Courtesy Performance Tours
Performance Tours has been a staple not only of Summit
County but all of Colorado’s High Country for more than three decades. Started
in 1986 by Kevin and MaryJo Foley, Performance Tours operates rafting trips out
of its Frisco and Breckenridge outposts down to Buena Vista, one of the
country’s most popular rafting areas. Whether rafting The Numbers or Brown’s
Canyon or another waterway down south, families and groups have their choice of
Buena Vista rafting adventures out of Performance Tours’ Frisco outpost. But if
you’re looking to stick within Summit County, Performance Tours also offers
shorter day trips down a several mile stretch of the Blue River north of
Silverthorne. This summer was an especially fun season for rafting on the Blue,
as all of last winter and spring’s snowmelt combined with colder-than-usual
temperatures and copious rainfall to peak water flows on the Blue higher than
they’d been in years.
Through all of those years — from down years like 2018 to
this summer’s thrilling, raging conditions — Performance Tours has been the
rafting constant here in Summit County. Despite more than a quarter century of
experience and success, Kevin and MaryJo still bring a down-to-earth, homey
feel to Performance Tours, as they still run the day-to-day operations along
with their daughter, Kathryn, who works in the office and son, Dan, who guides
trips.
The Foleys’ backstory is true Summit County. Kevin and
MaryJo met at Breckenridge Ski Resort in the ’80s, when Kevin was a ski
instructor and MJ worked ski patrol. Since then, the Foley family has always
lived in Breckenridge and remained active in the community. With family life
based here, the Foley’s operate four Performance Tours offices, with Buena
Vista and Cañon City hubs along with their Breckenridge and Frisco outposts.
Wherever you’re rafting with Performance Tours, you’ll be guided by a yearly
Best of Summit award winner with the most experienced guides on the river, with
many senior guides and staff members having been with the company since the
beginning.
“We are grateful to live in a wonderful community that
supports local businesses and recognizes high-quality customer service,” Kevin
Foley said. “Thank you to everyone who voted for Performance Tours. It’s
been a pleasure to paddle with you for the last 33 years.”
Performance tours has Summit County locations at 107 Ski
Hill Road in Breckenridge and 842 N. Summit Blvd. in Frisco.