Beaver Brook Outfitters

My husband’s been renting ski gear from Beaver Brook for 12 years now and it has truly been pleasure. Customer service is great and they are very knowledgeable. They also give you a discount for Gore if you rent equipment from them! They also have warm clothing to buy, if you’re anything like me and forget key parts of your gear like ski socks, gloves and under armor. We will continue to come back for years to come!

I had a really good time, friendly staff, awesome guide and tasty dinner. I will definitely go back!

Best day this week by far! Autumn our guide was great and very patient with our kids! We had an exciting ride through the rapids and a tasty dinner followed. Thanks so much ! Wouldn’t chose any other company for this trip !

We took our crazy family of five on a 5 hour trek down the hudson river. In early April. Link our guide made it one of the best days ever. He helped us get suited up in our wetsuits, drove the bus to the launch point, guided us down about 15 miles if the Hudson river, and drove us back. Link was an absolute wealth of knowledge about the river and knew exactly what he was doing. He feed us a light lunch and then joined us for a wonderful dinner back at the Inn on Gore mountain provided by Susan and her wonderfully cute daughter. If your ever up in the area and want to spend the day on the river then this is where you should go.

a handful of friends and i headed up to beaver brook outfitters for some white water rafting on a groupon offer last july. what a blast!
the weather was beautiful, the conditions were perfect, and our guide was not only knowledgeable, but super fun. our crew was immediately pegged as being the type to want to get the «most» out of our trip, and we definitely did. cole directed us into every rapid throughout the course, hitting each one as hard as possible. other boats were bone dry and we were soaked from head to toe… all five in our party with smiles plastered across our faces.
the trip from (near) gore mountain down the hudson was a perfect summer retreat from the sweltering city of albany. the discount offered us ~50% off the regular rate ($ 40 vs. their regular $ 95/​weekend day). for that price we received an all-​inclusive day of fun — the rapids, all necessary safety equipment (though you can bring your own), a picnic lunch (somewhat sensitive to those with allergies), a lazy river ride, and a delicious, hot meal at the end. plus all the sunshine and fresh air we could consume.
the ride itself took nearly the entire day (10AM ’til 4PM-​ish). we went 17 miles in total: 3 miles on indian river, 14 on the hudson. from what i understood, there’s a dam a ways up the river that they let out in the morning, and you ride the «bubble» the whole way down the river. depending on the time of year, the current can be easier or rougher. depending on your tour guide your trip could be shorter — we delayed a bit «surfing» the last of the rapids and floating down the last part of the tour. and depending on the day, you’ll not only share the river with several boats from BBO, but also parties from nearly a dozen other companies in the area.
upon receipt of a groupon offer for a competitor, i emailed BBO. i received a response within an hour. i’ll continue to keep an eye out for their specials, and would consider going even at the regular price.

Went to this place after searching around online for a cheaper place to rent skis and buy lift tickets for Gore Mountain. It’s on the way to Gore if you’re staying at Lake George. We ended up paying substantially less than Gore prices for everything, and the equipment was in good shape. Ski rentals were $ 55 for 2 days versus $ 80 at Gore, and tickets were discounted as well. They also sell gloves, pants, thermals, and other things at really good prices too.
Also, for the design or architecturally saavy, it’s in a really cool location – it’s inside a converted wooden church that still has stained glass windows at the apse.