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SNOW TUBING OFFERS ANOTHER FUN WAY TO PLAY ON SNOW

NORTH WOODSTOCK, NH, DECEMBER 2008 - During recent years snow tubing has continued to grow in popularity at Ski NH resorts as a simple, fun way to slide on snow.  Snow tubing is as easy as sitting down and letting gravity do the work.  Even if you've never seen snow before, your first tube ride can be a fun one.  Tubing facilities vary from ski area to ski area, with some offering straight, high speed runs, while others offer twisty banked runs.  Many of these areas also have a dedicated lift serving the tubing area to quickly get you back up the hill for another run. 

Bretton Woods, Bretton Woods

·         Tubing is available daily from 10am-6pm and evenings during mid-winter weekends.  Tubes are rented on an hourly basis.

Cranmore, North Conway

·         Arctic Blast Tubing Park - Cranmore offers a lift-serviced snow tubing park with seven lanes open Thursday-Sunday and holiday periods.  Guests can enjoy snow tubing during the daytime or keep going until 9pm under the lights on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and some holiday dates.  Tubers can also purchase a season pass for tubing allowing unlimited access to the park all winter.

·         Granite Gorge offers a 600' snow tubing park serviced by the Wondercarpet Lift.  Two-person snowtubes are available, allowing for tandem tubing.  Snow tubing is offered Wednesday-Sunday.

Great Glen Trails, Pinkham Notch

·         Great Glen Trails has a recently expanded groomed tubing hill and specialized snowtubes.  Tubing is available daily from 9:00am-4:00pm.

Gunstock, Gilford

·         Thrill Hill snow tubing park offers New Hampshire's longest tubing run.  It offers several tubing lanes and is serviced by a handle tow lift.  Tubing is open Tuesday-Sunday with night tubing offered every night except Sundays.

King Pine, East Madison

·         Pine Meadows Tubing Park - Serviced by a handle tow lift, guests will find a number of groomed "snow chutes" to shoot down.  Snow tubing is offered Friday-Sunday and holiday periods.

Loon Mountain, Lincoln

·         Loon's snow tubing park is located on Little Sister with both lift serviced and walk-up tubing available.  It's open daily depending on weather from noon-8pm.

McIntyre, Manchester

·         McIntyre's lift serviced snow tubing park is open Friday-Sunday with scheduled sessions lasting 2 hours each.

Pats Peak, Henniker

·         Pats Peak offers a 600 ft. long lift-serviced tubing park with several lanes on the Gutsy Trail.  Snowtubing tickets are limited so advanced reservations are recommended.  Snow tubing is offered Friday-Sunday and holiday periods.

Ski NH is the statewide association representing 37 alpine and cross country resorts and more than 200 lodging properties in New Hampshire.  For more information on ski areas, lodging packages, and updated winter events at Ski NH mountain resorts, call Ski NH at (800) 88-SKI-NH (800-887-5464) or visit the Ski NH website at www.SkiNH.com.  For statewide media relations assistance, visit the New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism's media room at http://visitnh.gov/media/ or contact Mr. Tai Freligh at 603-271-2665 x108.

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