What's better to ride downhill? Winter children's transport: sleds, ice skates, snow scooters, snow scooters.

Everyone knows the great benefits fresh air has on the human body. Therefore, than bigger baby be outside, and the more active he is at this time, the more benefits this pastime will bring. And a frosty and snowy winter is absolutely not a contraindication for long active walks. It seems that in the warm season it is much easier to provide active recreation for a child of any age. After all, for the summer you can buy wheelchairs, floor swings, play complexes, and tricycles for kids. For older children, electric cars, scooters, roller skates, two-wheeled bicycles and balance bikes will be useful. What about in winter? Remembering their own childhood, many will immediately remember sleds. But, as you know, progress does not stand still, and today children ride down the slides in winter not only on them. Let's take a closer look at what the kids are riding downhill in the winter now.

What do you ride downhill in winter?

When winter is generous with snow and frost, this provides an excellent opportunity for parents to provide an interesting, and most importantly useful walk for their children. In winter, you can go to the skating rink, or go downhill, and depending on what you choose, it will be clear what you need to purchase:

Frosty air has a very beneficial effect on human health, both small and adult. Winter walk on fresh air will strengthen the immune system, provide healthy sleep, will improve your appetite and give you an unforgettable weekend with your family. The main thing is for joint family holiday the winter was fun and safe, it’s worth checking out what’s best for downhill skiing and how else you can spend time in the frosty winter.

Winter has come. The cities are covered with snow, it’s really frosty outside, I don’t want to show my nose again... That’s what a European, an American, an African, or anyone would think, but Russians are not afraid of any frost! On the contrary, I want to go for a walk, throw snowballs, skate and sled. Good and New Year holidays on the nose, all that remains is to choose a place where to go with the whole honest company. Only... and where? In the summer, this question does not even arise; there are many amusement parks and attractions in Moscow - choose any one. But with the onset of cold weather, many attractions fall into " hibernation" And yet the parks are not closing, but, one might say, are being re-qualified as a real kingdom of snow and ice. Moreover, new specialized areas are appearing where you can go ice skating, snow tubing, snowskating, snowskating, snowmobiling, etc. We will not talk about skating rinks here; our special section is dedicated to this. But about the rest in order.

Snowtubing is a fascinating and unforgettable descent down slightly steep hills. It is practiced on special inflatable attractions made of nylon fabric - cheesecakes. They have built-in handles to help you hold on, and there are several inflatable elements inside. Our ancestors used similar devices; only the design changed.

Which slide would be ideal? The bottom of the cheesecake is very slippery, so it can easily reach speeds of up to 90 km/h. Taking this into account, a slope is selected so that it does not exceed a steepness of 20 degrees. The moving vehicle is controlled only by tilting the body, so it is very difficult to control the descent process. Remember that the tube does not have brakes, which means that at the end of the slide there needs to be plenty of room to brake safely. The skiing area itself should be clearly visible and have no obstacles on the route such as trees, cobblestones, sharp or protruding objects.

To create safe and comfortable skiing, the slope is usually equipped with a special tubing track. It is created in the form of a trough with small springboards, which gives the sensations a greater thrill. But on tracks for small children there should be no jumps, as this can injure the kids. Any trails are equipped with special lifts.

You don't need any skills or training to ride the slides. But we must not forget about basic caution. Here are some tips:

Young children should ride under the supervision of their parents on small, gentle snow slides and it is better to choose uncrowded places.

Such rides are convenient because they are lightweight, but this can lead to overturning during the descent - be careful, it is advisable to wear protection (knee pads, elbow pads).

Cardboard, a piece of plywood, linoleum, or even, if you're very lucky, an old one car tire. Just a few years ago, in order to have fun on the slide, you had to use a lot of imagination and resourcefulness - in the literal sense of the word. What you find is what you ride on. Now stores offer a dozen different “gadgets.” Just choose.

Sled

In any children's store you will find a million varieties of sleds: wooden, plastic, metal, with or without a back, and even stroller sleds for kids. Prices, accordingly, also vary greatly - from 500 to 5000 rubles.

When choosing a sled, keep in mind that wooden and aluminum, although lightweight, are not very strong; they quickly break and bend. Plastic ones are more expensive, but they are more reliable.

Ice

The most primitive rolling device, an alternative to a piece of linoleum from our Soviet childhood. However, parents like them low price(from 100 rubles), and for children - ease of use: no need to pull a heavy sled uphill. I slid down the slide, picked up the almost weightless piece of ice in my hand, ran up - and I was ready to roll again. There is only one problem - while you are driving, you must try not to knock off both the soft and the hard.

"Plate"

An upgrade to the ice pack, but with its own disadvantages. It seems that the design better protects against impacts and unsuccessful landings. And the price is not too high - from 300 rubles. However, you must be able to control the “plate”, otherwise it instantly turns 180 degrees, and the child rushes down the mountain backwards, not seeing the road, of course. Where he crashes - into a soft dad or a hard tree - depends on his personal luck and the agility of the parent.

"Bean"

The next step in the evolution of icicles. This plastic trough with primitive brakes and a strap in front is easier to control than a saucer, and it develops much higher speed. Sometimes it is equipped with a steering wheel, which, however, does not affect anything except the price - from 1,500 to 3,000 rubles. Just like on an ice rink, when you encounter a springboard, everything gets knocked back, but you’re not afraid of falling, not like falling off a snow scooter.

"Vatrushka"/"Tube"

The favorite of last year's slides is not losing ground this year. Inside the cheesecake there is a chamber inflated with air; on top it is covered with a cover made of some kind of polymer, akin to the very piece of linoleum that we rode on as children. Thanks to this, the cheesecake develops at breakneck speed and is absolutely safe, landing after unexpected meeting with the springboard it will be painless. When choosing a cheesecake, pay attention to its carrying capacity, in case dad also wants to remember his youth and show how to ride down the hill. The greater the load capacity, the more expensive the cheesecake - from 1000 to 3000 rubles, but it is entertainment for the whole family.

Snow scooter

A real steering wheel, which means simplicity and ease of operation, distinguishes a snow scooter from all other types of sleds. The price, accordingly, is quite high: from 3,000 to 8,000 rubles. The more expensive the model, the more bells and whistles there are: from an automatically retracting towing cable to a vibration damper that reduces vibration (such things are found in cars, drilling rigs and other complex mechanisms).

Every winter, ice and snow slides appear in Moscow where you can go sledding and tubing. 2019 was no exception to the rule, when every year there are only more places for sledding and cheesecake riding. Nevertheless, traditional places for riding remained the same.

Where to go tubing in Moscow

Ice and snow slides in Moscow can be divided into three types:

• Slides where there are no restrictions and you can ride anything: on a sled, on an ice rink, or just on your feet or on your butt - all this is completely free.
• Slides where you can only use tubing. If you have your own cheesecake and don’t need to rent it, which is located right on the hill, skating becomes completely free.
• Slides where there is no free ride in principle and, as a rule, the use of your own equipment is not allowed.

On paid slides, payment is hourly or for each descent. The prices may not always please you, but if the slide is equipped with a lift, the ride becomes very comfortable.

The largest tubing slides in Moscow

Victory Park

• How to get there: walk from the Park Pobedy metro station
• Opening hours: weekdays 12:00 - 22:00, weekends 10:00 - 22:00
• Skating is free, rental cost is 400-600 rubles. at one o'clock

Sokolniki

• How to get there: 10 min. walk from Sokolniki metro station
• The cost of skating is from 300 - 400 rubles for 45 minutes.
• Opening hours: from 11:00 to 21:45

Muzeon

• How to get there: 5-10 minutes walk from metro station “Park Kultury” or “Oktyabrskaya”

• Opening hours: from 11.00 to 20.00
• You can bring your own tubes, it’s cheaper
• Cost: 50 – 300 rub.

Tsaritsyno

• How to get there: From Tsaritsyno or Orekhovo metro stations 10 minutes. on foot
• With your own tube on weekdays until 17:00 free of charge, rental 150 - 300 rubles per hour
• Opening hours: on weekdays from 12:00 to 19:00, on weekends from 10:00 to 21:00, closed on Mondays

Tubing in ski resorts in Moscow and the Moscow region

You can go tubing at ski resorts. The disadvantages of the complexes are that they are not free and that you cannot use your own inventory. On the plus side, you will get a well-prepared large slide, a lift, warm locker room and a place to have a snack.

Sports complex "Lata Track"

• Address: Moscow, Krylatskaya st. building 1
• How to get there from Krylatskoye metro station: take the last car from the center, get off at Osenny Boulevard. Behind the Seventh Continent store, st. Krylatskie Hills, turn right and go to the sign “Olympic bicycle road, Ski complex”, then follow the signs “Lata track”.
• Opening hours: on weekdays tubing is open from 16:00 to 23:00, on weekends and holidays from 9:00 to 23:00
• Price on weekdays - 500 rubles. in an hour
• Price on weekends – 1000 rubles. in an hour
• Website: spusk.ru/tubing

Extreme Park "Freestyle"

• Address: Dzerzhinsky, Moscow region, st. Ugreshskaya 19, a couple of kilometers from the Moscow Ring Road
• How to get there by public transport: from the Lyublino metro station - bus No. 305 to the Rynok stop. From Lyubertsy station take buses No. 21 and No. 20 to the “Market” stop. From the Kuzminki metro station - buses No. 347 and No. 595 to the Rynok stop, minibus No. 499 and bus No. 470 to the Freestyle Mountain stop.
• Opening hours: Monday from 16:00 to 22:00, Tuesday - Thursday from 12:00 to 22:00, Friday from 12:00 to 23:00, Saturday from 10:00 to 24:00, Sunday from 10:00 until 22:00
• Price for the 1st hour of skiing (tube rental + use of the lift) - 500/800 rubles, for the 2nd hour of skiing (25% discount) - 350/600 rubles
• Website: park-freestyle.ru

Sports complex KANT

• Address: Moscow, Elektrolitny proezd, possession 7, building 2
• How to get there: 5 min walk. from metro station Nagornaya
• Opening hours: on weekdays - from 17:00 to 22:30, on weekends and holidays - from 9:00 to 22:00, closed on Mondays
• Cost: hour of skating - 450 rubles, payment is made at the cash desk of the Nagornaya school
• Website: kant.ru/sport/sports-facilities/tubing/

Shukolovo – Leonid Tyagachev Ski Club

• Address: Moscow Region, Dmitrovsky district, Shukolovo village
• Opening hours: Monday - Thursday: from 10:00 to 24:00, Friday: from 10:00 to 02:00, Saturday: from 09:00 to 02:00, Sunday: from 09:00 to 24:00
• Tubing rental cost: 1 hour - 300 rubles, 2 hours - 500 rubles, each subsequent hour - 200 rubles. The price of the ride includes use of the track and a special tubing lift.
• Website: shukolovo.ru

Sports and entertainment park Yakhroma

• Address: Moscow Region, Dmitrovsky district, Yakhroma, from the Moscow Ring Road 46 kilometers along Dmitrovskoe highway, turn to the village of Stepanovo
• Opening hours: Monday-Wednesday 12:00–22:00, Thursday 10:00–23:00, Friday-Saturday 10:00–24:00, Sunday 10:00–23:00
• Tariffs for tubing rental per 1 hour: weekdays – 500 rubles, weekends – 600 rubles.
• Website: yaxroma-park.ru/tyubing

Tubing park Elagino

• Address: Naro-Fominsk district, near the village of Elagino (76 km of Kyiv highway).
• How to get there: along the Kyiv highway, to the village of Elagino
• Opening hours: Mon.: technical day, Tue.-Thu.: 14:00 - 22:00, Fri.: 10:00 - 22:00, Sat.: 10:00 - 00:00, Sun:. 10:00 - 22:00

• Phone: +7 968 ​​644 06 89
• Price: from 250 to 700 rubles
• Website: elagino-park.ru

Snow and ice slides in administrative districts and regions of Moscow

Information from the Open Data Portal of the Moscow Government

VAO

Veshnyaki

• st. Yunosti, house 2, building 1

Izmailovo

• Big Circle alley, building 7
• Izmailovsky proezd, building 3, building 1
• Izmailovsky Prospekt, property 54

Kosino-Ukhtomsky district

• Lukhmanovskaya st., building 27

Perovo

• st. Lazo, house 7, building 2

Preobrazhensky

• st. Preobrazhensky Val, house 24, building 3

Sokolniki

• st. Sokolnichesky Val, house 1, building 1

Company

district Prospekt Vernadskogo

• st. Udaltsova, house 22

Solntsevo

• st. Bogdanova, house 6, building 1

Zelenograd administrative district

Kryukovo

• Zelenograd city, building 1560

SAO

Khoroshevsky district

• st. Kuusinena, house 15, building 3

NEAD

Babushkinsky district

• Olonetsky proezd, building 20

Losinoostrovsky district

• Startovaya street, building 10

• st. Menzhinsky, house 6

Bibirevo

• Belozerskaya st., building 23

Lianozovo

• Uglichskaya st., possession 13, building 8

Otradnoye

• Altufevskoe highway, building 8A (not working)

Rostokino

• Prospekt Mira, house 186D

SZAO

Mitino

• Penyaginskaya st., building 14

Northern Tushino

• st. Svoboda, building 56 (not open)

Central Administrative District

Meshchansky district

• Bolshaya Ekaterininskaya street, building 27

Yakimanka

• st. Krymsky Val, building 10

Tagansky district

• Taganskaya street, building 40-42 (not open)

SEAD

Kuzminki

• Kuzminsky Park, building 1, building 2

Maryino

• Porechnaya st., building 13, building 1

South-Western Administrative District

Obruchevsky district

• Vorontsovsky Park, building 3

Zyuzino

• Bolotnikovskaya st., house 33, building 2 (not open)

Northern Butovo

• st. Znamenskie Sadki, building 7, building 1

Teply Stan

• st. Ostrovityanova, house 10, building 3

South Butovo

• st. Admiral Lazarev, possession 17, building 2

Southern Administrative District

Biryulyovo Western

• Bulatnikovskaya st., building 2A

Nagatino-Sadovniki

• Andropov Avenue, 58A

Nagatinsky Zaton

• Kolomenskaya embankment, building 6, building 1
• Andropov Avenue, 39

Snow and ice slides in Moscow parks on the map

How to choose tubing for skating

Most significant characteristic tubing is its outer diameter in the state when the cheesecake is already filled with air.

Dependence of the cheesecake diameter on the height of the skater:

• Child height up to 110 cm - tubing diameter 65 - 85 cm
• Height up to 140 cm – tube diameter 90 – 95 cm
• Height up to 175 cm, tubing 100 - 110 cm is suitable
• For people taller than 175 cm, you can use tubing with a diameter of 120 - 125 cm

Of course, these recommendations are quite conditional. If you are planning to ride together with a child, it is better to choose a slightly larger tube, with a diameter of at least 120 cm. The main thing is that you can hold it comfortably without flying out of the tube while skating. For this reason, you should not buy a very large tube. small child for growth. For overweight people, it is better to choose a cheesecake with a larger diameter.

P.S. Prices and terms of service for slides are provided as a guide only and are subject to change. The list of places for skiing down the mountains in Moscow and the near Moscow region on cheesecakes and sleds is not complete.