Also called White Water Swimming, Hydrospeed involves jumping into fast flowing white water and being carried along at speed while buoyed up by a float.
Equipped with thick wetsuits, helmets, vests and flippers, you’re on your float ready to face the Arve in Passy (near Chamonix), the Giffre in Samoens (Grand Massif) or the Dranse between Morzine and Thonon les Bains. Your guide will explain everything from how to stop to riding the rapids.
This is a flat-bottomed river and this activity requires a lot of depth. From May to June, the volume is increased by melting snow making it ideal and exciting. We start at the Gorges des Tines. The waves keep coming and there will be foam flying off your float! We accelerate and finally cruise to the exit of the gorge. We continue to Samoens through a series of rapids with waves and take time to surf in the rollers.
The volume of the river lends itself perfectly to Hydrospeed. We will select the most interesting spot for the more sporty participants to surf in the waves, while the less sporty will simply descend.
There is something for everyone!
The Dranse has all the elements for a super descent; rocks, water and a good gradient. We start just after a tricky passage. The course is beautiful and technical and to enjoy it you have to be pay attention to your technique.
From the beginning you will learn how to get into the flow, to stop, to navigate rocks and the rapids with precision.
