This location was extremely poorly managed. We arrived about 15 minutes before opening and had to wait on the side of the road until 10 o’clock when they opened. Once they opened, it was probably another 20 to 30 minutes of waiting while the people ahead of us paid, and we were towards the front! Note that once you pay for parking at the front gate, there’s still an additional payment that needs to be done in the main building so that’s even more waiting with the additional paperwork to fill out. Needless to say we didn’t start tubing until about 10:45am - an hour from when we arrived.
As you can see from the pictures, there was barely any snow. There were employees in the tubing area but they weren’t assisting almost at all. One was directing people to the tubes, but not giving them to people. Others were around the tubing but we’re not directing traffic or helping to speed up the long lines that were forming.
We were some of the first to start tubing, and there were only two lanes open for us. There were two additional lanes that were much shorter and meant for smaller children. After more people arrived, and there was a very long wait, they opened an additional two lanes, which was very helpful. It was extremely icy, and many people were slipping while walking up to the top.
Lastly, this is NOT a two hour tubing session as was claimed on the website. There is a block of time between 10 AM and 12 PM. since we arrived and around 1030 or 1045 we only had about an hour or an hour and a half to sled.
In general, for the extremely high price you pay, this is simply a small upgrade to in a park. Next time we go. We’ll choose another site.
Also, one last pro tip … sledding should always be done in the morning as the snow is still firm and not slushy like it will be in the afternoon. We’ve received the same guidance from other locations and found it very helpful. It’s worth it to get up early in the morning instead of going down the slower tracks later in the day