We’re super excited about year 2 of snow tubing on the Squirrel Hill!
Last season was a learning process for us and, to make the long story short, the tubing wasn’t always open due to a number of factors. Namely, we wanted to keep things safe and our snow berm at the end of the run didn’t always stop the tubes. Well, we’ve constructed a big earth berm that’s much larger than anything we ever had snow wise and, in theory, should keep us open on a consistent basis. Speaking of being open, here are our 2011/2012 hours;
Saturdays 1pm – 8pm
Sundays = 12pm – 5pm
Special Christmas week hours; Monday, December 26 – Friday the 30th will be open every day for tubing from 1pm – 5pm. We will be open on the Saturday the 31st from 1pm until 8pm with special New Year’s Eve tubing! Sun/Mon Jan. 1/2 we will be open from 1-5pm.
Be sure to call the park (715-356-3309) for daily conditions or if weather may be a possible factor in the tube hill being closed. If the ‘real feel’ or wind chill temperature is -10F or below, we will be closed.
Special times can be arranged throughout the season for weeknights from 5pm – 8pm for special groups – just call Winter Park for prices and to book your group.
Tubing tickets will be sold at the following rates –
-Adults (19 and over) will be $12
-Youth (18 and under) will be $10
-Our Season ski pass holders and/or those who purchased a ski trail pass for earlier that day can buy a tubing pass for $8.
-Families will be $42. (Family means two parents and all of their minor children under the age of 21).
This year we are selling a special Tubing Hill Family Season Pass for $200. A Family ‘Park’ Pass, which allows for skiing, tubing, snowshoeing, and ice skating all season long is $500. They can be purchased by CLICKING HERE.
We originally planned on selling 2 hour tickets, as many tubing hills do, but we’re not going to limit the time our tubers spend at Winter Park. Should we have a situation where there are more tubers than there are tubes, it’ll work like this; as a tuber finishes his/her run they will have two choices. They can A) pull the tube they just came down the hill on over to the lift line and give that tube to the first person in line without a tube and then take their place at the back of the line or they can B) pull the tube they came down the hill on up the hill on the Walk Up Path and bypass the lift. If there’s a line at the top of the hill, they’ll have to wait in that line.
Squirrel Hill Tubing Policies-
• A minimum height restriction of 42” in order to tube. The height restriction ensures that tubers are of sufficient size to quickly exit the tubes and the landing area, thereby reducing potential collisions.
• Every individual must ride down on their own tube as there is no riding double on a single tube. Multiple riders on the same tube may be at risk of impacting with other riders in the same tube or falling off the tube. This includes holding small children on one’s lap. However, a parent and small child can come down the hill together with the parent, on their own tube, holding the handle of the tube that their small child is riding on. When conditions aren’t too fast, we do allow and encourage tubes to chain together, so up to five tubes at a time can come down the hill together. This is actually the most fun way to come down the hill.
Occasionally, there may be long lines and waits in between tubing runs. If the tow is closed for one reason or another, hiking up the hill is the only way to get up to the top (discounted tickets in this case). Call ahead at 715-356-3309 for up to date information.
We look forward to seeing you all on the Squirrel Hill Tube Runs!
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Video of a Tube Run down Squirrel Hill
