With the onset of winter, it is time for ice skating, which both adults and children are looking forward to. Many people spend the weekend on skating rinks, meeting new friends here and recharging with positive. Residents of Samara are no exception. As soon as the first frosts and snowfalls come to the city, the whole population asks one and the same question - “When will the ice rinks pour in Samara?”. This day turns into a real celebration for the townspeople, although all the hundred ice rinks that are poured annually in the region cannot be brought into proper form in one day. Today we have prepared a review of the best skating rinks in Samara with a brief description of them.
A few words about urban ice rinks
There are always a lot of ice rinks in Samara. Finding a cozy place in order to famously cut the ice at speed is not difficult. In winter, not only specially equipped stadiums and courtyard boxes turn into skating rinks, but also school yards, park paths and even squares. Each of these places has its own aura and features that you should be aware of when going to the street with skates at the ready.
For example, riding in parks and squares is often the most economical. On many sites, they don’t take money from the townspeople at all, or the fee is purely symbolic (no more than fifty rubles). However, such skating rinks cannot boast of infrastructure and high quality ice. Almost no one cares for these sites, and they are often drifted with snow.
Commercial skating rinks in Samara are pleased with the good location, the availability of infrastructure and the quality of ice. In addition, they can offer a very convenient work schedule. Many ice rinks operate twenty-four hours a day and provide a wide range of related services. Naturally, visiting such places is worth a certain amount of money. Going out on ice starts from one hundred rubles, it is also worth considering the cost of skating for rent and sharpening.
Roller classification
We cannot list all the ice rinks in Samara, however, we will give their main classification. By modification, the rollers are divided into indoor and outdoor. The latter open only in the winter season and can be located in any part of the city. But the indoor skating rinks of Samara are mainly in large shopping centers or sports facilities. They operate year-round, but their visit is usually quite expensive.
Also, ice rinks are divided into paid and free. Naturally, the former are much more interesting due to their equipment. But free skating rinks are never empty either. Here gathers children, youth and pensioners who want to relax and take a breeze ride on the ice sparkling in the rays of the winter sun.
Today we will tell readers about all types of skating rinks. So, we are starting.
Indoor ice rinks in Samara (paid)
Such sites are in great demand among young people and families with children. Often they initially go shopping at the mall and only then decide to take skates and go for a drive. Here you can always have a bite to eat at the cafe, so a regular shopping trip turns into a real family vacation.
Among the most popular skating rinks of this category, citizens distinguish the following:
- Crystal Ice Palace;
- ICE CITY at the Aurora Mall;
- Shopping center "Mega";
- FSK "Hippodrome Arena";
- ice rink in Samara "Salute".
We will talk about some sites in more detail.
Crystal ice rink
There are always quite a lot of visitors, because the ice palace is open only on weekends. During this period, mainly children and adolescents gather at the rink. The session lasts almost two hours and costs one hundred and fifty rubles. The same amount will need to be paid for skate rental.
ICE CITY at the Aurora Mall
To skate in a shopping center, you need to pay about two hundred and fifty rubles on weekdays and three hundred on weekends. A children's ticket costs a hundred rubles cheaper.
If you do not have your skates, then add another hundred rubles to the indicated cost of the admission ticket. Skates are issued on bail, visitors must leave some kind of document and one thousand rubles.
Sessions last from one and a half to two and a half hours.
Shopping center "Mega"
Residents of Samara are very fond of this place, because it has a low cost of services and a convenient work schedule. An entrance ticket to the ice costs one hundred and fifty rubles, birthday people get a discount of fifty rubles. The same conditions apply on Tuesdays.
Skates for rent are issued free of charge, but one thousand rubles must be left as a deposit. The skating rink is open from ten in the morning until ten in the evening.
FSK "Hippodrome Arena"
It comes mainly to those who live nearby. There is no skate rental and other related infrastructure at this site. The cost of an hour and a half session does not exceed one hundred and fifty rubles.
Skating rink at the Salyut stadium
This site is located away from the city, but still attracts a large number of local residents. This is due to the fact that there is usually always high quality ice and low prices. Adults can ride for one hundred and fifty rubles, children for one hundred. Skate rental costs about a hundred rubles.
The skating rink at the Salyut stadium offers to hand over things to the left-luggage office for a nominal fee. Here you can also sharpen the blades.
City free skating rinks
If you are a happy owner of your own skates, then all the numerous city sites will be open for you absolutely free. Nearby usually open small cafes in which you can drink hot tea and eat a sandwich. Also on city ice arenas you can sharpen skates or rent them. Among all the rinks, residents distinguish:
- Kuibyshev Square. This area is considered the largest in all of Europe, so ice is poured here on both sides. In general, it is quite comfortable for all categories of skiers, but many complain about the lack of rental. Also displeased is the quality of the ice.
- Embankment of the Volga River. The prices here are average - from one hundred and fifty rubles per hour for skate rental, which attracts a lot of people to the rink. The site is open on weekdays until ten in the evening, and on weekends until eleven.
- Gagarin Park. Only tracks are poured in this park, but the quality of ice always leaves much to be desired.
- Friendship Park. The skating rink is a wide alley, stretching right up to the tree itself. For large families, skates are provided absolutely free.
- Victory Park. The skating rink is poured near the Ferris wheel, the operation scheme is identical to the previous ice platform.
Paid open skating rinks
The number of visitors to such sites depends on the weather, so sometimes it is very crowded. From a large number of places where you can ride, the townspeople distinguish:
- Skating rink "Locomotive".
- The platform at the shopping center "Barn".
The Lokomotiv skating rink is attractive because there are no time limits. For example, for one hundred and fifty rubles on weekdays, an adult can ride almost all day. The site opens at two in the afternoon and is open until ten in the evening.
The site at the shopping mall "Ambar" is well known to many citizens. It has a lot of advantages, which include the ability to purchase a subscription for the whole winter at a cost of one and a half thousand rubles, free admission for preschoolers, no time limits and a work schedule from ten in the morning to ten in the evening.