• colorado
• scuba
• scuba trip
• warm water diving

From Colorado to the Caribbean: Prepping for Your First Warm-Water Dive Trip If you got certified with us, your open water dives probably happened in a wetsuit, in water well under 70 degrees, at altitude. Your first tropical dive trip is going to fe.. Read More

• scubacourses
• scuba diving courses
• colorado
• denver scuba courses

PADI ReActivate: Getting Back in the Water After Time Off If it's been a year or two (or more) since your last dive, you're not alone. Life gets in the way, and scuba skills get rusty faster than most divers expect. PADI ReActivate is built f.. Read More

• colorado
• scubacolorado
• scuba diving colorado

Best Time of Year to Dive Colorado's Lakes and Reservoirs Colorado diving doesn't follow the same calendar as ocean diving. There's no year-round warm water here, and each local site has its own rhythm. Here's what to expect season by.. Read More

• scuba equipment
• dive computers
• altitude diving
• altitude diving Colorado

Every dive in Colorado is technically an altitude dive, since even our lower-elevation sites sit well above 1,000 feet. That means your dive computer needs to handle altitude correctly, and not every model does it the same way. Here's what to loo.. Read More

• recalls
• apeks

HEAD Watersports, as distributor and importer of Apeks products in the United States, Canada and Caribbean, is conducting a voluntary safety recall in coordination with the manufacturer, Apeks Marine Equipment Ltd. Products affected The recall concer.. Read More

• aurora reservoir
• chatfield reservoir
• carter lake
• turquoise lake
• blue mesa reservoir
• dive shop denver
• altitude diving
• diving
• denver scuba diving

Colorado isn't the first place people think of for scuba diving, but the Front Range has a surprisingly active dive community. The sites are cold, often murky, and nothing like a tropical reef. That's kind of the point. Diving here builds ski.. Read More

• denver scuba certification
• scuba certification denver
• advanced open water

Open Water always comes first. It is the foundational certification that lets you dive recreationally anywhere in the world. Advanced Open Water is the next step, and you cannot take it until you have completed Open Water. That said, a lot of student.. Read More

• denver scuba certification
• scuba certification denver

There is a minimum age for scuba certification. There is no maximum. PADI certifies students as young as 10 years old, with some restrictions on depth and dive conditions. On the other end, we have certified divers well into their 60s and 70s. Age it.. Read More

• scuba certification denver
• denver scuba certification

Your first pool session will feel a little strange. You are breathing underwater for the first time, and your brain needs a few minutes to accept that this is actually happening. That is completely normal, and it passes quickly. Here is an honest pic.. Read More

• denver scuba certification
• scuba certification denver
• PADI
• SSI

Both PADI and SSI will get you a globally recognized scuba certification. A dive boat in Thailand or the Maldives will accept either card without question. This is genuinely not a high-stakes decision. That said, there are real differences worth know.. Read More