Snow Tubing

Winter brings with it plenty of ice and snow. We can either curse it (and how it makes us fall down and slide into ditches) or we can embrace it, preferably with a giant tube. Find a place to slide this winter with our roundup of snow tubing parks:

SNOW TUBING PARKS

Black Mountain, 39 Glover Road, Rumford. 364-8977; www.skiblackmountain.org. $10 half day; $16 full day. Friday 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday noon to 4 and 5 to 9 p.m., Sunday noon to 4 p.m.

Camden Snow Bowl, 20 Barnestown Road, Camden. 236-3438; www.camdensnowboal.com. $5 per hour. Weekends, holidays and February vacation, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Eaton Mountain, 89 Lambert Road, Skowhegan. 474-2666; www.eatonmountain.com. $13 for three-hour session. Friday 3 to 9 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Hermon Mountain, 441 Newburg Road, Hermon. 848-5192; http://skihermonmountain.com/tubing. $12 for three hours. Wednesday through Friday 3 to 6 and 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to noon, noon to 3, 3 to 6 and 6 to 9 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to noon, noon to 3 p.m.

Oxford Plains Snow Tubing, Route 26, Oxford. 539-2454; www.oxfordplains.com. $12 for one hour, $20 all day. Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Seacoast Fun Park, 932 Roosevelt Trail, Windham. 892-5952; http://seacoastfunparks.com. $17 for two hours. Friday 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Sugarloaf, 5092 Access Road, Carrabassett Valley. 237-6939; www.sugarloaf.com. $8 per session. Monday, Wednesday & Saturday, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Sunday River, Sunday River Road, Newry. 824-3000. www.sundayriver.com. $3 for one run, $12 for full session. Wednesday through Friday 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday & Sunday 12 to 4 and 5 to 9 p.m.