Snow Tubing at Saddleback Ranch puts you on a working cattle ranch just outside Steamboat Springs for a run down long, groomed tubing lanes. You climb aboard an inner tube, get a tow back to the top, and slide the hill as many times as the session allows. It's a straightforward winter afternoon built for families and groups who want speed and laughs without the lift tickets and lift lines of the mountain.

The setting is the draw here: open ranch land with views across the Yampa Valley, a change of pace from the slopes in town. Kids and grandparents can ride the same lanes, which makes it an easy outing for mixed-ability groups who still want to be outside in the snow.

Tubing runs seasonally through the winter months when conditions allow, so check ahead for hours and book your session before you drive out.