Go Tubing During Winter Break at Biggest Hill an Hour From Cap Region
Are you still looking for something to do during winter break? Pile the whole family in the car and head about an hour south of the Capital Region. That is where you will find the largest snow tubing hill in New York state. It's a thrilling one-thousand-foot mini-mountain.
What Hunter Mountain offers
There are plenty of mountains and ski resorts in and around the Capital Region. They all offer a variety of skiing, snowboarding, and other fun winter activities. But Hunter Mountain in Greene County has the largest tubing hill in the entire state. It boasts a 1000 foot slide down and the cool thing is that you don't have to walk back up the hill. They offer the "magic carpet". This is the lift that brings you back up the mountain without having to trek back.
What Can You Expect From a Day of Tubing?
You can buy a Hunter Mountain snow tubing ticket which will give you two hours of snow tubing. They supply the inflatable tube and you bring the laughs and have fun. The cool thing about snow tubing is anyone can do it. You don't have to know how to snow tube.
Where is Hunter Mountain?
Hunter Mountain is a little over an hour from the Capital Region in the Northern Catskill Mountains in Greene County. You can ride Friday through Sunday at various times. You must get your tickets 48 hours in advance. For a one-person tube ride, it's $25 for two hours. There is also a two-person tube (adult and child) which is $35 for two hours. To get more information and to purchase tickets, click HERE.