Cheap Insurance for Tubing Hills (aka USED EQUIPMENT!) Stand alone snow tubing hills can be highly profitable but they can also incur considerable expenses. Liability insurance can be difficult to secure if the tubing hill is not under a ski area umbrella and to purchase it can be a higher-than-expected percentage of your budget. I will discuss liability insurance in another post at a later date. Did you know you can insure your operation against shutting down with used equipment? This is not a policy you purchase and file a claim against, this is having a backup plan. Most start up tube hills can’t purchase all new equipment, the economics don’t always add up. Purchasing used equipment is typically the best way to open a new tubing hill. Operating with used equipment can be a gamble, so you need to have a back up plan if that equipment breaks a few days before Christmas. When I do consulting on snow tubing hills, there are a few things I suggest. A snowmaking system should have two pumps, even if you only need one 90% of the time. If the pump breaks down, it can be weeks if not months […]