Snowboarding and skiing are among the most popular winter sports. If before it was quite expensive entertainment, now everyone can afford to rent this equipment and take lessons from an instructor. And now, in order to go skiing or snowboarding, you do not have to buy tickets to expensive Swiss or Austrian resorts: you can go skiing in Nizhny Novgorod, on the high bank of the Volga or in the vicinity.
Ski resorts of Nizhny Novgorod
In the city in the microdistrict. "Upper Caves" is the sports complex "Pechersky Canyon". From 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily here you can rent skiing and snowboarding for a small fee. Each subsequent hour is cheaper than the first. Instructor classes are also available. Of all the ski resorts in Nizhny Novgorod, "Pechersky Canyon" is most suitable for learning to ride. His address: st. Lopatin, 11.
In addition, you can learn to ski in the ski base "On Slude". Here is the youth ski school. Training is possible both in groups and individually. Ski rental costs from 300 to 500 rubles, spend about the same amount on the cable car.
Slopes and ski resorts in the countryside
The ski resorts of Nizhny Novgorod are good and comfortable, however, the slopes are no worse outside it. In the Nizhny Novgorod region there are also quite a few decent modern winter complexes. So, in Reshetikha you can rent inexpensive ski equipment. There are no time limits, which means that you can ride at least from morning to evening. The place is located in the pit, so lovers of tubing and ice drifts will also like it here. You can also go dog sledding in Reshetikha.
The Khabarskoye ski resort (Nizhny Novgorod) is located 40 kilometers from the city in the Bogorodsky district. Guests are offered more than 10 kilometers of various tracks of any difficulty level. The park has an artificial lighting system. The steepness of the slopes for both beginners and pros (10 and 25 degrees, respectively). Wireless internet is available on site. There are cafes and restaurants (with Russian cuisine).
Also in the Bogorodsky district there is another modern ski resort - Novinki. This is a real sports village. The Novinki ski resort (Nizhny Novgorod) includes several slopes, including extreme, three ski lifts, and among them the modern Austrian Doppelmayr.
Here you can rent a hotel or cozy chalet houses. In Novinki you can also learn to ride a horse, and in summer, during the low season, there is a swimming pool.
The development of skiing in Nizhny Novgorod
Back in 2010, a new and bold project for the development of ski tourism was launched. On the high bank of the Volga River, it was proposed to build a large sports complex where everyone could learn to ski or snowboard. It was also planned to build a series of training buildings for the Sochi Olympics in 2014. Now in the Nizhny Novgorod region there are a lot of new bases, new ones are constantly opening and rebuilding the old ski resorts of Nizhny Novgorod.