PHOTOS: Bigfork Whitewater Festival 2024

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Sat, May 25, 2024, 10:16 PM·5 min read

May 25—Scenes from the Expert Slalom kayaking event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25.

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Casey Kreider

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