Journalists of the Kyrgyz Republic have prepared a small guide to the best places for skiing in the capital. There is not much time left, so you need to choose proven routes.
As it turned out, there are not many official ski routes in the city. They are in 37 parks, but the total length is no more than 120 kilometers (this is about more than three kilometers per park). Each ski track can be driven from end to end in 25 minutes.
Sokolniki
For visitors, there are four rentals at once: in the parterre part on the 5th Luchevoi Prosek, the Main Alley, at the intersection of Pesochnaya Alley and Mitkovsky Proyezd, on the Bolshoi Putyaevsky Pond.
It is warm inside, there is a map of the park with traced routes. There is also a left-luggage office for visitors, where you can hand over ordinary shoes for the duration of skiing.
A track for laser biathlon has opened on the Golden Pond, which differs from the classic one by a shorter distance and the use of laser rifles. In one race, the participant passes five laps (1250 m) and four firing lines.
Pros: There is an all-weather ski track laid by a snowcat, which is used to train professional ski slopes. Its length: 2 km, the total length of the park's routes: 45 km.
Minuses: It is impossible to ride here - tourists use all the ski tracks as paths. Only the all-weather track was fenced with a net from people. I didn’t like the inventory: the boots are attached crookedly, the heel barely hits the ski.
Opening hours: 9.00 - 21.00 (at 19.00 they stop giving skis).
Price: plastic - 150 rubles for 2 hours, semi-plastic - 80 rubles for 2 hours. A session of laser biathlon costs 500 rubles.
"Kuzminki"
The official ski track is quite short: only 3-4 kilometers. But homemade tracks stretch for tens of kilometers!
Several rental points: not far from the main entrance, near the Vlakhernskoye estate, on Zarechye street.
Starting this year, there are biathlon laser rifles for rent to feel like an Olympian, and bicycles with special winter tires.
Encounters with husky dogs are one of the most unusual entertainments of the season. You can get acquainted with them, take pictures, and children can ride on husky-drawn cheesecakes.
pros: there are always the right sizes of boots and skis. You can skate along the paths. There are hills near the ponds! Pleased with the number of additional services.
Minuses: The classic track is completely trampled. There is no backlight.
Opening hours: 9.00 - 20.00 (at 17.00 they stop giving skis).
Price: plastic skis - 200 rubles per hour. Biathlon equipment - 250 rubles per hour. Husky ride - 500 rubles per 15 minutes.
Art. m. "Kuzminki", "Volzhskaya".
"Sparrow Hills"
Vorobyovy Gory now belongs to Gorky Park. But officially you can ski here only near the observation deck.
The official route stretches for only 3.8 kilometers. There is one rental. To get to him, you will have to pay 300 - 500 rubles (depending on the time and day of the week). The rental point is located in the fenced area of the sports complex.
Pros: What elevation changes! You go from hill to hill. Trails with lighting. There are many amateur tracks - MSU students ride on them on weekdays.
Minuses: The place is clearly not for amateurs, you must be able to turn at speed. There is little space on the official track.
Opening hours: on Mondays from 20.00 to 22.00, from Tuesday to Friday from 10.00 to 15.00 and from 20.00 to 22.00, on Saturdays from 15.00 to 22.00 and on Sundays from 10.00 to 22.00.
Price: plastic skis - 100 rubles for 1 hour + entrance fee from 300 rubles.
Art. m. "Sparrow Hills".
"Izmailovo"
16 kilometers of ski tracks, three rental points. Skating - only along park paths.
Pros: There are long routes: 3, 5 and 8 kilometers.
Minuses: The ski track often crosses walking paths. In this place, there is bare asphalt - you either have to take off your skis or slowly cross the obstacle. Frequent pauses spoil the pleasure.
Opening hours: 12.00 - 20.00 (at 19.00 they stop giving skis) on weekdays and from 10.00 to 22.00 on weekends.
Price: plastic skis - 200 rubles for 1 hour. Security deposit: document or 3000 rubles.
Art. m. "Izmailovskaya", "Partisanskaya".
"Fili"
9.5 km of ski tracks, two rentals.
Pros: The park has three official ski tracks for 1, 3 and 5 kilometers. All of them are of decent quality - regional competitions of skiers are regularly held here. The route goes through picturesque places through the forest.
Minuses: There is no lighting. Due to the fact that the route is laid through the trees, it quickly starts to get dark here.
Opening hours: 9.00 - 20.00 (at 19.00 they stop giving skis).
Price: plastic skis - 150 rubles for 1 hour.
Art. m. "Filyevsky park", "Pioneer".
Bitsevsky forest
The total length of the slopes: 24.5 km, there is a large ski base.
pros: there is a good equipment rental, comfortable changing cabins and lockers for storing things.
Minuses: expensive rental
Opening hours: from 9.00 to 18.00 (at 17.00 they stop giving skis).
Price: plastic skis - 300-500 rubles for 1 hour.
When renting skis, a cup of tea and a wardrobe for things are free of charge.
Snow in Moscow fell surprisingly early this year. But let the snow close the cycling season ahead of schedule, but open the ski season!
Like it or not, skiing in our country is one of the most popular cyclic species sports. And this is the best alternative to triathlon training in the winter - no other sport can offer such functional and complex work for the whole body.
The main question for those who are just getting acquainted with skiing is where to ride and what to wear on yourself and on your feet. Therefore, we are launching a winter cycle of materials about skiing: where, how, in what and how much.
Today we will tell you about the main places for cross-country skiing in Moscow and the Moscow suburbs. In general, you can just go skiing in virtually every park in Moscow, but there are not so many tracks suitable for high-quality training. Let's consider the main ones.
**Routes of the nearest suburbs near Moscow Ring Road
Odintsovo** The track is located not far from Moscow, runs along the asphalt surface of the ski-roller track, that is, the surface is flat and without hillocks. In mid-November, the condition of the track is good. There are changing rooms in the stadium building. The route is illuminated dark time days.
Address: 3rd km. Krasnogorsk highway. Distances: 3, 6, 10 km - roller circles, winter in the process of preparation. Width: from 4 m. Height difference: ~50 m. Total height difference: ~165 m. Movement direction: counterclockwise.
Meshchersky park A new place for skiing, appeared a few years ago. However, it immediately became one of the best in the Moscow region. The reasons are simple - developed infrastructure, support by the administration of any sports activities and correct technique, which serves the route. The longest circle has a length of more than 5 kilometers. There are circles 4 and 1.3 km. For tourist routes, there are two tracks with a length of 1.8 and 2.6 km. The width of the tracks varies from 3 to 6 meters. On the sides there is a place for adherents classical style, in the middle - for the ridge. To prepare the tracks, a special snow compactor Husky Rat-rak is used. There are lighting for skiing at night and locker rooms. Address: Moscow region, nearest railway station "Skolkovo". The exact location is on the link.
Krasnogorsk
The track in Krasnogorsk is one of the oldest in the Moscow region. Here, for many years, selections for the World Championships and the Olympics were held. Unfortunately, now the track is not being prepared at the top level, but it’s good for an amateur here. By the way, 12-time world champion Ivan Utrobin rolls her out with snowstorms. By mid-November, the condition of the loops in the forest is satisfactory, there are mounds and branches, leaves. There is no classic track. The lap in and around the stadium is in better condition than the laps in the woods, but decent "Olympic terrain" isn't for every beginner. Unfortunately, there are no ski tracks here either. Therefore, you can only skate. There are paid locker rooms that usually open with the official start of the season, not in November. On the 1.5 kilometer circle, lighting is on until about 19:00. Address: Krasnogorsk, Zorkiy ski stadium, Rechnaya street, 37.
And such loops in the forest
Bitza
A favorite place for Moscow skiers, including because of the location - the track is the most "Moscow". In recent years, she has been threatened by a large construction site, but activists are collecting petitions, which we are talking about. While in good condition circle 2.3 kilometers, which is located outside the Moscow Ring Road. Address: Moscow, YuZAO, 36th km of the Moscow Ring Road.
Romashkovo
A well-known place for skiing right next to the Moscow Ring Road. The abundance of circles (from 2 kilometers to 17) and their great length, interesting and moderate terrain. The entrance to the highway from the outer Moscow Ring Road is still closed due to construction. Therefore, you can get from the stadium "Medic" or from the village of Romashkovo. The stadium has warm changing rooms. There is no lighting on the track. Address: Romashkovsky forest, 58 km of the Moscow Ring Road.
The blockages on the track have been removed, now the surface is leveled with the help of snowstorms and harrows. Photo from November 14th.
Glider An old and well-known track, which hosts starts at the level of the Moscow championship. There is a forest part of the route, flat and field - with an abundance of heavy climbs. At the moment (mid-November), the track is being prepared rather conditionally, although you can ride. There is a dressing room. Address: Moscow region, Khimki district, Olympic training and sports center "Planernaya".
Mid season photo
Ski center named after Anfisa Reztsova "Snowflake"
The track on Snezhinka is unpretentious - one lap of 5 kilometers even in the dead of winter. But there is a retrack and there are a lot of competitions, so the condition is usually very good. There is a locker room, toilets and track lighting. Address: Michurina street, building 24, Khimki.
Fresh photo from "Snowflakes"
**Places for skiing inside Moscow
**These tracks are more suitable for amateurs, have shorter laps and easier terrain. And conveniently located for those who live within Moscow.
Tushinskaya route in the Aleshkinsky forest
The training place of the children's sports school, here Alexander Legkov began his skiing journey. There are circles from 1.5 kilometers to 7.5 kilometers. The track is prepared by a retrack in winter. In the dark, lighting works on a circle of 1.5 kilometers. Good place for training in the city. Address: check-in from Vilis Latsis street, map.
**Krylatskoe
**Although the place is the mecca of cycling, but for winter views sports there is a good infrastructure. In particular, the ski slope and loops on the bike trail. There are no lights or dressing rooms.
Krylatskoye cycle ring in winter.
Izmailovsky park
There are places for walking in the park part, and for training in the forest. In the first variant, mostly plain for ski trips, in the second - there are pieces with a moderate relief. They are located in the forest part of the park. Check-in from the side of the stadium "Avangard". There are no lights or dressing rooms.
Sokolniki
Here the situation is approximately the same as with Izmailovsky Park. There are ski tracks for active rest in more crowded places and more serious trails in the depths of the park, near the cascade of Putyaevsky ponds. This year, Moscow Mayor S. Sobyanin promised to make the track the best for skiing within Moscow. Will hope! In the meantime, they have made the so-called "all-weather ski track" by the park itself. Its length is almost two kilometers. In the evening, the track is illuminated by lanterns. In order for the snow cover to remain in a normal state, the path was fenced off on both sides with a mesh fence. Ski track in the park Pokrovskoe-Streshnevo Another place on the Muscovite's ski map is the park around the old Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo estate and surrounding areas. They say this year they started replacing heating pipes and dug up part of the route, cutting off a couple of loops. But for people who live nearby, the track is still convenient.
Big Lawn of Moscow State University One five-kilometer circle near the main building of Moscow State University. When a lot of snow is prepared by a retractor, the height difference here is used to the maximum, albeit a small one - there is a small drag along Kosygin Street on the track.
Moose Island A giant forest park within the city and even more gigantic outside the Moscow Ring Road. Nothing is specially prepared, but hundreds of skiers walk here and therefore the ski track is quite comfortable and long. There are really remote places, you can see moose and other living creatures. You can drive in from the Golyanovo district, from the Yaroslavl highway and through the Sokolniki park.
**Ski track in Timiryazevsky park
Walking track in Timiryazevsky park. It is difficult to call it a track, but you can ski in the park. **
Places for ski training in the Moscow region
Golovino (Volokolamsk direction)
The main track of the Moscow region with the highest level of training circles. It is usually a couple of degrees colder here and therefore snow cannons start working in early December (this season already in November). The Truth ski school trains here, so the place is not for mass recreational skiing, but rather for serious training. There is lighting, but it is tailored for skiers from the local club. There are no dressing rooms. The length of the route is 15 kilometers, the abundance of different circles - from 2 kilometers to 15. Address and how to get there link to google.
Peresvet The old track in the town of Peresvet, which has been greatly improved over the past few years, including not without the participation of Alexander Legkov. There is a roller track, snow cannons, lighting and a hotel with changing rooms, showers and lockers. The relief is varied, as are the circles. Great place for serious training and high level preparation. Entrance to the track costs 250 rubles. Address: Moscow region, Peresvet, st. Pioneer, 9.
** GABO**
The full name of the route is GABOVskaya folk ski track. It is made by local enthusiasts and amateurs. skiing And I must say, they do it well. There is no retrak, the track is rolled by snowstorms. The season has already been opened there (as of mid-November) and they say that it is good there. Track location on Google map.
Club track. Nasedkina
The route is located near the village. Tsyurupy. Pupils of the sports school and skiing enthusiasts train on the circles. The track is prepared by a retrack and snowstorms, there are lighting and locker rooms in the building near the track. Address and how to get there: 57th km of Egoryevskoe highway, turn to the village named after Tsyurupa, 1st km. coordinates of the route "Kelya - 3" on google maps +55 ° 30 "25.57", +38 ° 42 "53.79" im.
Of course, this is not all ski slopes in the Moscow region. A map with all the places for skiing is located.
All slippery skiing and a good training base!
While stable frosty weather and snow are waiting in some parks, skiing has already begun in others. We tell you where you can go skiing and rent skis so as not to drag them with you through the whole city.
Fili
The park has a track for classic move. There are ski tracks with a length of five, three and one and a half kilometers. There are rentals in the park.
WHERE: st. Bolshaya Filevskaya, 32, building 3. The nearest metro station is "Filyovsky Park" or "Bagrationovskaya".
WHEN: around the clock.
PRICE: for free. Ski rental from 250 rubles. You can take from 9.00 to 20.00.
Manor Vorontsovo
Here, in test mode, two ski slopes were opened - an adult (2500 meters) and a children's (200 meters). From October 26, they will work around the clock, but depending on weather conditions. It should be noted that the trails are not illuminated at night. Entrance from Vorontsovskie Prudy Street.
WHERE: Vorontsovsky park, house 3. The nearest metro station Novye Cheryomushki, bus. 616, 721 to the stop "Vorontsovsky Park".
WHEN: around the clock.
PRICE: for free. There is no ski rental.
Sokolniki
The all-weather ski track along the 2nd Luchevoi glade is particularly stable, because it is not afraid of slight temperature changes. The track is covered with artificial and natural snow. The length is 1.5 kilometers. The path was fenced with a mesh fence on both sides so that the snow cover remained intact. In the evening, the route is illuminated by lanterns. In addition, you can ride on remote paths in parks, the total length of which is 47 kilometers.
WHERE: Sokolnichesky Val st., 1, building 1. The nearest metro station is Sokolniki.
WHEN: around the clock.
PRICE: for free. Ski rental at Mitkovsky passage, 11 and at the intersection of the 6th Luchevoi and Maysky glades. Open from 9:30 to 21:00 (distribution of sports equipment stops at 20:00). Rental price plastic skis- 150 rubles for 2 hours + deposit (1000 rubles or 500 rubles and an identity document), the cost of renting semi-plastic skis - 100 rubles for 2 hours + a deposit (4000 rubles or 1000 rubles and an identity document).
Ostankino
The park has a classic ski track with a total length of 2.5 km. This route is intended for independent athletes who have all the equipment for the race. The track starts and finishes at the entrance to Botanicheskaya Street.
There is another ski track in the VDNKh dam zone, its length is about 1.5 km. The starting point is located at pavilion No. 27 "Physical culture and sports".
WHERE: Prospekt Mira, 119. The nearest metro station is VDNKh or Botanichesky Sad.
WHEN: around the clock.
PRICE: for free. There is no ski rental.
Izmailovsky park
A 5 km ski track is laid in the park for a classic course. There is no illumination at night. There are warm locker rooms, a wardrobe, a toilet at the rental points.
WHERE: Bolshoi Krug alley, 7. The nearest metro station is Partizanskaya or Shosse Entuziastov.
WHEN: around the clock.
PRICE: for free. Three rentals: at the Main Entrance (Moskovsky Prospekt), on Severnaya Square (Metro Partizanskaya), at the entrance to the park from the side of the street. Falcon Mountain. On weekdays from 11.00 to 20.00, on weekends from 10.00 to 22.00. Ski set for children (from size 30) 300 rubles per hour, document deposit or 3000 rubles. Ski set adult (up to size 46) 300 rubles per hour, deposit document or 3000 rubles.
BY THE WAY
Preparations have begun for the "#umbrella race", which will be held on December 3 in Sokolniki. Participants will cover the distance with an umbrella - the so-called symbol of the all-weather track.
Umbrella can be decorated. Absolutely any items in different styles and colors can become decor elements, - the press service of Sokolniki reported. - On the same day, the winner in the nomination "The most refined and stylish umbrella" will be chosen.
On the same day, there will be photo shoots, competitions, a parade of skiers and an award for age and experience of participants is not limited. You must apply to participate by email: [email protected]
Parks and forested areas where there is no ski rental:
Natural reserve "Vorobyovy Gory";
On the territory of the museum-reserve "Tsaritsyno".
Lefortovo park;
Bitsevsky park;
Perovsky park;
On the territory of the National Park "Elk Island";
Forest park zone - Timiryazevsky park;
Babushkinsky park;
On the territory of KSK "Bitsa";
Lianozovsky park;
Across the territory along the floodplain of the Yauza River from Shirokaya Street to Dezhnev Avenue.
Living in Moscow, I never cease to wonder at the paradoxes of the weather. If last year it was not really possible to go skiing due to the lack of snow, then this year it was due to the low temperature of -20-25? Only on the last weekend, January pleased us with good days, which we decided to take advantage of.
Of all the places where you can ski in Moscow, we stopped at Izmailovsky Park, which is the closest to our area. There are no mountains in Izmailovsky pair, so you can only go cross-country skiing. If you want to ski from the mountains, then you need to go somewhere to Uzkoye, Kolomenskoye, etc. There are many such places in Moscow, no less than those intended for ordinary skiing.
Ski rental hours in Izmailovsky Park on weekends: from 12:00 to 22:00, and on weekdays from 14:00 to 22:00. Having reached the Partizanskaya metro station from the only exit, you need to go right across the road. Izmailovsky Park itself will already be there. At the very entrance there is a plan of the entire park, where the objects located here are marked. Number 3 was the “Inventory rental point” (in the photo below, the red dot marks the actual location of the rental).
Logically assuming that there is a ski rental there, glad that it was not far, we moved there. But, having reached the indicated place, there was no ski base there, and there were no skiers in the area either. After walking about 5 minutes ahead, wandering around, we finally saw people skiing. And soon the ski rental itself was discovered. Ski base is located not far from the pond, which is marked on the plan as the Round Pond, we once rode catamarans here in the summer.
The ski rental in Izmailovsky Park turned out to be a small one-story building, in front of which, in a small shed, my grandmother gave out skis. The process of obtaining skis was not so simple. As usual, I paid money to the cashier, took skis with boots and drove off. In the Izmailovsky box office, this process, in my opinion, was somehow complicated.
First you need to go through the main building, where there are dressing rooms and the issuance of ski boots, exit through the opposite door to the ticket office. Here we pay for ski rental, at a rate of 100 rubles per hour, plus a deposit for one pair of skis - 1000 rubles. Passport and other documents as collateral are not accepted.
After payment, with the tickets received from the cashier, go to the main building, where you get ski boots. Well, you get - this is ideally, but in real life my size (42) was not. Before the issuance, people crowd, some, like us, to receive, someone is already handing over shoes, and someone else has not even paid and, out of ignorance, is standing in line. We, as people, have logic, if there is a queue, then you must definitely take a place in it, just in case, and only then find out what and how.
After waiting for 15 minutes and, in the end, lying in wait for the man who handed over my size, we received the long-awaited ski boots. My friend was lucky, she has a size 37, there were no problems with the boots. Having handed over our everyday shoes to the cloakroom, having paid 10 rubles for this, we went out to get skis. Here we were lucky again - we took the last two pairs. Those who were behind us had to wait another 5 minutes until someone handed over their skis.
The area of Izmailovsky Park is 1621 hectares, so there is a place to go skiing here. True, we did not go deep into the forest, we rode around the pond. I didn’t ski for a whole year, I had to remember how it’s done at all, skating and so on. Once even fell on level ground. But skiing is like swimming, once you learn it, you will never forget it again. Muscles, of course, will quickly get tired out of habit, but you will go.
In Izmailovsky Park winter entertainment In addition to skiing, there is also an ice rink and skate rental. They are issued in the same building as the ski boots, the prices in the photo are higher. You can also ride a sled here. We wanted to, but the horse's work day ended right before our arrival.
Izmailovsky park - a good place, where you can have plenty of rest (actively relax), you can even say more - relax your soul. I liked how we spent this weekend. Sometimes you need to get out of the stone jungle, drive yourself, it’s not all the same to sit at the computer at home.
Friends, the weather, which was abnormally warm for January, has finally ended and frosts have come, and with them we are waiting for snow, a lot of snow !!
And lovers of active sports recreation it will be interesting to find out where in Kuzminsky Park there are ski rentals and other winter equipment! Several rentals.
1) The rental point closest to the metro station "Kuzminki" is located at the entrance to the park from the side of the street. Young Leninists and cinema "Vysota".
Rental price:
Skis (minimum ski rental time - 2 hours) - 300 rubles
The next hour of rental - 150 rubles
Cheesecakes - 150 rubles/hour
Ledyanka - 50 rubles / hour
Deposit: 2000 rub. and an identity document (fully refundable after inventory is returned)
Rental hours:
Tuesday-Friday - 11.00-20.00
Saturday Sunday, holidays - 10.00-20.00
Monday - day off
The issuance of skis ends at 18.00.
2) On the bank of the Shibaevsky Pond, if you walk deep into the park further than rental point No. 1, there is an amazing long slide, with which the kids love to ride most of all. Right at the beginning of this hill there is another rental of tubing cheesecakes.