If you’re in the city and you and the kids are really into sledding, surely you’ve got your favorite hill. Maybe this is the winter to take it up a notch at a true destination.

Here’s a look at some sledding and tubing hills worthy of a day trip:

Boulder: Where there used to be a rope tow, there is now earn-your-turn sledding along the steep hill off Meadow Trail in Chautauqua Park. It might be too steep for some. The larger, gentler hill of Scott Carpenter Park is also popular, as is the wide hill at Tantra Park.

Breckenridge: The town loves sledding, as evidenced by the wide, groomed hill called Runway. It’s free and near the free parking lot on Airport Road. Runway Hill aims to take pressure off Carter Park, another free hill close to downtown. Be on the lookout at Country Boy Mine; while permitting had yet to be finalized going into this winter, the attraction has offered “extreme sledding” in recent years.

Copper Mountain: Who says you need skis at this Summit County resort? Operators invite you to “slide, spin and send it” on a course that “ups the tubing game with banked turns that make it nearly impossible not to beam all the way down.” It’s an enticing sight from East Village.

Echo Mountain: The humble site between Evergreen and Idaho Springs calls itself the closest ski area to Denver. And while the skiing might be too modest for some, the lift-served tubing might be just right — including under the lights at night. You’ll want to book tickets in advance; they’re known to sell out on weekends and holidays.

Fraser Tubing Hill and Colorado Adventure Park: They are practically next-door neighbors, just down the highway from Winter Park. Fraser Tubing Hill is an old family favorite while Colorado Adventure Park is the sleek, newer kid on the block. We’ll let you decide on which one — or maybe you stop at both, seeing how the terrain compares along with the hot chocolate.

Frisco Adventure Park: You’ll need a reservation for these groomed, in-demand lanes varying from mellow to steep. You can make the most of your hour with controlled crowds and the swift “magic carpet” lift. Then you can skip over to the park’s free sledding hill.

Hidden Valley: Sledding and tubing prevail at the scene of an abandoned ski area in a snowy pocket of Rocky Mountain National Park, not far from the Beaver Meadows and Fall River entrances of Estes Park. No rentals or lifts here. Just good, old-fashioned fun amid some of Colorado’s grandest scenery.