Steamboat Springs — Outdoor enthusiasts will find wider cross-country ski trails, new parks for free skiers and snowboarders and more terrain for those just learning the sport at Howelsen Hill this season. But tubing will no longer be offered.
“Unfortunately, tubing was a casualty,” said Jim Boyne, executive director of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. “Our mission is to provide adequate training opportunities for our athletes. We also needed that space to allow for more beginner terrain as well as more access for snowboard and free skiing.”
Boyne said it was a tough decision to suspend the revenue-generating tubing operations, which the club had operated in cooperation with the city of Steamboat since the 2007-08 season. He added that the short, steep-pitched hill was not ideal for tubing, and the Winter Sports Club and city are looking for venues at Howelsen Hill that would be better suited for tubing.
“We decided to suspend tubing for this season to see how things will go,” Boyne said. “By adding slope-style and snowboarding terrain, we can improve these programs for those athletes and accommodate the broader community at the same time.”
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