AT A GLANCE
Why go?
Ruidoso Winter Park is a high-energy snow play destination in the Sacramento Mountains of southern New Mexico, offering more than a dozen groomed tubing chutes, a 5,100-foot mountain coaster, a dual-cable zipline, and heated private igloos for groups. Located near the village of Alto, it is among the largest snow-tubing facilities in the Rocky Mountain region, with enough snow-making capacity to run even in lean years. The park is designed for families and friend groups of all ages—you just sit and slide—while conveyor magic carpet lifts whisk riders back to the top so no one has to drag a tube uphill.↗↗↗↗
Good to know
- Ski resort
- Opening hoursVaries by day
- 8 kmfrom Ruidoso center
- Wheelchair accessentrance
- Parking
- Restroom
- 4.2 / 52,286 reviews
- Ruidoso
What Makes It Special
Ruidoso Winter Park's defining feature is sheer scale. More than a dozen steep chutes packed with groomed snow serve solo riders and two-person tubes alike, supported by three conveyor lifts and some of the greatest snow-making capacity in the Rockies. This infrastructure keeps the park operating reliably even when natural snowfall is light—a genuine advantage in New Mexico's variable mountain winters. The Screaming Eagle Mountain Coaster, a 5,100-foot-long ride that twists and turns through the mountainside at speeds up to 25 mph, operates year-round, making the park a destination even outside the snow season.
