Evening-only, 1-hour tubing in a New Mexico ski town, but a session only runs if 10 guests are booked.
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Pricing varies; Red Card ($5) required for first-time purchasers. Visit website for current rates.
Red River Ski Area is a small-town New Mexico mountain that sells tubing in fixed one-hour blocks starting at 4:30pm, with 5:30pm and 6:30pm sessions added when the earlier ones sell out. It has snowmaking listed in the record, and the resort also lists summer tubing lanes among its offerings. The catch is group size: the official page requires a minimum of 10 guests to run a session, and each rider gets a tube of their own.
Plan around the paperwork. You sign a waiver and check in with a Red Card at a kiosk, and the record notes a $5 card for first-time purchasers. Riders need to be at least 42 inches tall. Buy in advance, since the official page says holidays often sell out, and note that tubing is unavailable Mondays and Tuesdays from Jan 4 to Feb 9, 2027. Rates shift by season, so check the site before you commit.
If you are traveling as a family of four, the 10-guest rule matters more than the price. Look at Angel Fire Resort, about 20 miles away, for a smaller party, or read our reservations and sessions guide to see how booking works elsewhere.
Buy ahead for holidays, which the official page says often sell out. Weekday sessions are listed at $30 versus $36 on weekends, and tubing is unavailable Mondays and Tuesdays from Jan 4 to Feb 9, 2027.
One 1-hour session, plus time for the waiver and Red Card check-in
The official page says tubing often sells out during holidays and recommends buying before you arrive.
You are a party smaller than 10, or anyone in your group is under 42 inches. Red River requires 10 guests to run a session and one rider per tube.
If your group is smaller than 10, [Angel Fire Resort](/tubing/angel-fire-resort-angel-fire/) is about 20 miles away and is the closest alternative in our data.
The official page lists a 42-inch minimum height and no minimum age.
The park's record marks reservations as required, and the official page highly recommends buying before you arrive. Sessions start at 4:30pm, with 5:30pm and 6:30pm added as earlier ones sell out.
A check-in card. The record lists a $5 Red Card as required for first-time purchasers; you sign a waiver and scan it at a kiosk.
Current-season dates had not been published when we last checked. It has run: Seasonal (call for current winter schedule). Check with the park before driving out — tubing seasons shift with the weather.
Pricing was not published when we last checked. Pricing varies; Red Card ($5) required for first-time purchasers. Visit website for current rates.
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 3 tubing hills in New Mexico. The park has not published a price, so it cannot be compared on cost — call before you budget.
One caveat worth repeating: this park had not published its current-season dates when we last checked, while 0 of the 3 parks we track in New Mexico had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as a prior season's until the park confirms it.
redriverskiarea.com
Checked September 2026.