Short tubing season looms for Steamboat Springs as Yampa River levels plummet

Short tubing season looms for Steamboat Springs as Yampa River levels plummet

Tubing season on the Yampa River in Steamboat Springs is shaping up to potentially be one of the shortest in recent memory, as a combination of low flows and rising water temperatures threaten to shut down commercial tubing as soon as next week. Jamie Hood, whitewater operations manager for Bucking Rainbow Outfitters, said that this summer’s conditions have been notably different from years past.  “This season, the water levels are lower than av…