Ten lanes and 2-hour sessions at a ski resort, with a covered carpet and a separate snow play area for kids under 42 inches.
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Over 42 inches: $40. Under 42 inches: $20 (snow play area). 10% discount booking online.
Rough cost for a family of four: about $80.00 at the posted starting rate, before rentals, food, or parking. Many parks sell tubing by the hour or by a fixed session rather than a full-day pass — check the note above for exactly what that price buys.
Sugar Rush Tubing is Sugar Bowl Resort’s tubing area, with 10 lanes at different difficulty levels. Riders get back uphill on a magic carpet and an on-snow escalator, and our record describes the moving carpet as covered. A dedicated snow play area with mini-tubes serves children under 42 inches, so a split-height family isn’t stuck choosing one activity.
Each tubing ticket covers a 2-hour session with a tube included, one person per tube. The official page currently lists tubing at $55 per person and snow play at $25, though it shows the season as closed, so treat those figures as last season’s and check current rates. Reservations are encouraged, walk-ups are sold as capacity allows, and waivers are required for anyone under 18. Our record shows tubing Friday through Sunday plus holidays, with an added 4 PM to 6 PM session on Saturdays.
Read the rules before packing. Sledding is not permitted on any Sugar Bowl property, dogs are not allowed, and only resort tubes go in the lanes.
The closest alternatives are Donner Ski Ranch and Tahoe Donner Snowplay, both about 3 miles away, if Sugar Rush is booked or closed on your date.
Plan for a Friday, Saturday or Sunday, since the record lists tubing only Friday to Sunday plus holidays. Book online for the 10% discount.
One 2-hour session plus about 30 minutes for parking, check-in and waivers.
Anyone wanting midweek tubing (the record lists Friday to Sunday plus holidays), dog owners, or riders who plan to bring their own sled or tube; only resort tubes are allowed.
Donner Ski Ranch, Boreal Mountain Resort and Tahoe Donner Snowplay are each about 3 miles away in a tight Truckee-area cluster.
Tubing requires riders to be 42 inches or taller. Children under 42 inches can use the snow play area with mini-tubes.
No. The official page says sledding is not permitted anywhere at Sugar Bowl and only resort-supplied tubes are allowed in the lanes. Dogs are not allowed either.
Advance reservations are encouraged, and walk-up tickets are sold as capacity allows.
Current-season dates had not been published when we last checked. It has run: Friday-Sunday plus holidays. Check with the park before driving out — tubing seasons shift with the weather.
Tubing starts at $20 per person. Over 42 inches: $40. Under 42 inches: $20 (snow play area). 10% discount booking online.
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 21 tubing hills in California. At $20 a head this one sits right on the state median of $20, undercutting 4 of the 10 paid parks we track here.
It runs 10 lanes against a state average of about 5, so it is a notably bigger operation than most of its neighbours — expect shorter waits on a busy day.
One caveat worth repeating: this park had not published its current-season dates when we last checked, while 0 of the 21 parks we track in California had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as a prior season's until the park confirms it.
sugarbowl.com
Checked September 2026.