Six chutes and a Wonder Carpet conveyor at a Twin Cities-area ski resort, with night sessions and mandatory advance booking.
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Afton Alps is a full ski resort in the St. Croix River Valley, and the tubing area, called Bubly Tube Park, sits at the Alpine area with 6 chutes and a Wonder Carpet conveyor that carries you back up. The record lists snowmaking and night tubing, so the season can start early and run after dark.
The planning is mostly about booking. The record lists reservations as required, with a 7-day advance booking window, and the resort sells tubing tickets on its website. Riders must be at least 42 inches tall. Snacks and ticket options are on site. The resort’s own page pitches tubing as either a swap for skiing or an après-ski add-on, but it does not list prices or session length, so check the ticket page.
Two lower-cost local hills are close enough to compare. Trapp Farm Park Tubing Hill is about 17 miles away, and Green Acres Tubing is about 18 miles away. Our reservations and sessions guide explains how time-slot booking works.
Book early: the record notes a 7-day advance booking window. The listed hours run late (to 9:30pm weekdays and 10pm Saturday), and the park lists night tubing.
Sessions vary; check the ticket page for your slot, and add time for parking and check-in at a busy resort
Skip it if you decide on the day: reservations are required, and anyone under 42 inches cannot ride.
Green Acres Tubing is about 18 miles away and Trapp Farm Park Tubing Hill about 17 miles, and both are lower-priced local hills.
Yes. The record lists reservations as required, with a 7-day advance booking window.
The record lists 42 inches. Check the ticket page for age rules and prices.
The record lists night tubing and listed hours to 9:30pm Monday to Friday and 10pm Saturday. Those hours may be resort-wide, so confirm tubing session times.
November 15 – March 15. Daily. Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30 AM-9:30 PM; Sat 9:30 AM-10:00 PM; Sun 9:00 AM onwards.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes — this park requires reservations rather than walk-up tickets. Book ahead, especially for a weekend or holiday slot.
Minimum height is 42 inches.
We track 17 tubing hills in Minnesota. The park has not published a price, so it cannot be compared on cost — call before you budget.
It runs 6 lanes against a state average of about 7, so it is broadly typical for the state.
aftonalps.com
Checked September 2026.