SAM Coverage
Tubing
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Life in the Fast Lane
Tubing can be spectacularly profitable. Night tubing turns the dial to 11. Ski areas of all sizes agree that adding a snow-tubing park is…
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Night Moves
When the sun goes down, turn those lights on to entertain guests. Winning a dedicated and willing night crowd is no easy feat for…
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Going Down the Tubes
Resorts find tubing succeeds year-round. Summer tubing can be both profitable and promotional for winter resorts. As with winter tubing, profit margins are high,…
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In the Fast Lane
Tubing continues to grow in popularity, both with customers and resorts looking to expand their revenue streams. Tubing, the low-skill relative of skiing and…
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Reining in Risk
Serious tubing incidents are rare, but when they happen, “assumption of risk” statutes may not apply. While tubing has become a major attraction and…
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SAM Idea Files
Small tubing hill, hay bags and auxiliary power engines are some of the great ideas from creative ski resorts.
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Tubing Safety: A Neglected Dimensio
With all the attention focused on high-speed tubing collisions, the danger of low-speed collisions can be underestimated.
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From the Streets to the Slopes
A look at the next generation of snow toys including snowdecks, bicycles on skis or boards, and steerable tubes.
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Sam Idea Files
Innovative and creative ideas from ski areas around the country: diapers to control oil leaks in the Midwest, spare tire fencing from Kissing Bridge,…
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Undefined, But It Brings People
A look at the explosive growth in the numbers of tubing areas and a summary of a panel discussion of tubing at the Ski…
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Tubing Needs Legal Attention
Tubing is pushing the liability security envelope developed over the past 40 years by the ski industry. Though uphill safety requirements are similar, the…
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Totally Tubular
Tubing has become an essential part of the revenue stream for many resorts; managing the business well takes care, attention, and a good set…
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Diversity and Promise on the Tubing Hill
Two days before this past Christmas my family and I visited Gunstock Ski Area, N.H., to find barely a liftline on a cold, clear…