SunKid Summer Tubing is All the Rage!

The summer tubing trend goes from strength to strength, with SunKid alone installing ten new facilities this summer in Austria, Germany, Poland and Slovakia. This year’s new tubing courses bring the total number of facilities installed worldwide by SunKid with our Italian partner Neveplast to over 230.

Ebners Waldhof - Fuschl am See (Austria): Project Report 

The picturesque village of Fuschl am See in the Salzkammergut region of Austria is not only home to the HQ of the Austria-based energy drink giant Red Bull, but also boasts the luxurious four-star Ebners Waldhof Spa and Beauty Hotel. Three years ago, SunKid installed a 51 m Wonder Carpet conveyor on the hotel’s private practice slope. The proprietor, Herbert Ebner, this year decided to install a summer tubing facility, thereby enabling the hotel’s guests to use the existing conveyor all year round.
The project presented the experienced SunKid team with several challenges, including an average gradient of 25 % and very little room for a run-out area at the end of the course. A detailed analysis of the terrain using CAD allowed the team to identify small landscaping changes necessary to make the construction of the facility possible. To keep the speed of the tubes under control, it was decided to install three banked corners along the 73 m course as well as additional braking strips to limit speed.
Both the summer tubing course as well as the conveyor can be supervised by just one person situated in the run-out area, thereby ensuring safe tubing fun! The 73 m course with three thrilling banked corners has established itself as a favourite among guests of all ages. 

Ustron (Poland) : Project Report 

Sport and leisure are at the heart of the tourist activities on offer in the town of Ustron, on the border between Poland and the Czech Republic. Indeed, it was this focus on sport that led to the decision to install a 120 m summer tubing facility, the third in the country. All three Polish summer tubing facilities are served by SunKid Wonder Carpets, which allow regions to use their existing infrastructure during the summer months as well.

Pezinska Baba (Slovakia): Project Report 

The SunKid summer tubing trend has reached Slovakia too! In the Slovakian town of Pezinska Baba, SunKid recently installed a 78 m tubing facility served by a SunKid Wonder Carpet to transport guests swiftly and safely to the top of the run. Thanks to this new facility, the traditional winter destination of Pezinska Baba now also has plenty on offer to guests visiting during the summer months.

There is an insatiable interest in SunKid summer tubing facilities, with further facilities currently under construction and extensive plans for several more courses to be built in preparation for the summer of 2008. Anybody considering installing a summer tubing facility should begin early enough with the planning process to ensure that the course is ready for the summer. Please do not hesitate to contact us for a free assessment without obligation.

More information: 

SUNKID Skilift- Fördertechnik GmbH
Herr Emanuel Wohlfarter
Industriezone 39
A-6460 Imst
Tel.: +43/5412/68131
Fax: +43/5412/68132
Email: office@sunkid.at