Sugar Rush Tubing — Local services in Truckee

We were super excited to bring the kids here. Kids went tubing last year and enjoyed it. This year decided to try out sugar rush tubing. The pros-easy reservation process, plenty of restroom stalls and clean, easy to park, lanes were groomed nicely and fun, easy process to get back up the hill quickly. The cons- not much snow play area for smaller kids, they have a lot of areas restricted and off limits. Would be nice if there was a section of snow play where my kids could build snowmen and things like that. But the area was rather small and there was no area for that. Second con was probably the reason why I wouldn’t come back. We took my 6 year old tubing and this was his first time going down alone. They don’t allow you to share a tube so he braved doing it alone. When we got back up, he got some jitters to go back down. I had a quick pep talk with him on the side and an employee walked over to us and said if I don’t get in line to go down now, he would take our tubes away. I told him I just need a minute to talk to him because he’s scared. And the employee said fine but give me the tubes then. So I said no, why do I need to give up my tube? We’re going down. Mind you, I was off to the side for maybe max 2 minutes, it was not long at all. I wasn’t holding up the line or anything. I was completely off to the side. My son luckily had the courage to do it again but I’m disappointed in how the employee handled the situation. We only went down 1 time and he could have been more understanding. All I needed was a minute, not a threat to my son and I that we needed to leave the section if we didn’t hurry and make a decision. Are we not allowed to take a minute before going down again? Plus it gives other people a chance to go down sooner if I’m not in line. Makes no sense. The previous tubing place we went to never rushed us and let us do our own thing and go at...

We have been the last few years and overall our experience has been great. If most of the runs are open then I think the value is high for $40 bucks. A lot speed, fun and a magic carpet to carry you up. I will say that you’re moving extremely fast, and it seems like at least on the days I’ve been there in the beginning when it’s opening, they’re trying to figure out how fast the runs are. If you want a hard bottomed or soft bottomed tube. And they basically work it out by watching people go too fast and either hitting the barrier or flying over. When I walked up, they only had the hard bottoms out. I asked them if we could use the soft bottoms and they said it wasn’t necessary because the run wasn’t that fast. After the first group of adults went down, they decided adults should use the soft bottoms as we hit the nets. So there’s an element of trial and error and we felt kinda like guinea pig pigs but you know it is what it is. Some of the runs were very fast and I watched a kid fly over the edge into the trees and through the net. I had to go down and let some of the staff know because they didn’t even realized when it happened as the were not really paying g attention. I would say about the half the staff are great, and half the staff understandably are just waiting for it to be over. A woman ran over that worked there eventually and took charge and got it handled. Additionally another woman named Jinx was busting her butt to pop out all the hard bottoms off the tubes so they were a little slower and safer without any help, and it looked like a hard job. Anyway had a great time, worth the money, probably worth...

Wow, where do I even begin? If you're looking for a thrilling, efficient tubing experience—and you have an extra $45 burning a hole in your pocket—then Sugar Rush is your spot. For just $45, you get a whole two hours of pure joy (more like two hours of frustration, really).

First off, let’s talk about the lack of tubes. You'd think with all that money, they'd have enough equipment for everyone, but no—you're might spend time waiting and sharing tubes with other peolple. And most of them don't want to share.

And the best part? There's one conveyor belt for TEN lanes. Yes, you read that right. One. It’s like they thought, “Hey, let’s make this as inefficient as possible.” Get ready to experience the thrill of waiting in line for an eternity while people cut in front of you because, surprise! There are no workers around to manage the chaos.

When you finally make it to the bottom, you’ll have the pleasure of walking through the lanes. Genius. You know, because walking through a bunch of moving tubes is definitely the most efficient way to get to your next slide. But hey, it adds a nice little "obstacle course" challenge, right?

Comparing this place to other tubing spots is almost laughable. At places like those, you get a conveyor belt for every few lanes, the cost covers the whole day, and when you disembark, you don’t have to play hopscotch through a minefield of people to get to the back...