An open skating rink in Chelyabinsk will not surprise anyone. In recent years, city authorities have flooded sports grounds in ordinary courtyards. Come with your skates and ride to health. Hard ice does not have to go far. And even if the winter turned out to be snowless, the skating rink can be found in any area of the city. Another thing is the “zero” recreation infrastructure near such ice platforms. There are not only locker rooms, but even shops to change shoes. Though you leave the house in skates ... Therefore, the question of the townspeople does not seem idle: "Where to go to the rink?" After all, of the seventy ice sites in Chelyabinsk, only a few have developed leisure infrastructure. In this article, we suggest you familiarize yourself with such skating rinks. Indeed, in order to learn how to stand on skates, you need comfortable conditions.
City Garden named after Pushkin
In this park, which is located along Ordzhonikidze Street, the very first ice rink this winter in Chelyabinsk was flooded. Here it was possible to bring pirouettes on ice in November. At the grand opening, master classes were held and instructors worked. Alas, at another time they will be gone. So you will have to master the skill of gliding on skates on your own. But there is a heated wardrobe, toilet, equipment rental. And you can have a snack in one of the cafes in the city garden. This skating rink works seven days a week, but its schedule changes depending on the days of the week. On weekends, it opens at ten in the morning, on other days at 11:00, and on Monday at 14:00. Visitors are asked to leave the ice arena at 08:45 p.m. on weekdays, but on Fridays and weekends you can ride until 9:45 p.m. If you come with your skates, then the ticket costs only a hundred rubles, and it lasts all day. Rental equipment hourly. Children's skates with two runners worth 50 rubles, curly adult - 100, and hockey - 120. Sharpening the blades on a pair of shoes costs 80 rubles.
Skating rink in Gagarin Park (Chelyabinsk, Kommuny street)
For a long time, the existence of the ice arena this winter remained in question. In December, she did not work, although a disco was announced for Christmas. If you come with your skates, then for the enclosing arena the fence is allowed for only 80 rubles (children - for 40). But there is one thing: there is no toilet on the rink, and those who leave the territory must pay the entrance fee again. But there is a heated locker room and a buffet where you can eat. In the reviews, visitors notice that there are cracks and pits in the coating, but they do not interfere with riding. This open skating rink in Chelyabinsk is good because it works for a long time - from ten in the morning to ten in the evening. When it operates rental skates. Children's shoes, depending on the configuration of the blades, cost 20-30 rubles per hour, and adult - 40-60. But sharpening skates will cost more than in Gorsada - a hundred rubles.
Skating rink "Lightning" in Chelyabinsk (Truda street)
This is the only indoor ice rink in the city. Here, without exaggeration, the most comfortable riding conditions. And not only because the arena keeps the positive temperature (+7 degrees). Here, pleasant music plays, and fast food is located right on the site. So you can have a meal without taking off your skates. In addition, the Molniya skating rink in Chelyabinsk is the only one where instructors work. But they help with advice to all visitors at once. It’s impossible to take individual riding lessons from them, even for money. But on New Year's holidays on this skating rink animation is provided. Father Frost and the Snow Maiden go on the ice and hold funny team games and competitions. Of the benefits, visitors call the ideal state of ice. It is constantly leveled and cleaned. Of the minuses - you can’t ride as much as you want. The working day is divided into sessions. There are only two on weekdays: from seven to nine and from ten to half past eleven. On weekends, the number of sessions increases. The rink begins to work from noon. There is a ticket to the Uralskaya Lightning Ice Palace for an adult 200-250 rubles, and for children under 14 years old - 70-100 rubles. (depending on the duration of the session). And this is provided that you visit the arena with your skates. For the rental will have to pay another hundred rubles.
LA "Tractor"
Previously, it was an ice arena closed to the general public, where only professional athletes trained. But this winter, hockey players will make room. Moreover, LA Tractor is a free skating rink in Chelyabinsk. True, the amenities here are the most Spartan. Rather, they are not at all. There are only shops where you can change shoes. The Tractor ice arena is located along the 250th anniversary of Chelyabinsk.
Ski base
Advantages of this skating rink: perfect coverage and well-developed leisure infrastructure. You can change clothes in a warm wardrobe, and have a bite to eat in a cafe located in the base building. For those who are hungry, but do not want to take off their skates, a buffet is working. There you can eat barbecue and drink hot tea. Among other things, there is a VIP room. It has a more comfortable dressing room, a relaxation room with soft sofas. The price includes hot tea. Of the minuses of the ski base, visitors call the lack of instructors. This ice rink is located in Chelyabinsk on Komsomolsky Prospekt, and it works seven days a week from 10:00 to 22:00. The ticket is valid all day and costs 100 rubles for the common area and 250 rubles for VIP clients.