ruidoso winter park

This place is awesome, granted I got the off season rates. Well worth it.This has a couple a small area for the very small kiddies very convenient for the parents to keep their eye on their little one. For bigger young kids, they have two beginning but fun inner tubing courses with their own walk on mechanical tube lift that takes the participants automatically up to the courses; they also have a beginner's zipline (for those that want to try the bare minimum, it has a separate charge). For all others, they have four awesome advanced courses that all hand to foot linking so that many can go together down a steep slope in 1 shot (fun stuff). The advanced courses also have their own walk on mechanical tube lift that takes the participants automatically up to the courses. Try it! One very fun alternative for those that don't want to do skiing.

Decided we would have a bday party with all the nieces and nephews so much fun can't believe we just tried it this yr!! Had so much fun we went the following weekend in 20 degree weather had even more fun cuz it was only us and a couple other ppl there!! Will be back again hopefully 2 more times before they close for spring!! And the workers there are sooo nice and friendly!! Sooo funnnnnn!!

We had so much fun here. We went on Valentine's Day and it was myself, my husband and our two daughters (ages 4 and 1). They used the Kiddy side with the two small tube runs and they had SO MUCH fun! They were laughing and loving it. My 4 year old also went with my husband on a double tube on the larger tube runs. We highly recommend it and we will definitely be back!

Enjoyed snow tubing with the family at Christmas. Not much walking, super speedy rides down the mountain. No lines in the morning. Definitely worth your time!

Really good place to have fun just bring cash for food not all the food stands accept cards but great place for the kids :) and a lot of slides

Overall, we enjoyed it. It is VERY nice to be able to ride up the moving walkway up the hill, especially with young kids!!! My 5 year old enjoyed it a lot. My 2 year old didn't so much so I ended up hanging out with her at the bottom while my husband took the other one up. The hills were fast and fun. The price is kind of steep. I'm grateful for the discount we were able to get which made it more worth it. I wouldn't recommend going over the holidays. We got there fairly early so the crowds were small but by the end, the wait was very long. It took about 45 minutes for my husband and daughter to go down one hill. (the wait, the ride up, more waiting, etc). I think on holidays they should limit the amount of people who can get it, although they did post a warning that lines may be long due to the holidays. Overall, I'm glad we went, if only for my 5 year old (and husband!)

I thought I would be able to go down a great big wide hill however I wanted. But they have people at the top of each shoot and you ride down the shoot and then get back in line. The way they do it is definitely safer so I understand, but it wasn't as much fun as it could have been. It's also kind of pricey for only three hours. But the food in the trailers at the bottom of the hill was excellent. We had the pizza and roasted corn. Yum!

Long lines everywhere...ticket window, tube lines and food. The toddler slope was fun for my 3 year old. My husband and I enjoyed the other four slope but we started losing interested after waiting in the long line and freezing. The zip-line is a joke.

We recently returned from a family trip to Ruidoso, NM. We took the kids to the Winter park for some tubing. They enjoyed it immensely! The place was pretty full of people when we got there at approximately 3 pm. The tubing itself was great. There were 4 of the lanes open. I will say I was extremely disappointed with the level of staff in the park. With only two windows open and randomly placed clipboards around the ticket booth, there were no directions on how to go through the ticket booth and waiver signature process. Then after receiving the tickets, the "staff" was one gentleman showing us how to put our tickets on appropriately and he was bombarded by tons of people. Then we went to the C chute, we were stopped again because we didn't have a non-vinyl tube. I am not a regular and this was not apparent to me as far as what tube went where. It would have really helped if the place had a few more folks telling us what tube to use and where. It was very confusing. But the end result was the smile on my kids faces and that part was more apparent than the lack of helpful staff.

Ok - we drove over 500 miles from central Texas to go snow tubing, and this place served its purpose fairly well. We got lucky and the day before there was a solid snow storm. Like other reviews said - be sure to get there early. Ruidoso traffic seems like it can get really bad. We arrived around 11:15 and had wait about 25 minutes in to get tickets. Once in, the lines were not too bad. The runs seemed safe and have a good pace - not too fast or slow. My daughters are 9 and 12 and the loved it especially the 12 year old. 3 hours was enough time. There is also a place to place in the snow to the left of the slopes. Since we don't get snow like this, it was worth the experience.

Hi,Thank you for your recent comments. I would however like to know what you found misleading on our web site? We do not charge for general admission to the park, nor do we charge adults assisting their young children in our Kidz Korral. We also clearly point out that we are extremely busy during the holiday periods and that you will experience long wait times and lines. I would also like to point out that from approximately 10:30 am until 3:00 pm on 12/25, 26,27,28,29,30,31,and 1/1, we had posted a sign in the middle of the entrance that clearly said that the park was at capacity and we requested that you return later. When we are at capacity we do suspend ticket sales for a period that varies depending on rider traffic flow.Your other comment regarding taking pictures is not quite understood either. We do not allow persons to be out on the snow taking pictures do to safety reasons. I'm sorry that your perceptions were not fulfilled.Tom DorganOwner

First I must say in the past the experience was better. This place only has 3 runs, which means lines move real slow. Add that to the $20 per person for ONLY 3 hours...means you get 4 runs if you are lucky...so equates to $5 each slide down...kind of a rip off. They need to add one or 2 more runs.That being said it would have been nice if they limit the number of people per 3 hour window...or add an extra hour if they know the lines are long.The bathrooms are not big enough for the number of people and one stall in the mens was closed. There are not many places to sit and when it gets crowded you can barely stand.This particular visit was day after thanksgiving...yes Ruidoso is super crowded...it was way warmer than supposed to be...high of 65 or something.So if you want to go here...aim for a day when most people won't go.They do not open until 10am most days and the early hours are the better time...before all the out of towners show up. Or come back late in the evening when most out of towners are on their way home. If you go...snow boots and gloves are a must.

Hi,Thank you for your recent review. I have to say that I am a little surprised. You stated that you wanted your extended family to experience the great park which we are, but then felt that after breaking our safety rules regarding the height requirement in our sequestered Kidz Korral, you felt that we were rude when they were enforced. Our policy is and has always been and will continue to be is that "Safety is non-negotiable'" As far as myself being rude, I clearly remember apologizing to you and saying that I would speak to the employee involved, which I did and I even offered to bring your family back to the park as my guests. Thank you for your past patronage.Tubin' TommyI

We had a blast at the Winter Park! We even hooked up 9 of us on our tubes to go down the slope!! It's a very basic bare-bones park but the kids working there are super friendly and helpful, they have bathroom availability, plenty of tubes, all you need is time!

'Snow' much fun! I've never experienced any type of snow activity before so this seemed like a good idea. I'm glad I tried it! I'm also not ashamed to admit there were 8 year olds braver than me but I went down the small hills and tried the big hill too. The park staff were cool as cucumbers and gave us greenhorns plenty of advice. There was virtually no wait. $50.00 for two adults, 3 hour pass.