Snow tubing event provides students with thrilling winter activity
When it comes to outdoor activities during the cold winter months, it can seem as though athletes have all the fun. If you don’t have the agility to carve through powder on a pair of skis, or the strength to propel yourself up and over the top of a half-pipe on your snowboard, you might just be out of luck.
Unless, of course, you go snow tubing.
On Saturday, Syracuse University students will have the opportunity to snow tube at Greek Peak Mountain Resort with Orange After Dark. The $5 tickets will provide transportation from the Schine Student Center to Greek Peak in Cortland, N.Y. The event is hosted by the Office of Residence Life.
Snow tubing involves a lot of the same elements as skiing and snowboarding: the looming hill, the accelerating speed and the wind whipping through your hair while gliding toward flat ground. Unlike skiing and snowboarding, there is no athleticism required. One has only to jump on a giant inner tube, hang on tight and enjoy the ride.
Intended for students of all ages, the snow tubing event especially caters to students looking for a fun alternative to campus life on a Saturday night.
Marisa Nicole Palmer, a freshman broadcast and digital journalism major, was very excited for the event.
‘I’m super pumped,’ Palmer said. ‘I’ve never been snow tubing before, so I’m really happy.’
Palmer lives in DellPlain Hall and plans on going to the event with multiple friends who live on her floor. Pointing out that this was the first time the event was being held, Palmer said there was definite appeal in that.
‘I think it’s a really good event for freshmen in particular because it brings everyone together,’ Palmer said. ‘It’s a new event that not a lot of people do.’
Palmer was all smiles when talking about the event, and she didn’t seem bothered in the least at the likelihood of cold weather. Instead, Palmer suggested that snow tubing was a perfect event to take part in while in Syracuse because there is no escaping the snow anyway.
Palmer was most enthusiasticwhen predicting what her favorite part of the event would be.
‘Going down the hill with a bunch of snow flying around my face and being cold.’
Published on February 15, 2012 at 12:00 pm
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