A family day in the snow doesn’t require a small fortune to have some mountainside fun. Tubing has all the thrills and excitement of skiing or snowboarding, but at a fraction of the cost and with no training required! Enjoy a day in the snow with your crew or make a weekend getaway of it with a nearby big family hotel. These top 5 tubing experiences across North Carolina are great for a reveling snow-filled day your kids will love.
Beech Mountain Resort Tubing
Beech Mountain, North Carolina
Situated way up in the heights of Beech Mountain, Beech Mountain Resort sports a relatively new tubing setup that’s sure to be a crowd-pleaser. With 8 runs that stretch up to 700 feet long, you and your family will find plenty of thrills on the ride down, and a state-of-the-art magic carpet awaits you at the bottom to whisk you back up to the start. Sessions last just short of two hours, with starting times varying by the day. When it’s time to refuel, stop by the cozy Beech Mountain Brewing Company in the resort village for a variety of great eats.
Hawksnest Snow Tubing
Seven Devils, North Carolina
If you’ve got your eyes peeled for who exactly has the most runs in North Carolina, look no further than Hawksnest in Banner Elk. Consisting of 30 runs across 4 different areas, you’ll not only be flying down the hills but also through the air with their Snowbird Zipline Tour! Of course, you’ll be flying right back up to the top by means of two magic carpet systems at the bottom of all the tube runs. Sessions last an hour and forty-five minutes with start times that vary by day of the week. Stop in for a pit stop at the Coffee Bar and Carolina Barbeque to keep the action rolling and your stomachs full.
Moonshine Mountain Snow Tubing Park
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Nestled up in Hendersonville, Moonshine Mountain packs over 500 feet of snow day fun. Consisting of one giant run, Moonshine Mountain offers blocks of two hours on a first-come, first-served basis, along with a lift if you don’t feel like walking back to the top. When you’re looking to warm up with some good food, check out the Southern Hawg BBQ truck for some Carolina-style BBQ sandwiches, hot dogs, burgers, and other crowd-pleasers.
Sugar Mountain Resort Tubing
Sugar Mountain, North Carolina
A stone’s toss south of Hawksnest is where you’ll find the eponymous Sugar Mountain Resort, along with the quintessential family tubing experience. Constituting six runs along 700 feet on slippery snow, Sugar Mountain grants time blocks of an hour and forty-five minutes, along with a magic carpet system to keep things moving along quickly for you and your family. Directly adjacent to the tubing park, Sugar Mountain also sports a 10,000-square-foot ice skating rink, complete with equipment rental.
Tube World
Maggie Valley, North Carolina
Located down along Highway 19 in Maggie Valley, Tube World is four miles from the Cataloochee Ski Area. Multiple lanes work to keep traffic moving along during hour and forty-five-minute sessions, with a magic carpet lift to do the heavy lifting with getting your kids back to the top of the hill. If you’ve got some really little ones who might not meet the height requirement, they can still be a part of the fun! The Wee Bowl offers smaller tubes and a smaller hill run for members of the family who’re on the smaller side, with session times that are just as
long and at a lower rate.
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