Snowmelt from the Sawtooth and Salmon River mountains sends rushing currents through southern Idaho's Payette River, creating one of the world's premier whitewater rafting destinations on waters that ...

BOISE, Idaho — A healthy snowpack this spring may portend robust whitewater this season. “Rafters can expect a big start to the season with plenty of water and big waves,” said Hardy Bender, ...

After a long winter of powder snow in the Idaho mountains, long-range weather forecasts are calling for a dry second half of April and a warm start to May, meaning rivers may peak slightly earlier ...