Did you know? You can still tube on natural snow in Colorado

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado ski mountains are wrapped up for the winter, but the leftover snow isn’t done for the season just yet.

While it’s summer in Denver, Keystone Ski Resort was able to keep some of the cold thanks to an elevation of 11,640 feet. Now, the mountain is holding final rides with the leftover snow from the season — except it’s not with skis or a board, but with a snow tube in the summer.

In June, the resort pushed the remaining snow from the winter into two tubing lanes in a process known as “snow farming,” Keystone told FOX31. In short, snow plows push the snow onto the tubing hill.

“To make this all possible, we gather snow for the tubing hill and surrounding area, like the snow fort, Spring Dipper and the Dercum summit area,” grooming team lead Dominic Cioffi said on Instagram.

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Keystone attributes the high elevation and help from the world’s largest mountaintop snow fort to making what they say is the only natural summer snow tubing in the country.

Later in the summer, the mountain said it would turn the two lanes into one once the snow finally starts to melt. Usually, the resort said it tries to keep the tubing hill open until at least mid-to-late August, and even to Labor Day if possible.

Even with the heat, the tubing hill is still open. Anyone can buy tickets to tube on natural snow in the summer that range between $20 and $80, depending on how many runs you want to do and if you’re taking the lift.

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