It was a tough winter for our Snowbowl. The pond wasn't safe enough to use the regular wooden toboggan chute which is much faster. But they made do nicely with the tubing hill. The conditions were so bad nearly all season, that we never strapped our trays on this past winter(despite having bought season passes). Warmest winter on record was a real problem for our ski area that is so close to the sea(a warmer climate than inland).