winter in moscow. what to do?

Winter in Moscow

What to do?

Contents :

Parks 3Skating rinks 4Skating Arena (covered) 5Ice hills in parks 6Snow hills in Parks 7Trainers (workout) 8Skate parks 9Tennis courts 10Swimming pools (Covered) 11Snow town 12Ice sculptures exhibition 13Universal sports playgrounds in parks 14Horse riding 15Places for winter fishing in parks 16Winter swimming in parks 17Winter driving routes 18Paintball site 19Sites for snowboarding 20Venues for curling 21Ski slopes 22Hills for skiing 23Skiing lodge 24

Special Editionwinter 2014

What to do on Wintertime in Moscow?

You have enough to be at home all day long? You don’t know which activity to do on win-tertime? Don’t know where to go?

We find for you the best activities in Moscow on a cold wintertime. Enjoy our selection!

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ParksDid you know?

The first children's attraction "railroad" appeared in Gorky Park in 1932 Path length was about 500 meters.

Gorky Park has its own variety of roses, which is called the same – "Gorky Park” rose. It was brought by the French breeder Philip Manga. This rose is not afraid of low temperature. The presentation was held in 2012 with an accompaniment of a symphony orchestra of the Netherlands.

English writer H. G. Wells called Gorky Park "the Factory of happy people " when he visited it in 1934.

Intermark Relocation choice:Gorky Park

9, Krymskiy Val Streetwww.park-gorkogo.com

Izmailovskiy Park Allea Bolshogo Kruga

www.izmailovsky-park.ru

Sokolniki Park 1, Sokolnicheskiy Val str, bld.1

www.park.sokolniki.com

The Hermitage garden 3, Karetniy Ryad Street

www.mosgorsad.ru

Kolomenskoe Park 29, Prospekt Andropova

www.kolomenskiy-park.ru


Skating rinksDid you know?

The first skates were brought to Russia by Peter the Great, he saw those in Holland and decided to make an new version by fixing skat-ing shoes and the blades together

One of the most special skating-rinks is opening every year in Paris on Eiffel tower, 57 meters above the ground.

Intermark Relocation choice:Silver-ice @ Izmailovskiy park

7, Allea Bolshogo Kruga str.Open time: Mon-Fri: 2 PM-10PM; Sat-Sun: 12AM – 10PM

Rental: 150-200 RUR/hwww.izmailovsky-park.ru

Skating-rink @ Gorky Park9, Krymskiy Val str.

Open time: 10AM – 3PM; 7PM-10PMEntrance fee– 100-500RUR

www.park-gorkogo.com

Skating rink @ Hermitage Garden3, Karetniy Ryad str. bld. 7

Open time: Mon-Fri: 2PM-11PM ; Sat-Sun : 10AM-11PMEntrance fee: 150-200 RUR

Rental: 100-150 RURwww.mosgorsad.ru

Ice skating ring @ Sokolniki Park1, Sokolnicheskiy val, bld.1Open time : 10AM-12PM

Entrance fee : 150–350RURRental : 200 RUR + 2000 RUR deposit

park.sokolniki.com


Skating Arena (covered)Did you know?

The first skating arena opened in 1912 on the birthplace of the hockey in Canada, the price of the first arena was $110 000 and it was made for 4000 visitors.

More than 380 skating arenas are open in Russia, it’s the 3rd Country in in the Word by the number of skating arenas.

Intermark Relocation choice

Skating Arena28, Talalykhina str. Bld.4 Open time : 9AM-10PM

Skatingmossport.ru

Skating Arena28, Talalykhina str. Bld.4 Open time: 9AM-10PM

Skating; hockey mossport.ru

Artificial Ice Skating Arena 16, Olimpiyskiy Prospekt Open time: 10AM-10PM

Skatingwww.olimpik.ru

Skating Arena25 Novougorjskaya bld.4 Open time: 9AM-10PM

Skating; hockeyvorobgori.mossport.ru

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Ice hills in parksDid you know?

The first icing hills were made in Russia in XVII century. Constructed by order of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg, these ice hills were 25 meter high with a 50° tilt, to have some fun;)

Today the largest ice hill is in Sokolniki Park – The Gorka, 200 meter long and 13,5 meters high, the best for tubing.

Intermark Relocation choice:

Ice hill @ Krasnaya Presnya Park5, Mantulinskaya str. bld.2

Open time: 8AM-23PMwww.p-kp.ru

Ice Hill @ Museon Park10, Krymskiy Val str.

Open time: 8AM-23PMwww.muzeon.ru

Ice Hill @ Luzniki24, Luzhniki str, bld.1

Open time: 10AM-23PMwww.luzhniki.ru

Ice Hill @ Novoslobodsky park58/12, Novoslobodskaya str. bld 6

Open time: 8AM-22PM


Snow hills in ParksDid you know?

According to the legend, the first snow hill was made by empress Ekaterina II. She loved it so much, that she ordered to invent some-thing similar for summer time.


Tubing hill @ Muzeon10, Krymskiy Val str.

www.muzeon.ru

Hill @ Taganskiy Park40/42, Taganskaya str.www.taganskiypark.ru

Hill "Na Miusakh"4, 2nd Shemilovskiy lane, bld. 5

www.miussy.ru

Hill @ Usadba Trubetskiy v Khamovnikakh1A/4 Usacheva str. bld.1

www.mospark.ru

Hill @ Metalurg stadium11, Novaya Doroga st. bld.1

www.m-stadium.ru


Trainers (workout)Did you know?

Earliest videos with street workout training were created in the 2000s and caused a big interest Worldwide.

The first workout international championship was held in August 2011 in Riga, and the "World Cup workout 2013" is held in Moscow.

A workout helps to strengthen 80 groups of muscles.

Intermark Relocation choice:Workout station

5, Mantulinskaya str. bld. 2

Workout station8, Obrucheva str.

Workout station28, Vorobiovskaya quai bld. 23

Workout station56, Svobody str.

Workout station13, Lobnenskaya str.

Workout station6, Menzhinskogo str.

Workout station5, Izmailovskiy prospekt, bld. 2


Skate parksDid you know?

Skateboarding has originated in 1960s in California. Modern skate-boarding is divided into several types: vert, street, riding in the mini ramp and pool skating.

June 21 is celebrated worldwide as Skateboarding Day, and was first celebrated in Russia in 2006.

The world's most famous skateboarder is Bart Simpson. He is skating since first episode of the show in 1989.

Intermark Relocation choice:Roll Hall

3, Kholodilniy laneOpen time: 10AM-10PM

Entrance fee: 300-500RURRent: 250-270 RUR

WiFiwww.rollholl.ru

Skate park @ Fili Park22, Bolshaya filevskaya str.

Open time: 10AM-10PMwww.parkfili.com

Fantasy Park100, Lublinskaya str.

Entrance fee: 200 RURRent: 200 RUR

WiFiwww.fpark.ru


Tennis courtsDid you know?

Famous tennis player Rafael Nadal plays with his left hand, although he is right-handed. He learned holding the racket in his left hand from his uncle, justifying it by the fact that left-handers have an addi-tional advantage as they can beat a right-handed player on the “un-comfortable” hand and give a special rotation to the ball.

Intermark Relocation choice:Tennis court @ Gorky Park

9, Krymskiy Val str.Open time: 10AM-11PM

Rental: 100RUREntrance fee: 1000RUR

WiFiwww.park-gorkogo.com

Tennis court 63, Rabochaya str.

Open time: 7AM-11PMEntrance fee: 300 - 600 RUR

WiFimossport.ru

Tennis court 56, Suchevskiy Val str.Open time: 7AM-11PM

Entrance fee: freewww.dooccao.ru

Tennis court 3, Universitetsky prospekt

Open time: 9AM-6PMRental: nothe26.ru


Swimming pools (Covered)Did you know?

The first indoors swimming pool opened in London on the 28th of May, 1742.

The deepest pool in the world is located in Belgium, its depth is 34,5 meters.

In Moscow a swimming pool was built on the site of the Christ the Savior Church in 1960 and demolished in 1994. At that time it was the largest pool in the USSR and in the world.

Intermark Relocation choice:Swimming pool @ Camelot Gym

32, Komsomolskiy Prospektkamelot-gym.ru

Swimming pool @ World Class69, Bolshaya Gruzinskaya str.

10, Testovaya str.4, Romanov Lane14, Zhitnaya str.

17, Klimashkina str. bld.29, Zemlyanoy Val str.www.worldclass.ru

Swimming pool @ Onegin Fitness2, Malaya Polyanka str.

oneginclub.ru


Winter swimming in parksDid you know?

The next winter swimming championship “FIFA World Winter Swim-ming “ will be held in March 2014 in Finland.

Currently there are only 30 people in the World who can swim one kilometre in ice water. The vast majority of them are citizens of Russia.

Intermark Relocation choice:Winter swimming @ Park Serebrenniy bor

35, Tamanskaya str. bld.1www.oopt-szao.ru

Winter swimming @ Rublevo Village45, Vasiliya Botyleva str.www.kuntsevo.mos.ru

Winter swimming @ Izmailovo Park56, Izmailovskiy Prospekt

www.mosecovao.ru

Winter swimming @ Sokolniki Park1, Sokolnicheskiy Val bld.1www.park.sokolniki.com

Winter swimming @ Tepliy Stan10, Ostrovityanova str.

www.gpbuuc.ru


Place for winter fishing in parksDid you know?

Every second Sunday of July Russia marks a professional holiday – The Fisherman's Day.

Annually in late March on the lake Baikal the largest ice fishing cham-pionship is held. It is called "Baikal Kamchatka".

Intermark Relocation choice:Fishing @ Kosinskiy Park

14, Medvedeva str.Open time: 9AM-10PM

www.mosecovao.ru

Fishing10, Ostrovityanova str.Open time: 8AM-10PM

WiFiwww.gpbuuc.ru

Fishing3, Izmailovskiy Proezd, bld.1

Open time: 8AM-10PMWiFi

Fishing2, Yunosty str. bld. 1

Open time: 7AM-11:55PMwww.mosecovao.ru


Hors ridingDid you know?

The birthplace of horse racing competitions is France. Russia started participating in international competitions in 1902. In 1959 the Soviet participants in Paris won the team competition. And in 1980 the USSR won at the Olympic Games.

Intermark Relocation choice:Hors riding

Kuzminskiy Park1, Kuzminskiy Park str., bld. 2

Open time: 10AM-7PMwww.kuzminky.ru

Hors riding7, Zarechie str.

Open time:10AM-7PMWiFi

www.ynmoscow.ru

Hors riding @ Gorky Park9, Krymskiy Val

Entrance fee: 800RUROpen time: 10AM-11PM

WiFiwww.park-gorkogo.com

Hors riding @ Izmailovsky Park31v, Entuziastov shosseOpen time: 10AM-11PM

www.izmailovsky-park.ru


Skate parksDid you know?

Skateboarding has originated in 1960s in California. Modern skate-boarding is divided into several types: vert, street, riding in the mini ramp and pool skating.

June 21 is celebrated worldwide as Skateboarding Day, and was first celebrated in Russia in 2006.

The world's most famous skateboarder is Bart Simpson. He is skating since first episode of the show in 1989.

Intermark Relocation choice:Roll Hall

3, Kholodilniy laneOpen time: 10AM-10PM

Entrance fee: 300-500RURRent: 250-270 RUR

WiFiwww.rollholl.ru

Skate park @ Fili Park22, Bolshaya filevskaya str.

Open time: 10AM-10PMwww.parkfili.com

Fantasy Park100, Lublinskaya str.

Entrance fee: 200 RURRent: 200 RUR

WiFiwww.fpark.ru

Universal sports playgrounds in parksDid you know?

A standard pad size is 22 x 42 meters,but there is no clear restrictions and many multisport platforms built with individual sizes. Universal playgrounds in their characteristics suitable for a variety of outdoor sports, even in wintertime.

Intermark Relocation choice:56, Sushevskiy Val str. bld1

Open time: 9AM-00AMEntrance: free

dooc-festival.narod.ru

4, 2nd Schemilovskiy lane. bld.5Open time: 10AM-00AM

Entrance: freewww.miussy.ru

5, Mantulinskaya str. bld.2Open time: 8AM-11PM

Entrance: freewww.p-kp.ru

40/42 Taganskaya str.Open time: 7AM-11PM

Entrance: freewww.taganskiypark.ru


Ice sculptures exhibitionDid you know?

Ice sculptures exhibition can be held even in 30-degree heat in the height of summer! Such exhibition of ice was organized this year in St. Petersburg.

Usually Moscow’s festivals are more that “just look at the ice sculp-tures”, but also to see how they are created and perhaps even learn to do them.


Ice sculptures exhibition @ Gorky Park9, Krymskiy Val str.

Open time: 8AM-11PMEntrance: free


Ice sculptures exhibition @ Moscow Zoo 3, B. Gruzinskaya str. bld.1

Open time: 10AM-4PMwww.moscowzoo.ru

Ice sculptures exhibition @ Luzhniki24, Luzhniki str. bld.1


www.luzhniki.ru


Snow townDid you know?

Winning a snowy town – is an old folk game, part of Maslenitsa cel-ebrations. “Winning a town” means to destroy it.

At our days, Snow towns are constructed in parks, but they are meant for labyrinths, ice slides, skating rinks, exhibition of ice sculptures and organization of other winter activities.

Intermark Relocation choice:Snow Town

22, Olympiyskiy prospektOpen time: 10AM-10PM

Snow Labyrinth @ Gorky Park10, Krymskiy Val str.

Open time: 8AM-10PM www.park-gorkogo.com

Snow Town17, B. Pereyaslavskaya str.

Open time: 10AM-10PMwww.meschanka.info

Snow Town @ Sokolniki Park1, Sokolnicheskiy Val str. bld. 1

Open time: 10AM-10PMWiFi



Winter driving routesDid you know?

The total length of snowmobile routes throughout the world exceeds 600,000 kilometres. Wisconsin in the United States has a record for the total length of trails. There are about 40 000 kilometres of beauti-ful snowmobile routes.

Intermark Relocation choice:Driving route @ Sokolniki park

1, Sokolnicheskiy Val str. bld.1Open time: 11AM-10PM

Snowmobiles, quads and riding sledsWiFi


Driving route @ Izmailovo Park7, Alleya Bolshogo Kruga str.Open time: Mon-Wed: 24/24

Fri-Sun: 11AM-7PMRiding sleds

WiFiwww.izmailovsky-park.ru

Dogs Driving route @ Kuzminky Park7, Zaretchie str.

Open time:9AM-9PMRiding sleds

www.kuzminky.ru

Driving route @ Tushino Park56, Svobody str.

Open time: 11AM-7PMSnowmobiles, quads and riding sleds

WiFi


Paintball siteDid you know?

The first paintball game was held in New York in 1981.

The game was attended by the journalists of three major American sports media. It had been almost a year since the publication of the articles about the game before they attracted the interest and response across America.

Inside the first balls for paintball was oil paint, which was impossible to wash off. Therefore the appearance of water-soluble gelatine balls in 1984 gave a new impetus to the development of paintball.

In February 1985 came the first paintball gun. Since 1993 paintball has flourished in Russia.

Intermark Relocation choice:Paintball site

118, Klimentovskiy Lane bld.1Entrance fee: 300 RUROpen-time: 9AM-8PM

Rental: Lazer Tag: 450RUR/hPaintball: 300RUR/h (100 pieces)

WiFiwww.istra.dop.mskobr.ru

Paintball site3A, Elizaevskiy lane,

Entrance fee: 150-500RUROpen time: 10AM-8PM

Rental: 1 box of paintballs: 2800RUR(2000 pieces)

www.sport-industry.ru


Sites for snowboardingDid you know?

The start of snowboarding was scandalous. Skiers didn’t want to share the ski slopes and didn’t allow to ride on a specially designed tracks.

And snowboarders, in turn, used off-piste routes, which just provided more pleasure.

As a result, today there are more than 30 million people around the world engaged in snowboarding.


SnowBoard @ Gorky Park9, Krymskiy Val str.



Snow Board56, Svobody str.

Open time: 10AM-10PM

Find more information in “Hills for skiing”


Venues for curlingDid you know?

The birthplace of curling is Scotland; the players are called curlers. The main traditional rule of curling is honesty: the player who made a mistake is obliged to admit it.

The first curling club was open in 1737 in the province of Fife in Scot-land; only in 1992 curling came to Moscow, the first championship was held the following year.

Intermark Relocation choice:Kerling @ Muzeon10, Krymskiy Val str.

Open time: 10AM-10PMEntrance: freeRentals: yes

www.muzeon.ru


Ski slopesDid you know?

The number of skiers in whole Moscow area is approaching half of a million.

Russia has more than 150 ski areas, resorts and complexes.

Intermark Relocation choice:Ski slope @ Sokolniki park

7, Rustavely str. bld.2Open time: 6AM-11PM

688mwww.park.sokolniki.com

Ski slope14, Kolomenskiy ProezdOpen time: 10AM-6PM

1 000mwww.park-kuzminki.ru

Ski slope @ Gorky Park28, Kosygina str. bld.1

Open time: Mon& Sat: 3PM-10PMTue-Sun: 10AM-10PM

3 000mwww.park-gorkogo.com

Ski slope # 51, Sokolnicheskiy Val str. bld.1

Open time: 6AM-11PM17 000m


Hills for skiingDid you know?

On downhill skiers can reach a speed of 200 km / h. This is higher than the speed of gravity, which is an average of 190 km / h.

One time a famous Norway explorer Fridtjof Nansen had crossed the biggest island on Earth – Greenland – by ski. He had almost reached the North Pole!

Intermark Relocation choice:Hills for skiing @ Novo-Peredelkino

9, Proektiruemiy proezd#635, bld.1Open time: 9AM-10PM

Sky, snowboardwww.rass-s.ru

Hills for skiing @ Severnoe Butovo22, Starokachalovskaya str.

Open time: 9AM-10PMSky, snowboardwww.rass-s.ru

Hills for skiing @ Kurkino14, Landyshevaya str. bld.2

Open time: 9AM-10PMSky, snowboardwww.rass-s.ru

Hills for skiing @ Vorobiovy Gory28, Kosygina str. bld.1

Open time: Mon& Sat: 3PM-10PMTue-Sun: 10AM-10PM

Sky, snowboardwww.park-gorkogo.com



Skiing lodgeDid you know?

Medieval skis were different lengths for each one in pair. One ski was short (for pushing) and the other was long (for a ride). Ski of the same length started to be used only since the 18th century.

The most expensive ski in the world are covered with gold and encrusted with diamonds. The cost of one pair is 62 thousand dollars.

Intermark Relocation choice:Skiing lodge @ Olympic Village-80

7, Michurinskiy ProspektOpen time: 9AM-6PM

Skiing lodge 14, Kolomenskiy Proezd

Open time: 8AM-9PM

Skiing lodge 7, Zarechie str.

Open time: 8AM-6PM

Skiing lodge @ Ivanovskoe60/1, Metalurgov str.Open time: 8AM-9PM

Skiing lodge2, Krylatskaya str. bld.1Open time: 9AM-8PM

WiFiwww.canalmoscow.ru

Survive-guide:

Moscow WinterEasy tips to enjoy Russian winter

Look where you walk

Hold on to a handrail

Walk slowly Try to step on with the full foot

Don’t put hands in the pockets

Use the clean part of the road

Choose warm clothes,

preferably long, use a cap

and mittens

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