Snow Tubing
If skiing is your thing, there are a few nice ski resorts in Virginia that you may want to visit during your vacation. I, however, won’t be there. I’ve been skiing once in my life and that was enough. I am much too practical to stand on slippery pieces of wood and throw myself down an icy mountain at a high rate of speed. The fact that I ended up off the snow and in the mud (three times) and crashed into an unsuspecting old man at the bottom of the slope may have also affected my decision to never ski again. That beginner slope is treacherous! However, I can be found sitting on my behind while sliding down a mountain in a large snow tube. That’s good quality family fun without the risk of injuring someone’s granddad. I highly recommend it.
Bryce Mountain Resort in Basye, Virginia
There are several places in Virginia to go snow tubing. Our most frequent stop, due to its proximity to our northern Virginia home is Bryce Mountain Resort. They have 800’ lanes and a moving carpet that takes you up the mountain conveyor belt style. There is a height requirement of 42” tall to go tubing at this location.
Tuesday – Friday: $18/person
Saturday & Sunday/Holiday: $22/person
Massanutten Resort in Massanutten, Virginia
Despite having an unfortunate mountain name and an odd catch phrase “Where the rubber hits the snow” Massanutten Resort is another popular snow tubing spot. They have 900’ lanes and a towrope that you attach to your tube and it pulls you up the hill. There is a 36” tall height requirement to go tubing at this site.
Mon.-Fri., Non-holiday: $18/person
Sat., Sun., Holiday: $22/person
Tubing Lanes at Bryce Mountain
Wintergreen Resort in Wintergreen, Virginia
I’ve never been to Wintergreen Resort but it sounds like fun.
“Imagine being on top of a ten story building and looking out over a hill that’s longer than three football fields. Now imagine going downhill on a tube at speeds reaching 30 mph.” – Quote from website
They have a 42” height requirement
mid-week, non-holiday: $18/person
weekends and holiday periods: $25/person
While searching for snow tubing sites I found a link to Whitetail Resort in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. I feel a road trip coming on. Here are a few tips about winter weather and road trips for me to read before we head out.
Note: All of the resorts listed above also offer snow skiing and snow boarding.
All photos by Sherry Roberts
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4 Responses
That looks like a blast. I haven’t tried anything like that since I was a kid.
Now that is good fun! My kids love a good sledding–this year, I’m luking for a tube!
As a college student at JMU in Harrisonburg, Massanutten Resort was the closest and best mountain around in the wintertime. The running joke was to call it “Mass o’ Nothin’”, but honestly it is pretty great and better than nothin’
Jason – It is fun. You should go do it this weekend.
Snow Producer – Thank you for the links to your blog. I probably should have read the second article before I tried skiing the first and last time.
Ed – Don’t forget the hot chocolate!
Lunchbox Obsessed – My husband grew up in Waynesboro and he calls it the same thing.