Fast and Fun Summer Tubing Adventure Is a Short Drive From El Paso

It is summer tubing season in the mountains of Southern New Mexico.

I know, I know, when one thinks of tubing in the summer you think of floating on a body of water in an inner-tube. But there’s another version: sliding down a hill in an inner-tube.

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Summer Tubing

Summer tubing is just like winter tubing but without the snow and cold, and both Ski Cloudcroft and Ruidoso Winter Park in neighboring Southern New Mexico offer the fun, family-friendly spin on traditional winter tubing.

If you feel the need for speed, think about adding tubing to your summer to-do list. And, bonus, the cool pines of Ruidoso and Cloudcroft is a short road trip way to beat the El Paso heat.

Tubing at Ruidoso Winter Park

Summer tubing at Ruidoso Winter Park is sold in 60-minute blocks, and you don’t have to waste any of the time you paid for walking uphill after sliding down thanks to the “magic carpet lift.”

Ruidoso Winter Park is open Fridays through Mondays in June, and then daily beginning July 1. Tickets start at $15. The Ruidoso Winter Park website has more details.

How to Get There

Ruidoso Winter Park is located in Alto, New Mexico on Lower Ski Run Road.

Tubing at Ski Cloudcroft

Ski Cloudcroft is where you'll find 460 feet of thrill down a hill at speeds in excess of 30 mph.

The tubing runs are open Friday through Sunday. Tickets are $10 for a single run, $20 for three runs, and $25 for 5 runs. Visit the Ski Cloudcroft website for more info.

How to Get There

Ski Cloudcroft is located 3 miles east of the Village of Cloudcroft at 1920 1/2 U.S Highway 82.