Лыжи – как горные, так и беговые - в России давно already become a very popular sport. Long since sleighs and snowshoes were fun for the people. And recently, skiing and snowboarding have become prestigious accessories. And even those people who do not play sports professionally, are not averse to famously descend the slope or walk through the winter forest on a clear day. This article is intended for residents of Moscow who want to learn to stand on skis or to consolidate and improve their skills in skating. Of course, in this respect the capital of Russia is not Courchevel and not even Sochi. But do not forget that the old city was built on steep hills, which means there are places where you can ski in Moscow. To get on some routes, you do not even need to leave the city limits. Enough to ride a couple of stops on the subway - and you're already in some kind of ski resort. There are places where they ride even in summer. Well, about cross-country skiing, so in general there are no problems with it. Such trails run through beautiful parks and forests.
If you only want to join this speciessports, go to North Butovo. This very easy, without any problems and dirty tricks, the slope is located in the “Blue Bird” - the new quarter of Moscow (South-Western Administrative Okrug). There is a year-round skating school for children from three to seventeen years old. The difference in height is small, the track is flat - an ideal place to once and for all get rid of the fear of "fighting the slope." And even when the snow season passes, in North Butovo they do not stop training - only on roller skates. Another place where skiing in Moscow can even be a beginner is the Stepanovo complex, which is five kilometers from Volen Park. A chair lift takes you to the top of an artificial hill. A wide and gentle track about a kilometer long passes through a beautiful forest. In this complex you will find a full range of services: equipment rental, bar and cafe, luggage storage, warm rooms for changing clothes.
Going somewhere with the kids is an affairresponsible. You must choose a place where you can go skiing, and at the same time where all the needs of the child would be taken into account. Kurkino complex will allow you to have a fun weekend with the whole family. It is easy to relieve stress after a hard day at the office and prepare for a new work week. The natural slope in Kurkino, not far from the city of Khimki, has been attracting those Muscovites for 30 years who do not think of a winter weekend without skiing. The track in the evening is well lit, snowmobile leveled. At the top of the hill you will be taken by two drag lifts. Instructors will put on skis not only kids, but even suffering from the fear of falling adults. There is a rental equipment (including snowboarding), a cozy cafe. In Novo-Peredelkino (not far from the village of Orlovo), except for three mountain trails, there are all conditions for snowboarding (Big Air and Half Pipe routes). For kids, there is a special slope with a baby lift and an equipped track.
In Novo-Peredelkino, the slopes are completely artificial.Thus, all the bends of the two hundred meter long track and a height difference of 50 m are thought for the best learning for children to skate. There is also the descent of tubing. You can enroll your child in a junior sports school, but no one forbids you to just visit this fabulous place in the Moscow region to have a great weekend. Even in slush, steady snow cover is provided by guns, and potholes eliminate ratracks. The lifts are subject to a flexible discount system; you can also purchase a monthly subscription. Many avid alpine lovers still do not know that Yakhroma Park was opened in the Dmitrovsky district for three years. During this time, he turned into a real resort. Think about where to go skiing for the whole weekend? Park "Volen" - the perfect choice. In addition to the developed ski infrastructure, there is also a small hotel, a cafe-restaurant in a chalet with a terrace, a swimming pool.
Yes, yes, there are such.If you have already wondered where it is better to go skiing, then the most ideal option would be Sorochan. Just fifty kilometers along the Dmitrovskoye Highway from MMKAD, and you find yourself on a real resort with European standards of service. It is always good in Sorochany, because they are located in the ecologically clean area of the Klin-Dmitrov ridge. But in the winter here - just a fairy tale. The unique system of artificial snowmaking allows not only to extend the season until the end of April, but also to avoid fogs on the track - the inevitable side effect of freezing the track. As in the Alpine or Pyrenean resorts, a rescue service and a first-aid post work here. On carefully thought out ten tracks of different levels of difficulty, the elevation difference varies from 70 to 90 meters. By the beginning of the descents of skiers and snowboarders, two cableways and chair lifts and numerous drag lifts are being delivered, so there are no queues and hustle here. Trails are long - from 500 meters to a kilometer, in the evening they are illuminated. As in the European ski resorts, you can come here with children. There is a playroom for kids.
You can not bother to go tostations, and from there by train - in the village near Moscow. In the capital there are enough slopes to ride with the wind on the snowy slopes. And after all this kind of entertainment you can afford at least every day. Open the map and see which park is closest to the house? From the “Molodezhnaya” and “Krylatskoye” metro stations in a quarter of an hour on foot you can reach the wonderful slope, where in winter time there are nine tracks from 150 to 300 meters long. To the beginning of skiing skiers deliver three anchor and five unsupported ski lifts. You should not be afraid that in Moscow it is already damp and the night has already come down - on Krylatsky hills there is a new system of snowmaking and lighting of the tracks. Here you can also rent a full ski ammunition (a deposit of three hundred cu is required). You can also get to the slopes via the Oktyabrskoye Pole and Sokol metro stations, but you need to change to the bus number 691 or the trolleybus 19.
This sport is more popular as amongprofessionals and amateurs alike. Without fear of collapsing your neck on a steep bend, to get full satisfaction from running in the woods or the park - with a classic move or a “ridge” - isn’t it a fairy tale? So where to go skiing in Moscow? Every year in Sokolniki 45 kilometers of cross-country trails are prepared for winter. The condition of the track is watched by special staff who eliminate the pothole of the snow flats. There are several equipment rental points in Sokolniki. Approximately the same conditions are created for holidaymakers in Izmailovsky Park. You can ride in both parts. The rental point is located at the entrance adjacent to the Partizanskaya metro station. From the side of the Enthusiasts Highway (near the Avangard Stadium) there is a special “ski serpentine” eight kilometers long. Good conditions for cross-country skiing are created in Fili Park.
If you want to keep yourself in shape,then there are only a few places where in summer you can ski in Moscow. One of them - Sparrow Hills. There is a sports school that trains professional skiers. And therefore in the summer for them the artificial route is equipped. And, of course, you can not ignore the famous complex "SnezhKom." Its leaders took over the experience of the ski resorts of the United Arab Emirates, and, therefore, the cover there is snow, not a slurry of ice water. Ice-crash technology provides excellent relative humidity and visibility on the track.
