For $36 and gas my husband, daughter, her friend and myself spent an afternoon tubing at Snowhaven near Grangeville on Sunday.
It was thrilling, safe fun. All of us were intimidated by the height of the slope our first time. But even my eight-year-old daughter and her friend quickly overcame their fears.
Yes, you do go exceedingly fast, enough to get your adrenaline thumping. But the snow on the mountain side has been sculpted like a water slide so it’s next to impossible to glide into the trees. At the bottom, the run goes up in case you can’t stop.
And you get a ride two ways because a rope tow pulls you and your rented tube, which is included in the charge, up the mountain.
If you go, wear super warm clothes (My polar fleece gloves soaked through.), have snow tires on your car and keep your keys in a zippered pocket. The staff at Snowhaven warned us that keys, cameras and other valuables have flown out on the tubing hill never to be found again. It was easy to tell how that could happen.
Be prepared for everyone to get really tired even though it really doesn’t feel as if you’re using much energy. My daughter fell asleep at 7 p.m. and barely awakened in time for school on Monday.
To get to Snowhaven from Lewiston, take Highway 95 south to Grangeville, turn onto the town’s main street and follow it through town. From there the route is pretty well marked with signs.
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