for anyone – accessible to the young, young-at-heart, families, kids, athletes, and thrill-seekers.
Most of our courses take place within a 45 minute drive of Vernon. Our river courses are typically held on sections of the Lower Shuswap and/or Middle Shuswap River near Enderby/ Cherryville respectively.
