Kayaking is an interesting sport for individualists. Here I have the opportunity to test my kayaking abilities on a quiet river passage. In an unusual way you steer through waves, at all times you have to keep the boat balanced with the upper part of your body.

It looks easy when you watch pros. In an acrobatic way they move through the roaring waters of the Ötztal Ache river. They steer their small kayaks through the waves and whitecaps of routes with a difficulty of 4+.

The Ötztal has been known as a kayaking paradise amongst experts for years. A proffesional slalom training and race track has been set up in Oetz.
Canoeists and canoe associations can use this slalom track (length: 500m, 42 gates) for free. Gates can easily be moved longwise and crosswise so that individual courses for all abilities can be set up.