Article: BE A TUBER! IT'S A WINTER SPORT FOR COUCH POTATOES.(CNY)

Byline: Jim Reilly Staff writer

The best thing about snow tubing, says Kristan Brinley, 37, of Syracuse, is that there's no work involved.

"It's just pure fun," says the mother of two. "There's a ride up and a ride down, and it's almost as much fun getting pulled up as it is riding down."

Unlike old-fashioned sledding, there's no trudging up the hill after the ride, dragging sleds and kids. A motorized tow does the grunt work.

Tubing is a growing phenomenon at ski centers that offer it. At Four Seasons in Fayetteville, owner John Goodfellow says, it's half his business. At Toggenburg, says office manager Cindy Sisto, the number of ...

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