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| About | |
|---|---|
| Locale | McHenry, Maryland United States |
| Managing agent | Adventure Sports Center, Inc. |
| Main shape | Loop |
| Water source | Deep Creek Lake |
| Pumped | 3 pumps (plus one in reserve) |
| Practice pool | Yes |
| Construction | 2003-2007, 2013 |
| Opening date | May 2007 |
| Stats | |
| Length | 579 metres (1,900 ft) |
| Slope | 1.7% (300 m Slalom Course) |
| Flowrate | 12.7 m3/s (450 cu ft/s) |
| ASCI | |
Adventure Sports Center International is an Olympic standard white water rafting and canoe/kayak slalom center located on the mountaintop above the Wisp Ski Resort at Deep Creek Lake, McHenry, Maryland, United States. In addition to serving as a venue for slalom races and training, the center offers a range of services to the general public including guided raft trips, inflatable kayak rentals, and riverboard rentals.
The center opened in May 2007, constructed at a cost of $24 million, and is the third pump-powered artificial whitewater facility built in North America.[1] Its educational partner in water sports instruction is the Adventuresports Institute of nearby Garrett College, which offers degrees in outdoor adventure sports.
- ^ The first, Dickerson Whitewater Course, built in a converted industrial water channel, uses the cooling-water pumps of the Dickerson Generating Station. The second, U.S. National Whitewater Center, in Charlotte, North Carolina, was the first designed solely for recreation.