Snow Tubing and Doughnutting

  

Snow Tubing and Doughnutting in a big inflatable ring

What is Snow Tubing or Doughnutting?

Snow tubing is gaining popularity. Even the guys from Orange County Choppers had a blast snow tubing on their show American Chopper.

Snow Tubing on snow is a wintertime activity that is similar to sledding. Snow Tubing involves sitting in a large inflated inner tube and launching yourself down a snowy hill. This kind of tubing is almost always performed on a hill or slope, using gravity to get you to the bottom. The low friction between most tubes and snow allows snow tubers to reach considerable speeds while riding, especially on steep slopes.

The circular shape of snow tubes means that controlling the course and speed of a tube while riding on snow is extremely difficult. While a sled rider can drag their arms on the snow to brake or steer to a degree, attempting this on a tube will often cause the tube to spin. The best place to go snow tubing is at a ski slope or purposely designed snow tube activity centre. The lack of control when snow tubing on open slopes can lead to injuries, some serious, when riders have struck obstacles such as trees while tubing on snow.

When you have snow tubed to the bottom of the hill, you either have to walk back up with the snow tube, or get pulled by a drag lift if you go snow tubing at a ski slope or snow tubing activity centre.

You can buy a snow tube, or use something similar. Tractor or truck inner tubes provide the same thrilling experience, but you may want to cover the hole in the middle with a sheet of polythene to keep yourself dry.

An inflatable dinghy will also give you a great downhill ride. The added bonus is that the bed of the boat will be inflated and cushion you from the bumps.

If you want to have control over where you go, perhaps you want to have a go at airboarding.

Lastly, wherever you go sledging or tubing, check where you will end up, and look out for obstacles. You are going to have some serious fun and gohome with a massive grin.

Further Information on Snow Tubing and Doughnutting

If you want to have a go or hold a snow tubing party (especially for stag and hen nights!), have a look at what is on offer at Liberty Mountain Snow Tubing. They have specially carved lanes to keep you going in the right direction while you are snow tubing.

Have a go at Doughnutting and Snow Tubing

Doughnutting and Snow Tubing Parties

If you like snow tubing, then doughnutting parties are fab. You get to slide down a ski slope or purpose built slope racing your friends. You get to bump them and have a real laugh. Guaranteed to end up at the bottom with a big grin.

You can have a doughnutting parties at ski slopes in the UK. Places include:

• Aldershot
• Chatham
• Trowse, Norwich
• Craigavon
• Trafford nr Manchester
• Sumderland
• Bracknell
• Plymouth
• Glasgow

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