Snow Tubing FAQ
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The Summit Tubing Park often opens for the season in early to mid December and shuts down in April. Both opening and closing dates are conditions dependent as we rely on mother nature to provide the incredibly fun sliding surface; Snow!
The Summit Tubing Park is open for regular operations, Friday - Sunday and Holidays during the core of the season.
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Yes, quite often.
Space in each session is limited and availability can also be affected by the weather. Tickets are only available for purchase online in advance.
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Tubing tickets are valid for snow tubing during the selected date and time. The session is one hour and forty-five minutes long. Tickets for individuals 45" and taller includes a snow tube, tickets for 44" and shorter do not include a snow tube.
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Yes, with limitations.
- Tubing tickets may be canceled and refunded if requested by midnight the night before your arrival date. Refund requests must be submitted via our ticket cancelation form
- If we are forced to cancel or close a tubing session due to extreme circumstances (road closure, power outage, hazardous conditions) all tubing tickets for the session(s) canceled will automatically be refunded. Please do not submit a refund request for closures as they slow down processing time. In the event of forced closure, purchasers are emailed a notification of the change and refund.
- All requests are subject to review. Refunds are typically processed within 72 hours, most sooner. Please allow 3-5 business days for the credit to show on your account.
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Yes, we highly recommend purchasing online in advance.
Space in each session is limited and availability can also be affected by the weather. We do not guarantee availability since we do have such high levels of demand. If a particular session or date is not available in our store it means that session is sold out or we are not open at that time.
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If we do not have snow, or if conditions are dangerous, we do not operate. Closures due to weather are rare, but can occur. If an unexpected closure occurs we'll post information on our website.
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No, However we do not recommend children under the age of three years old.
We leave the final decision to the parent(s).
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Yes, with limitations.
Children 6 and under must ride with an adult. Children less than 44" tall may ride with an adult as well. We do prohibit doubles for all other ages and sizes.
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Yes.
We have a very specific code of conduct and set of rules. Our most basic rules include:
- No personal sledding devices
- No pets on the premises
- Every individual on the hill must have purchased a ticket and filled out and signed a release of liability.
- No multiple tube trains
- No doubles (exceptions for children age 5 and under or kids less than 44" tall)
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No.
Sorry, we love animals, but they do messy things to the snow and they pose a liability to our other guests. Please leave all animals at home when visiting us.
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No.
Personal sledding devices are not allowed for liability reasons. The cost of admission includes use of our professional grade recreational tubes, our machine groomed tubing hill, and our surface tows which bring you back up the hill. Because we do not allow outside sledding devices, your price of admission will not deviate.
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No.
All Tubing Park tubes must remain on premises.
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No.
The State of Washington operates the sno-parks and we are not affiliated with them in any way. Sno-park permits are available from the Forest Service building located next to Summit West.
You can pick SnoPark permits up at the USFS Snoqualmie Pass Visitors Center located at the base of Summit West. Open Thursday-Sunday 9am- 3pm.
More vendor locations:
- Snoqualmie Ranger district offices in North Bend
- Cle Elum Ranger district offices in Cle Elum
- Sportland Mini Mart between Cle Elum and Roslyn
- Lake Easton State Park
- North Bend Shell, Ace Hardware, or Chevron
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No.
The Summit Unlimited Pass provides 50% off tubing tickets though!
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Yes.
Check with us at the tubing ticket booth, or give us a call at (425)-434-6791. You can also submit a request here which increases the chance you'll be reunited with your missing item.
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We do not operate midweek except for holiday breaks and other midweek days that coincide with scheduled school closures. Hours are dependent upon weather conditions and may change at any time, but our general weekly operations are from Friday evening through Sunday.
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Get Directions Via Google Maps
Take interstate 90 to exit 53. Follow the signs from the off ramp to Summit Central. The Tubing Area Entrance is located in the SE corner of the Summit Central Main Parking Lot. You will see a large sign off the street that reads "Summit Tubing Area". Proceed to the lower parking area and ticket booth.