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Skitrax World • Aug. 17, 2023
Tubing at the Atlantic coast
The Vimeiro Club Adventure Sport with 50m tubing track.
For several years now, the Portuguese amusement park Vimeiro on the Atlantic coast near Porto Novo has been using a tubing track with Skitrax Tubtrax mats. Thousands of young guests have ridden the tubing track during this period.
A special towing track for the approximately 10 tubing tyres was unusually created. Two tracks were laid out with the mats up to the start. In the middle, the children go up to the start and pull the approx. 6 kg tubing tyre loosely gliding upwards. This method is very original and saves energy. In addition to the tubing track, there are other inflatable slides and jumping areas. The very professional climbing garden provides the necessary thrills on 2 floors. The amusement park is open from April to October.
An extension of the tubing track is planned for next year.
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The Christmas market in Olten gets longest tubing in Switzerland. At the traditional Christmas market in the Swiss town of Olten (canton of Solothurn), a 30m-long tubing track was installed on a 4m-high staffage for the first time last winter. Skitrax World supplied the necessary number of Tubtrax-M1 modules, Tubtrax gliding mats and Epic tubing tyres. Now this "all-weather tubing track" is being extended to 100m in length. 54 Tubtrax-M1 side modules ensure a stable ride with the tubing tyres on the Tubtrax glide mats. No matter what the weather conditions are during the Christmas season, sliding fun is always guaranteed.
Winter sports as an attractive year-round offer. Will there soon be alpine theme parks near major cities? It would be feasible in Zuerich, Hamburg, Vienna, Paris or Milan, but also in Singapore, Djakarta, Beijing, Los Angeles, Nairobi, Saigon and Santiago de Chile. When the snow is replaced by Skitrax sliding mats, nothing stands in the way of sliding, carving, gliding, lifting, drifting.
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Tubing track with 7 lanes side by side. Already the first impression makes fun to ride there. On 250 m length 7 tubing lanes are built side by side. The biggest tubing track in Europe could use the last weeks without rain to do the essential works. Two conveyor belts with a total length of 250m are also installed. The works are in progress and in parallel the works on the biggest dry slope run with two lines in Europe are also starting. The Doppelmayr 4-seater chairlift is already installed, floodlights and lances for snow making are being placed. Things are moving forward.
The Lacey family opens its own tubing track. The Lacey family did not miss the official opening ride and slid down the track like a circus. It is quite practical when the world's largest circus also has its own large workshop with many employees. So the tubing track could be optimally installed for year-round use. An almost 50m long tubing track was installed so quickly with our Tubtrax-2 modules. From a TÜV approved start gate, the Tubtrax sliding mats now race down the mountain every weekend in the Bavarian town of Wessling (winter quarters).
Largest circus in the world builds a year-round tubing track. Actually, the tubing track should be ready in December 2020. In addition, a large natural ice skating rink and some sales booths for drinks and food. "Magic Winter at the Circus Krone" winter camp in Wessling was the concept. Many families were supposed to get to the large grounds for the pre-Christmas season to directly experience dozens of lions, tigers and other animals in their winter quarters. Unfortunately, because of the lockdown, it wasn't allowed to open and so construction and opening is delayed until spring 2021 - or when theme parks can open again. But as it looks according to the incidence figures, the Circus Krone will be allowed to open again in the course of June 2021.
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Der Familien Park begeistert die Familien. Eine Zwei-Spurigen Tubing Bahn mit jeweils 40m nebeneinander ist die neue Attraktion im Familien-Park Hubhof in Aggsbach (Wachau in Österreich). Gelieferte wurden in den entsprechenden Längen die geschlossenen Tubtrax-M1 Module. Diese Module M1 decken die gesamte Tubing Bahn ab und sorgen dafür, das kein Dreck oder Steine auf die Rutschfläche kommt. Rostfrei verzinktes Metall sorgt für lange Nutzbarkeit.
The family park delights families. A two-lane tubing track, each 40m long, is the new attraction at the Hubhof Family Park in Aggsbach (Wachau in Austria). The closed Tubtrax M1 modules were supplied in the appropriate lengths. These M1 modules cover the entire tubing track and ensure that no dirt or stones get onto the slide surface. Rust-free galvanized metal ensures a long service life.
365 Tage Tubing Bahn - Winter- und Sommergäste sind begeistert. Viele Wintersportorten betreiben im separaten Bereich neben der Skipiste eine Snowtubing Bahn. Naturschnee und/oder künstliche Beschneiung schaffen schnell eine gute Grundlage für einige Bahnen nebeneinander oder sogar mit rasanten Kurven. Alles nur möglich mit Schnee. Schmilzt der Schnee weg - lässt sich auf dreckigen Schnee noch eine Weile fahren - bis die beliebte Anlage schlissen muss. Sollte es wieder schneien, geht der ganze Produktionsprozess wieder von vorne los - mit viel Aufwand an Schnee und Mitarbeitern. Diesen Aufwand leisten sich die meisten Wintersportorte nicht mehr. Schade, denn es geht auch einfacher und unabhängig vom Schnee.
365-day tubing track - winter and summer guests are thrilled. Many winter sports resorts operate a snow tubing track in a separate area next to the ski piste. Natural snow and/or artificial snow quickly create a good basis for several tracks side by side or even with rapid curves. Everything is only possible with snow. If the snow melts away - you can still ride on dirty snow for a while - until the popular facility has to close. If it snows again, the whole production process starts all over again - with a lot of effort in terms of snow and employees. Most winter sports resorts can no longer afford this effort. That's a shame, because there is an easier way, regardless of the snow.
Plan B für die Skihütten und Skipistenbetreiber. Die größten Restaurants in einem Skigebiet sind meist in der Nähe der Bergbahn an der Talstation oder bei der Ankunft auf der Bergstation. Die schönsten und fetzigsten Hütten liegen aber überwiegende an der Skipiste oder etwas Abseits der Skipiste. Zu Beginn der Ski Saison wird eine extra Piste mit Neuschnee oder Kunstschnee von der Skipiste zur Skihütte angelegt - die dann für die ganze Saison reichen soll. Mittlerweile ein Wunschtraum geworden.
Plan B for the ski huts and ski slope operators. The largest restaurants in a ski area are usually located near the mountain railway at the valley station or on arrival at the mountain station. However, the most beautiful and coolest huts are usually located on the ski piste or hidden away a little. At the beginning of the ski season, an extra piste with fresh snow or artificial snow is created from the ski piste to the ski hut - which should then last for the whole season. This has now become a dream come true for many hut owners.
Die Attraktion auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt in Lagos (Portugal). Mit 30m Länge und zwei Rutschbahnen, war diese Tubing Bahn in der Süd Portugiesischen Stadt Lagos das Highlight auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt. Nach den Ankunft wartete schon eine ca. 4m hohe Staffage auf die Lieferung. Schnell wurden die Tubtrax-M1 Modulen aus rostfreien Stahl vom LKW geladen. Darauf wurden die Tubtrax Gleitmatten befestigt und dann nacheinander auf den Holzbrettern der Staffage befestigt. Fertig - schon beginnt der Tubing Spass.
The attraction at the Christmas market in Lagos (Portugal). With a length of 30m and two slides, this tubing ride was the highlight of the Christmas market in the southern Portuguese city of Lagos. Upon arrival, a 4m high staffage was already waiting for the delivery. The stainless steel Tubtrax M1 modules were quickly loaded from the truck. The Tubtrax sliding mats were attached to them and then fixed one after the other to the wooden planks of the staffage. Done - the tubing fun begins. Naturally on our fast and robust Epic Tube in various sizes.
Wir bieten ganzjährige Attraktionen. „Dort wo Schnee fehlt“: Unter diesem Motto vertreibt Skitrax Attraktionen auf Basis von Kunststoffmatten. Die Ideen des Unternehmens eignen sich dabei für jede Jahreszeit.