Great fun but pricey!!! It's one of the coolest things to do in big bear but it is also one of the costliest as well. Especially for a family of 4. $20 per person for one ride is a bit much.. I think it should be $10 but I dont run the business. Definitely a spot to check out when you are in big bear read more

I want to thank Destiny for her professionalism and give her a positive review. Today I went to Alpine slide at Magic Mountain and was in line for the sled coaster and a friend that was with me had a purse. One of the guys that work there was extremely rude and was yelling at her to get out of the line without explaining anything. Destiny was very professional and explained to my friend that she had to go put her bag in a locker and then she could come back. It might not seem like a big ordeal but that was uncalled for so I appreciate her kindness and patience. read more

While the slide and the mountain coaster were fun, we had horrible interactions with some of the staff. I went down the slide, and the guide up top accidentally sent me down too early on the track behind a father and young son who were going SO slow. So on my way down I had to stop three times and did not get my money worth. I paid for a second ride so I could actually get a good experience. When I got back to the top to go down again, the slide operator asked if they had given me a free ride, since I was stuck behind slow people and didn't have a good experience. He said he radio'ed down to the operators at the bottom to let them know to give me a chance to go up again. They did NOT offer a free ride, and I didn't know I could have asked the operators to let me go again because of the slow people in front of me The operator at the top told me to talk to the guys at the bottom again to ask for a refund or another free ride. The operator was INCREDIBLY rude and dismissive and he said he "didn't hear from the other operator" - at the same time we heard over the radio the top operator said "the lady in the red jacket needs another ride" They called another guy over (assuming the manager) and I explain the situation. He said that because I was on the slow track I should have expected to go slow, even though I explained to him that it was the other operators fault for sending me down too early behind two people who were purposefully going extremely slow, causing me to stop multiple times on the track. They refused to refund me or honor another ride. Then men at the bottom also would not tell us their names. Horrible service and hospitality. Rude staff. Overpriced rides. unseasoned food in the cafe too. read more

Do yourself a favor and go somewhere else. They have a cheaper price for children under 40", and they refused to let my little one in unless I paid the full price. He had on snow boots which barely got him near 40", but they were adamant he couldn't enter without paying full price. Apparently, they need each and every dollar they can get. They also refused outside drinks including water, therefore you have to pay for their expensive drinks. They have staff on blow-horns with sirens screaming at people to exit at the bottom of the tubing hill. It was rather annoying and bothersome. Other groups were allowed to go down in tubes of 6 to 8 people but we were refused and told only 3 people. The staff is far from mature and far from professional. It was $30 for two people to ride their roller coaster 1 time! It is not cheap either so bring your fat wallet if you really want to try this place. Happy New Year! read more

Positive: My kids did enjoy the activities and the snack bar was good. Negative: The worker at the main front ticket booth was very rude and disrespectful. Wanted to leave after but I reminded myself not to take it personally. So because my kids loved the activities and snacks I gave it a 4. read more

Came for the first time and had a good time, especially the kids. We did not do anything snow related but enjoyed the coaster and riding the lift to take off from atop. The coaster takes pictures and video of the riders and you have an option to purchase. We decided to purchase for a keepsake but turns out, the video of my husband and daughter started off with someone random woman whom we've never seen or met. I spoke to the one who gave us the card & was referred to someone else. He said that we had to purchase another ticket to ride and get back in line. Another $30 to ride and wait more than half an hour? We decided to just purchase since the video transitions from the woman to my husband and daughter hoping that at least some pics were taken of them. Purchased mine/sons video with photos and husband/daughter @ $14.99 each. ALL the photos were of this woman I reached out to the app as well but did not hear from them. read more

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Avoid. Terrible value to cost ratio. You're required to buy an all-day tubing pass even if you only plan to go a few times, which isn't realistic given the long lines. We've spent about $200, have been here over two hours, and have only managed one run. Our five-year-old was charged full price for being just one inch over the cutoff (while wearing snow boots). Writing this while sitting on the café floor because there are no chairs. Doesn't really matter how this review is answered--no one showed interest in helping while we were actually here. read more

Online says minimum 36" to ride the alpine slide. You arrive and it's actually 38". Thankfully my child is 38", so okay fine we can still ride. Get to the front of the 50 person line for tickets and they ask me how old my child is. I tell them he's 3 next month and he meets the height requirement. They tell me nope, can't go if they're not 3. I tell them it says nothing about an age minimum on their website, and sure enough I go back and check and there's nothing about being at least 3. They say too, bad it says it right here. Perfect, at the very front of the 30 min line that you can't see from the entrance. Came, wasted my time, child was in tears that he couldn't ride. Do better and make the requirements clear. read more

One of the very few places to go snow tubing during the winter when there's no snow, thanks to their snow machines. Came here for the snow tubing. Everyone loved it. It gets busy pretty early. By noon, the parking lot was full. Entrance for tubing was $45 a person. It includes tubes and lift. Hanging out in the food area and outside the play area is free. They do have other types of rides. Went in the Coaster and it was amazingly fun, way better than a ride at an amusement park. There wasn't much seating in the eating area for how busy it got. But the food was a decent price and good for a small snack bar. It was well worth the time and money to get away from the city. The drive was beautiful, with lots of trees and a huge lake. You could also spend part of the day at the city center. I would recommend this place, especially if you have kids. They seem to love the snow. read more

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Incredibly disorganized. Not worth the 2 hour wait at all. No signage or parking direction

Came here with two kids and wouldn't recommend because the tubes don't have bottoms. So they're very slow- you can make them go a little faster if you stick your legs out or go on your stomach, but if you're a kid you're not not big enough to do that so your butt basically drags on the ground the whole way down like a brake. And you feel every bump going down- no fun. The alpine coaster was really fun though. For snow tubing I recommend the other spot, the tubes have bottoms and it's 80% faster. read more

Parking situation here is horrible. We were circling the lot for about an hour until we finally saw a car about to leave. We were told we couldn't wait for a car to pull out so we can park. Instead we have to keep moving forward and give up the spot to someone behind us. In the time it took for the parking staff to argue with us the car pulled out and we could finally park only to be told we were now trespassing and they would tow our car. Parking staff take their job way too seriously if they couldn't wait 1 minute for the car to pull out. Owners/managers need to look into a better way to control parking and traffic. read more

Drove from Los Angeles in rain and fog with my kids only to arrive and be told the wait was FOUR HOURS, with no warning posted anywhere. There is no front-of-the-line option, even when I offered to pay. Expecting families to stand in line that long is absurd--especially when I have an infant who needs to be breastfed and a 5-year-old who came to actually enjoy the attraction. Management had no solution, leadership wasn't on site, and my follow-up email was ignored. Zero transparency, zero accommodations, and zero accountability. read more

They need a different system. The way this place is ran, is really disorganized, SPECIFICALLY when it is busy. I've been to the one in LEAVENSWORTH, and they had time slots. You purchase a ticket online, for that specific time slot. They only let that time slot get in line. Everybody else has to wait in the waiting area. You can't even park until it is your time slot. It just saves the trouble of a mass of people coming at once and waiting for several hours. Waivers SHOULD BE signed online, or in person at the front desk where tickets can also be purchased at the SAME TIME. They need to do something different. Waiting 3 hours !!! 3 hours ... to ride a mine coaster is insane. It can literally be easier if they just became more organized. read more

in between last season and this season the staff has become very limiting with the flow on the tubing hill, with the result being very long lines, no multiples. for $50 per head you can't get a lot of rides in read more

I discovered this awesome place during my visit to Big Bear. This is a great place to have some outdoor fun with the family! Great for kids and adults. I enjoy riding rollercoasters, so this place was definitely a fun adventure. I can describe Alpine Slide at Magic Mountain as a "small theme park". You will find a mineshaft coaster, bobsled slide, go karts, mini golf, water slides (summer time only), snow play and other attractions. There's also a small snack bar and arcade. Keep in mind that each attraction has a height requirement and they only take cash. The prices average per ride, so I highly suggest you go with cash on hand. ATMs are available by the snack bar, but we heard that sometimes they are out of service. Parking is free, get there early as this place gets busy during the day. What I loved the most was the beautiful view you get to witness when you're riding the coaster and slide. Also, don't skip on the video that the theme park provides for riders, it's about $15-totally worth the money. I think it's a go-pro camera that's attached to each coaster car. This only applies to the mineshaft coaster. My 5 year old son was able to ride the coaster with me. I am so grateful to have the video that captured all his facial expressions during the ride! It's a very neat and well put together video. read more

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Super fun place for kids! We love the alpine slides and water slides. The lifeguard was AMAZING!!! super friendly, kept checking in on the adults. Great family fun day read more

Alpine Slide At Magic Mountain - This lifeguard was amazing to the kids! Took his job seriously and was super helpful - Go Karts Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

We've been going to the Alpine Slide for the last few years during our annual trip to Big Bear. We've always had a wonderful time. Unfortunately, the experience we had to today was subpar to say the least. The cost for snow tubing is now $50 per person. This in itself, doesn't bother me too much because I understand the need to increase prices. However, what bothers me is charging this amount and then not having the full tubing area open. I know there's not a lot of snow in Big Bear about now but if you're gonna be open and charge people a large amount of money to go snow tubing, then you better be making man-made snow so that way the tubing area can be fully used. Today they only had two of the slide areas open and the lines were so long. The people working the tubing area were only letting one person go down at a time and we're not allowing groups to go together. For example, usually if you're with a group of three the three of you can all slide down the hill together as a group and have a whole bunch of fun. Today it was single rider, one at a time and it seemed like you had to wait forever for the people in your party to come down the hill after you. It took away the fun on snow tubing with a group because every ride was a solo ride. The line backed up and people were waiting at the top of the hill between 10-15 minutes to ride down. We asked on numerous occasions if they could open up the third side and the answer was no because they didn't have enough snow. If they don't have enough snow, then they should not be charging that money. We paid full snow tubing prices for limited tubing access. read more

We visited in November of 2020 - though I'm quite late to writing this review, the sheer fact I still remember it so fondly 2 years later should tell you that it was a total blast!! 10/10 would absolutely go again! I've always wanted to do something like this and it was much faster than having to go to like Switzerland for those crazy ones...but now, who knows, maybe that's next! read more

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I went snowtubing on 12/6/2025 at 6pm and the snowtubing staff need to get re-trained and need to learn how to communicate with the customers better. I went up and right before getting on I asked the staff if there was a specific way I had to place the tube before sliding down and he stares at me and says nothing and continues to ignore me and says go. As I slid down I didn't know if I had sat right and sure enough as I was going down the other staff guy was saying last minute "drag your feet" and obviously I couldn't reach and I past the ice onto the concrete and flipped over hitting my head. The staff needs to communicate the instructions better because people could really get hurt! Kids ride too and staff should be more aware that customer service goes a long way. I understand we sign a liability waiver but that doesn't mean the staff has to ignore and not instruct the people going down. More info should be given before going down to everyone if not simply don't work there if you can't do your job. My knee was scraped and I got a bump on my head. read more

7000 feet Ok a few years back I saw a Sled type coaster on social media, and I knew I had to do this one day. I didn't even know this existed in Big Bear so when I saw it, I was all in! It's popular and the line can get long so be prepared. At $20 I thought the 8-minute ride was a decent value and might have even paid double, but only once. The sled is easier to operate then it looks, you control the speed or braking while going downhill. Signs along the way and auto control in spots are easy to navigate. This is a family fun center and there are other things to do but none as exciting as the alpine sled coaster. I only wish it was longer and covered more ground then just the side of a hill. If you have kids with you while visiting Big Bear this is a MUST DO! read more

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What a blast, we rode the "roller coaster" ride there are a few rides ,arcade and a snack bar they offer a video and pictures at end of roller coaster if you want. Good stop read more

Would be cool if they had an option to pay for an all item pass for hours instead of individual attraction. Did the coaster and was cool, maybe $20 cool but if I waited any longer then the 20 minutes I might change my mind. For being in the middle of nowhere sure this place is great I suppose but definitely would not fly in the shape it's in back home. If driving by and not so busy I'd definitely give it a shot. read more

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My kids actually liked the rides and slides and what not. But the bad review is for the 2 hours waiting in lines just to get in. No option to fill any waivers out online, rude staff, and then the ticket line was an hour by itself. They legit pick the most difficult system for operations. Oh and don't forget the prices. Better off saving your money and finding snow on the side of the road with your own sled lol read more

Went on a Thursday, pretty quiet but we still had a lot of fun, The rollercoaster is well worth it, and props to Jessie who helped us with the go-karts. Good dude, great customer service. Kids always have fun when we're here. read more

I came during the start of Xmas week and wow it was crowded. There is one line for the snow play and alpine slide and a separate line for the coaster to get tickets. After standing in line 45 min for the snow play, we were seriously irritated to find out we had to get in another line for the coaster. The coaster line was about an hour and 15 minutes. They also close at 4 during the day to get ready for their night gig. The snow tubing was decent for my 6 year old. He gave it a 10/10. The ramp going up was good as well as it was fast and wide. Easy to get your tube in. The issue is the waiting area at the top of the hill is way too small for how many people they had jammed. You couldn't get to the far slides due to the line and people would cut and it was just a big mess. My 6 year old and his 8 year old friend wanted to go up and down by themselves once and I waited down below for them. They ended up taking the ramp back down because it was too overwhelming of people at the top and no one would let them down. Large groups of people would hold hands and go down as there are no handles on the tubes. If you are paying for a child to sit on your lap verses a regular ticket, they do enforce it. I saw some people trying to let their child ticket holder go down alone and the workers would not let them, only on the lap. Of the adult. The tickets are color coded and they attach it to your clothing. There is a bathroom inside and food, but we couldn't stay to eat as the line was way too long. The coaster ride once we got through the line, was a blast. Best part of this place. If I went back I would only go on that ride. My friend and I kids were begging to go on it again after we were done. We were cranking pretty fast and I liked you could control your own speed. No cell phones as if they fly off I think they may get them but will charge you for it. Also applies to hats/Beenies as we saw a ton on the side of the coaster that had flown off. Super fun. read more

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Came with a group of friends and we had a lot of fun. If your planning on stopping by here are some things to keep in mind. - BRING CASH. They are cash only business. They do have ATM machines and are family friendly. -The parking lot was very full and busy. Plan accordingly. -they have food and bathrooms - small arcade Please be mindful and read the prices for children. Staff was overall friendly. -If I had to recommend one thing, it would be for a staff member to inform incoming customers about the waiver. THERE WAS ONE HUGE LINE, for the main building and a friendly customer communicated to me that the waiver was available to be signed at Coaster building as well (which was a no line wait). *** YOU DONT NEED TO SIGN 2 waivers, just one. So just a heads up, there is one line at the main building, and another at the COASTER read more

Alpine Slide At Magic Mountain - Admissions booth. Heads up: CASH ONLY - Go Karts Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

System needs improvement, there's a line for waivers then another line for tickets depending on what you want to do, there may be another line. Overall the parents dealt with this but the kids had a great time! read more

Fun place. Only recommend the snow play and maybe trying the slide once. Pricy but they basically have a monopoly on it in this area lol. Also annoying that it's cash only so bring cash before or pay the ATM fees! read more

Alpine Slide At Magic Mountain - Go Karts Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

So fun! If on a holiday I'd get there right when they open cause it gets super busy and hard to park. The roller coaster thing is the best

This place is a complete ran down rip off. It wouldn't be THAT bad if the staff working here were a bit more patient and kind. Terrible service. This is usually our last stop when coming up to our cabin. If you're like us wanting to end a beautiful day at Big Bear, do NOT come here because the piss poor attitude from the staff here will ruin the mood. If these people are that unhappy they should be working elsewhere, preferably not dealing with the public. read more

The Alpine Slide and the Soaring Eagle were the 2 highlights from our December 2022 day trip to Magic Mountain at Big Bear. It was a heavy crowd the day we visited. Didn't get the opportunity to get on all the rides but we had a great time as usual. The Alpine Slide is a sled downward slope with speed control to your liking. Soaring Eagle is a 8 second sling shot of zip line adrenaline. read more

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It was so much fun, I can't wait to come back again. The girls working the snack bar are so cool and nice! They even gave me little sister a free ice cream for her birthday It was so much fun, I can't wait to come back again. The girls working the snack bar are so cool and nice! They even gave me little sister a free ice cream for her birthday read more

Brought the kids over for a little adventure as we visited for the week. Activities were fun, but pricey. $20 for a coaster ride per person seemed to be excessive, but the ride was fun. Just hurts to have a family once and the kids wanting to ride again. Mini Golf was just that... mini! Very very small. The go cart track was tiny but they let you ride for a while which is good. The Soaring Eagle was super fun for the kiddos. They did that twice. read more

ALPINE SLIDE at MAGIC MOUNTAIN in BIG BEAR. I would recommend this place mostly for teens and kids. Theres no SKIING or SNOWBOARDING here in this Facility, but they have at least 6 to 7 Activities here for families. Our Favorite here is the Slide and the Tubing. The slide is Fun, you ride a Ski Lift and go down in a Sled with that follows a Zig Zag patterned track, you can even control your own speed too while going down. I like the tubing here 'coz they have an Escalator that brings you up to the Top for Tubing. It's perfect 'coz at least you dont get tired carrying your Tube while you walk up ;) They have a small food area and the prices are reasonable, for $11 you get Chicken Strips, Fries, and drinks, which were all good. They have other selections too like Hot chocolate, which is really good 'coz it's freezing while Snow Tubing. If you are doing the Morning Sessions activities, then as soon as you park your car here you should tell one of your family member to get down and LINE UP at the WAIVER area 'coz you need a WAIVER to be able to do the activities, and it's a long line. It took us 1 hour in the line to get inside for the waiver. If you are doing just the Tubing, I strongly SUGGEST to do the NIGHT SESSION, there's less line, but it's soooo cold!!!! But at least you will enjoy avoiding a long line. My son and his friends ended up going all the way till the closing time and they still had Energy after :) read more

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Found this gem in Big Bear and it did not disappoint. High speed fun! Very kind employees, we went on the Coaster and Go-carts. My grandkids loved it and wanted to stay all day! We'll be back! read more

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Staff: Most were very friendly but a couple of people running the rollercoaster just ignored any efforts to interact with them. No biggie. Value: Not going to find a lot of value here. It is pricey and they only take cash. But it is a really fun place so it is worth the cost of admission. Bring cash or use the on-site ATM, charges $2.00 to use. Tubing $40 for a day pass (10am-4pm) unlimited access to the tubing. Slightly cheaper for kids under 36" I think. Roller coaster It was insanely fun. It is $20 per person (anyone over 54") I think. $10 for kids under this height. The roller coaster ride is pretty long. This one is well worth the price. We rode it twice. You can also get a video and photos of your ride that is emailed to you. It only costs $14.99 which is a great value. This is very much worth it. Video has music, stock footage not of you, and laced in video of you actually on the ride. You should definitely get this. Lastly the Alpine Sled was $9.00 each rider and a good ride, especially for the price. They have two tracks. One for riders wanting a slower ride and one for the thrill seekers. Overall: We had great luck today. Not too crowded. I recommend getting there at 930am. Cool thing is they let you sign the waiver a little earlier and get your tickets. This allows you to get on the tubes a few minutes early. I'll be back for sure. Great job Alpine Slide! read more

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Great spot to hit while at Big Bear! Parking is ample in their own lot adjacent, which is free. Weekends can get packed, but if you come early and get lucky, won't be too bad at all. My recommendation is to make sure you stand in the correct lines and check the labels for which line you are in! first go in the line for the waiver release and then go get your tickets- CASH ONLY!!! (ATM inside the main building). If you want to do the Alpine Slide or Snow Play (Tubing) the ticket line right next to the waiver release is the correct one. If you want to do the coaster, it is in the building along the front road. Overall the staff are friendly and helpful making it enjoyable. I'm sure most of the reviews that aren't great are due to the things you can't help (extremely busy times of the year, people not bringing cash and holding up the line, large groups with small kids). My only reason it's not a 5 star is that the overall experience is quite pricy. read more

Alpine Slide At Magic Mountain - Tubing in the Snow Play area - Go Karts Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

Sad to say our visit was an underwhelming experience. Not only did $20 per person (and $30 for a child who must be accompanied by an adult) feel costly for one ride at one attraction, but we were hoping to capture the youngest's first time on the coaster with the photos + videos that are advertised as part of the experience. While the sign does have a clause stating this feature is not promised, we were told this was a very small percentage of riders, and we assumed this was just a legality. Unfortunately, both of the scannable cards we paid hoping to receive at the end said no media could be found. This would not have been an issue on their end for me, had it not been handled poorly by the front desk. I would expect that if this only happens to a "very small percentage" of riders that it is not too much of an inconvenience to offer an additional ride for another chance at photos. I was disappointed to see that the issue was simply dismissed, especially given that there was almost no line at this time, we were eager to pay the additional $15 it costs to keep your media, and they already have the capital to make this easily possible. read more

This place is honestly run so inefficiently. From waiting 45 minutes to sign a waiver and another 20 to buy tickets that surely could be done online; then an hour to ride the ride. 30 minutes for a basket of chicken tenders as well. The concept is amazing and the rides are fun, but please work on crowd control and efficiency! read more