Flow Fest at Zoar Outdoor and Thunder Mountain

Date:
Saturday, May 25, 2024 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Duration:
9 Hours
Categories:
Special Events * Live Music Partner Events Demo Days

Mountain Biking:

  • Free clinics: Sign up in person on a first come first serve basis. 
    • 10am-12pm Intro to Mountain Biking: Instructors will teach participants the basic fundamentals of downhill mountain biking at our designated skills areas. 
    • 1pm-3pm Intro to Technical Riding: Learn how to ride blue and black technical trails.
  • Scavenger hunt and giveaway: We have some awesome Fox gear to giveaway ranging from rain jackets, helmets, a tailgate pad, and so much more! Full details coming soon.

Whitewater Paddling:

End of Day: Live Music with RJ McCarty, food, drinks, and flow at 6pm at Berkshire East

  

Full Whitewater Paddling Details:

For paddlers who want to test their skills and have some fun, Zoar Outdoor’s Flow Fest is the place to be this May!  Sign up in advance for the on water challenge course for the opportunity to win BIG prizes. All participants are eligible to win a giveaway prize. Top points scorers for both the Dryway and Fife Brook Challenge Courses will win!
 
At Dunbar Brook Picnic Area, Zoar Outdoor will have free demos of the hottest whitewater boats/equipment on the market available for both Fife Brook & Dryway paddlers. Leave your car at the take out and let us do your shuttles. If you are not participating in a Challenge Course, but you are taking us up on a day of free shuttles, skip the line and fill out your required shuttle waiver before 5/24: https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/e/595CG2ZDtbEGUyF4WB2r9W/
 
Join us after the river at Berkshire East as we celebrate our favorite Flow Sports for a joint celebration with Thunder Mountain Bike Park. Food, music, drinks, and fun will be plentiful!
 

Event Details

Time Event Location Info
8:00AM ZO Outfitters Shop Opens Zoar Outdoor Sales on Hot New Boats & Gear
9:00AM – 6:00PM Used Boat Swap Zoar Outdoor Used Boat Sale
9:30AM – 4:00PM FREE Demo Boats Dunbar Brook Picnic Area  
9:30AM – 3:30PM FREE Dryway Shuttles  Dunbar Brook Picnic Area Waiver Required
10:00AM – 12:00PM Dryway Challenge Course Dryway  Pre-Registration Required; Entry Fee: $20
10:30AM – 4:00PM FREE Fife Brook Shuttles Zoar Gap Picnic Boater Parking Area Waiver Required
1:30PM – 3:30PM Fife Brook Challenge Course Fife Brook Pre-Registration Required; Entry Fee: $20
5:00PM Awards & Prizes for Challenge Course Participants Zoar Outdoor Winners get BIG PRIZES
6:00PM Flow Fest Party Berkshire East Music, Food, Drinks, & Flow!

Locations

Flow Fest site is located at the Dunbar Brook Picnic Area.  Once there, complete the check-in paperwork for shuttles, boat demos, and on water challenge courses.

The Outfitters Shop is located at Zoar Outdoor 7 Main Street, Charlemont, MA 01339

Prerequisites – The Flow Fest on water challenges are designed for experienced paddlerslooking to paddle the newest whitewater kayaks.  If you have never been in a whitewater kayak before, you should try one of our 1-, 2-, 3- or 5-day beginner clinics.

  • Fife Brook Challenge Course: Great for experienced kayakers and open to those who have mastered the wet-exit, can self rescue in current, and are comfortable in at least class I-II whitewater with a sprayskirt and a whitewater style kayak.
  • Dryway Challenge Course: Dryway competent paddlers should be able to roll reliably and consistently in Class III rapids & effectively perform eddy turns, peel outs, ferries, and self rescues in Class III+ whitewater.

Note: The Challenge Courses are NOT guided river runs. There will not be a Zoar Outdoor instructor available to provide guidance or instruction. Judges will only be responsible for judging participants’ execution of the waypoint tasks. Each participant is responsible for their own navigation, choices, and risk management on the river.

Come to Zoar Outdoor and learn to paddle prior to Flow Fest

At Zoar, our staff makes the difference when it comes to your whitewater kayaking experience. Our friendly, accommodating team is here to answer any questions you might have, so don’t hesitate to give us a call!