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At Cascade Mountain in Portage, tubers shoot down an 800-foot hill then ride the magic carpet lift back up.

 

Snowtubing

Wondering what to do with your family this winter? Check out Wisconsin's growing number of snowtubing facilities.

In Central Wisconsin, Powers Bluff County Park in Arpin (715/421-8422 ) offers the longest tubing runs (1,200 ft.) in the state. For those in the Northwoods, Christie Mountain (715/868-7800) and Perkinstown Winter Sports Area (715/748-1460 ) are great weekend family destinations. In west central Wisconsin, visitors can experience Hudson's Badlands Sno-Park Recreation Inc. (715/381-1541). Snow lovers in northeastern Wisconsin can tackle the Triangle Sports Area (920/448-3365).

The Wisconsin Dells area boasts two great tubing hills. Cascade Mountain in Portage (1-800-992-2754) has more than 900 ft. of speed and snow, while Christmas Mountain Village in Wisconsin Dells (608/254-3971 ) offers four snowtubing chutes. For "tubers" in southeastern Wisconsin, Sunburst Ski Area in Kewaskum (262/626-8404) offers the second-longest run (1,000 ft.) and more snowtubing chutes (11) than anywhere else in the state.

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