BANKS, Idaho — The North Fork Championship is an extreme kayaking race down the biggest rapid on the North Fork of the Payette River. The race got canceled in 2023, but it has been announced that the NFC will return in 2026.

Aaron Pruzan, owner of Rendezvous River Sports and Jackson Hole Kayaking School, has been paddling the North Fork for more than 30 years, and he has been working with kayaker Driscoll Larrow.

For Aaron, part of the motivation is to give the next generation a chance to compete.

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"There is so much stoke and energy in the young kayaking community, and they really want this event back," said Pruzan. "Just the whole intermounta

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