Where to ski in summer? Roller skis and accessories South America and Asia.
Winter in the central part of our country is relatively short - you will start skiing for the first time at the end of November, and already in April, take off your skis and start preparing for summer.
What should a skier do in the summer so that the skills acquired during the winter are not forgotten? First of all, it is necessary to put all ski property in complete order - skis, shoes, poles, ski suit. They need to be cleaned of dust and dirt, thoroughly wiped, dried, and ventilated. Skis for the summer are impregnated with tar or resin, and boots with a special ointment or fish oil.
The process of impregnating skis is simple - a thin layer of lubricant is applied to the sliding surface of the skis. This is best done with a linen cloth or brush. In order for the wood to better absorb the lubricant, the ski is preheated either on a gas stove or using a blowtorch. The lubricant is applied in several stages until the entire surface takes on the same dark brown color. After soaking, the skis are dried, and then, tying them together and placing a spacer between them, they are put away in a dark but dry place. It is best to store them by hanging them on a nail.
Shoes, cleaned of dust, are carefully inspected to see if they are intact. If necessary, they repair it and then lubricate it. It is better to warm up a special waterproof ointment or fish oil before use. During the lubrication process, which continues until the skin absorbs the fat, you need to make sure that the ointment is applied evenly to all areas. The sole also needs to be lubricated. It is good to wipe it several times with the remnants of ordinary sunflower oil. This type of lubricant preserves the sole well. Boots prepared for summer storage are tied together with laces and then hung in a dry and dark place.
In mid-summer, skis and boots should be inspected and, if necessary, re-soaked with lubricant. In cases where there is no tar or resin, liquid ski ointment can replace them.
Ski poles are also checked. They look at the condition of the rings, pins, and belts. If any part becomes unusable, it is either repaired or replaced with a new one. Dust and dirt are wiped off the sticks, leather and metal parts are greased, and then the sticks are also hung on a nail. This way they won’t disturb anyone, and, besides, the sticks won’t get bent in this state. Bamboo sticks should not be placed in a very dry place, otherwise they may crack and deteriorate.
You need to collect ski wax, warm socks, mittens and a hat in a certain place.
So, all the equipment is in complete order, and now you can seriously think about what is the best thing for a skier to do in the summer.
Let's start with morning exercises. It is absolutely mandatory throughout the year. If you wish, you can change the set of exercises every week. But this is optional. It is important to give work to the muscles of the whole body every time, and primarily to the muscles of the abdomen and legs. For this purpose, various bendings, squats on one and two legs, and squats on the arms are done. The abdominal muscles are strengthened mainly with exercises that give them a noticeable load. These include all types of exercises performed from a supine position and associated with raising the legs and torso.
To strengthen your arms, exercise with dumbbells. If you don't have them, you can replace them. They do it this way: they pass a rope through a block, at the end of which a small bag of sand or pebbles is suspended (they lift the load on the block with one or two hands). This device is also convenient because you can take it with you on walks. A suitable place for hanging the block is chosen, and sand or pebbles are poured into the bag. After working out, the block is removed, sand and pebbles are poured out of the bag, and the bag is put back into the suitcase or backpack.
In summer, there are ample opportunities for hiking, fishing trips, and swimming. All this is very useful for skiers. Experienced skiers never take a break between winter and summer. In the spring, after the end of the competition season, they continue skiing. IN sunny days such walks are especially pleasant and useful. At this time the snow still lingers, especially in the forest, and the air is unusually clean. During these walks, many skiers are engaged, as they say in sports circles, in practicing individual skiing techniques.
When all the snow has melted, it’s time for cross-country, or, in other words, cross-country running. This type of athletics is accessible and useful to everyone. It is practiced by both adults and schoolchildren, swimmers and football players, gymnasts and track and field athletes, wrestlers and weightlifters, cyclists and rowers.
Running over rough terrain, in the forest or in the park, where the air is clean from dust and other impurities, improves health and is very beneficial for the body; it develops not only the muscles of the legs, but also the muscles of the whole body. People who regularly engage in cross-country activities have excellent lung development, and the activity of the heart and blood vessels is strengthened. Anyone who runs cross-country in the spring or fall can engage in any sport - his body is well prepared for such activities.
Cross-country skis are convenient because any terrain is suitable for them. Before starting to run, cross-country athletes perform several gymnastic exercises. They are approximately the same as in morning exercises: bending the body forward and to the sides, stretching, swinging movements of the arms and legs, squats, various jumps. This takes approximately 10-12 minutes. Then the running begins. It differs from running on a track in the variety of movements. The changing profile of the terrain allows you to either run at an even pace, then rush downhill or climb a steep slope, or even just walk at a normal pace.
Depending on the conditions, the running rhythm will change. In one case he is calm, in another he is impetuous. Cross-country is not only continuous running: it can alternate with fast walking, which is very appropriate in cases where you need to calm your breathing.
To begin with, the duration of the cross-country, including time for gymnastic exercises, should be about an hour. Gradually the duration is increased to two or more hours. At the end of the run, you don’t need to get dressed right away - you first need to calm your breathing. In spring and autumn, cross-country races are carried out once or twice a week; in summer, once is enough. During a cross-country race, you don’t need to run until you get tired—light fatigue is enough.
We dwelled on cross-country in such detail for the reason that this is one of the most accessible and most necessary exercises. For a beginner skier, cross-country running will be very useful. It will develop him physically and give him many necessary skills, which will then be useful in the winter during skiing.
A skier needs to have strong legs and strong arms. They are developed with all kinds of exercises. Sawing and chopping wood are very popular among skiers. Experienced athletes can also find special devices for developing strength - one of them consists of a block and a weight. Using this apparatus, you can lift a load by pulling the ropes either with both hands at once, as with a simultaneous move, or alternately with your right and left hands.
They also exercise with a load. Carrying a kettlebell or barbell with you is inconvenient. In this case, do this. Take an oblong, small bag made of canvas or canvas and, having arrived at the place where the lesson is planned to be held, pour sand, earth or pebbles into the bag. The bag is tied, and you get a projectile with which you can do a wide variety of exercises, and not only alone, but also with friends.
The sandbag is lifted with one and two hands. Lift it with your foot, placing the bag on your thigh. The bag is thrown in front of you and behind your back, and thrown like a ball to each other. Classes are over, the contents are emptied from the bag and the bag is put away in a suitcase or backpack until the next class.
We have mentioned only some of the exercises available to everyone. But there are a lot of them. Skiers engage in cycling or kayaking and pleasure boating. Athletics is also popular among skiers, but they do it not to compete in competitions, but to develop endurance and speed. The closer the end of summer is, the clearer the signs of approaching autumn become, and behind it the shadow of winter is visible. You will meet her not as a beginner, but as an experienced athlete who has had a good summer and, full of strength and energy, is waiting for the first snow to go hiking on fresh ski tracks.
During the summer months you have become much stronger. Your muscles have become harder. You can easily walk dozens of kilometers with a backpack on your shoulders.
And yet, before each new season, skiers are overcome with anxiety. They start training even before the snow, and the main place in them is once again occupied by cross-country. But they are now carried out more often two, three, or even four times a week. You don’t need so many cross-countries, but it’s still good to increase their number to two per week, not counting classes on days off.
In class great place allocated to so-called special exercises. You have already done them during exercise or in pre-cross exercises. However, now, in the fall, the number of repetitions of each of them increases. More and more load must be given to the legs. Squats on one and two legs should be done not only more often, but also with a load, that is, putting some kind of load on your shoulders, for example a bag of sand.
Skiers pay so much attention to strengthening their legs for the reason that the main work while skiing falls on the legs and the better they are prepared for this, the more complete ski trips will be at the beginning of winter.
There are special exercises for the arms. In the fall, exercises are often done with weights or using so-called rubber shock absorbers. They are made from elastic rubber, for example from old bicycle or car tubes. The thickness of the rubber is determined by its elasticity and is selected depending on the strength of the student. Using shock absorbers is simple - the middle or end of a rubber band or tube is firmly attached to a post, fence, tree, door handle or steam heating radiator, and then the exercises begin. The advantage of rubber shock absorbers is that they require force not only when they are stretched, but also when they are released.
A significant portion of fall training takes place outdoors; In this regard, you need to take care of your clothes. Many skiers use their winter suits. They protect them well from wind and dampness and are comfortable as they do not restrict movement. Ski boots, in turn, protect your feet from dampness. But it’s still better to have separate shoes for autumn.
Old shoes with a small heel are quite suitable for this purpose.
Mittens and warm socks, a winter cap complete the skier's outfit for autumn activities.
In the fall, classes can be held in any park, on the territory of the stadium, and on weekends it is best to go somewhere closer to the place of winter walks. You should also use the gym, where it is convenient to perform the entire preliminary part of each lesson - gymnastic exercises.
The duration of autumn classes increases slightly as winter approaches, reaching up to an hour or more.
Everyone who plays sports or exercises is required to undergo a medical examination and learn about their state of health. You should maintain constant contact with your doctor, consult with him, and it is absolutely necessary to seek medical help at the slightest ailment.
As soon as the first snow appears, you can already get on your skis and try to see if you have forgotten those skills that you spent so much time learning the previous winter. When enough snow has already fallen, that is, it covers the ground so that you can ski without the risk of tearing them off on the ground, training begins.
One of our strongest skiers advises to conduct two to three training sessions a week at the beginning of winter. The duration of each of them is 40-50 minutes. You need to start your training by skiing on a good ski track for 5-7 minutes. After this, it is useful to walk for 10-15 minutes in deep snow. This type of walking strengthens the muscles and ligaments of the legs.
During the first training, it is especially important to pay attention to correct and free movement with alternating and simultaneous movements. While trying to perform each technique correctly, you need to avoid unnecessary tension. The ability to relax your muscles while running not only makes your movements easier, but also allows you to use your energy more economically. Before starting classes, it’s good to do a little preparation and perform gymnastic exercises you already know. After the first training sessions, which will show how the skills lost over the summer have been restored, you can slightly change the content of the classes, increasing both the length of the distance covered and the pace of walking.
It is good to include three or four accelerated runs lasting from 30 to 40 minutes, both in deep snow and on good, groomed ski tracks.
On weekends, you should definitely go for long walks. It is advisable to choose a place for walking so that you can walk not only on a flat surface, but also ride down hills. This will allow you to combine a walk with studying the technique of ascents and descents and further improving all skiing techniques.
The duration of training gradually increases and by the middle of winter reaches one and a half hours. After each lesson it is useful to take a quiet walk. Such walks calm the body after a strenuous run and bring it back to its normal state.
To check the correctness of preparation, control competitions, or, as athletes call them, assessments, are usually held in a school section or sports club. Such a test at a distance equal to that expected in the next competition will allow one to judge the readiness of the young skier.
It is recommended to compete at least twice a month. Moreover, in the intervals between them you definitely need to train. The plan for each workout can be the same as mentioned above, but with the difference that high-speed jogging will occupy a larger place in it, and the time for training itself will increase. To gain confidence, you need to participate more often in cross-country skiing, relay races, and school and district competitions. Masters and qualified skiers of junior sports categories try to train in any weather: snowfall, thaw, and ice. This is what a young skier should do.
When you watch experienced athletes rushing down a mountain, you can’t help but admire their agility, and sometimes fearlessness.
Every flat skier needs to get acquainted with the slalom technique, which we have already talked about.
You need to start getting acquainted with slalom from the simplest. You often see how young people themselves organize competitions that have something in common with slalom: they slide down a pre-planned path, on which individual bushes or stumps are located in a certain order. And if such a competition is organized on a clean slope, then ski poles, poles or branches are placed in the form of obstacles. These fun competitive games are very rewarding.
To begin with, you can set yourself the task of driving through one gate, and then their number is increased. The gates are placed at a distance of 5-10 meters from each other. It is somewhat more difficult to go around gates or poles on the right or left side. As you master this descent, the conditions will become more difficult. Even on simple distances where there are no steep slopes, you will not only have fun, but also acquire useful skills that will always be useful to you.
During a normal descent from a mountain, turns are made by stepping or “plowing.” In slalom, these turning methods are not always applicable, since you need to make several turns in a row at high speed in different directions. In these cases, it is recommended to do this: if an athlete is going down the mountain and there is a gate in front of him that needs to go around, then he should squat low and immediately climb up without lifting his skis from the snow. With this movement, the skis are freed from body weight and will move more easily across the snow in the desired direction. Having risen, they energetically turn their shoulders; if you need to turn the skis to the left, the shoulders are also turned there, while the right shoulder is pushed forward. If necessary; return to the right, then turn the shoulders in the same way, but push the left shoulder forward. Naturally, the skis will not turn themselves during shoulder movements and you need to be careful to turn them in the right direction in a timely manner.
The turns used by slalom skiers require practice and confident movements. You can also achieve this if you carefully practice your downhill turns. There may be some falls at first, but they should not be embarrassing. Until you master turns, practice and learn them on slopes without stumps or uneven surfaces.
Everything they talked about: training and activities skiing, - it is absolutely necessary for the skier to remember.
In our country, the network of sports organizations is expanding every year. Teams physical culture are organized at schools, institutions, factories and plants, on collective and state farms. Youth sports organizations have been created in almost all republics. It makes sense for you to join one of the physical education groups. There you will have good conditions for studying.
Join the ski section. In October and November, sections begin active preparations for winter. Each cross-country event attracts more and more people who want to prepare for the winter season. Groups are strictly selected based on strength. Together with them it will be interesting and useful for you to start preparing for winter. After all, you are no longer a “green” beginner, who not so long ago timidly took your first steps on skis, but an “old” skier.
In the new season you have different tasks. Improve the movement techniques you know and learn new ones. Try your hand at the competitions of the school, district, society that you will obviously join. Watch more experienced athletes, borrow the best from them. Don't be afraid of losing in competitions. Always find out the reason for your mistakes, and you will do better.
You have to love skiing, and it will not let you down, remaining a faithful friend for life. Many skiers, former athletes, still continue to devote their free time to this sport. On skis you can still see the first Russian champion Pavel Afanasyevich Bychkov and the champions of subsequent years Nikolai Maksimovich Vasiliev, Alexander Nikolaevich Nemukhin and other famous athletes. Most of them are already close to 70 years old, and they are still vigorous and glide along the ski slopes with enviable ease and confidence.
The ski season in the northern hemisphere is long over, but there are several glacier ski areas that either remain open year-round or operate for some time during the summer months. That's what we'll tell you about.
In total, 10 European and Russian resorts are participating in the review.
Tired of the heat? Then come with us to the bottom! We are ready to dive into the world of ancient glaciers to a depth of only a little less than four kilometers. Already visible in our periscope eternal ice on the tops of the mountains. Get ready to dive!
The information about glaciers is fascinating. We highly recommend that you get at least a basic understanding of glaciers on Wikipedia. If it affects you too indelible impression(like me), then you can continue studying this in search engines natural wonder- there is a lot of information there.
Glaciers are a natural miracle!
Just look at the South American Perito Moreno glacier. Its movement (speed of about 2 meters per day) is visible to the naked eye. Watch the video and try to maintain your composure (I don’t think it will work):
But let's get back to skiing.
Glaciers (mountain glaciers) are located high above sea level, and even in summer the temperature at night remains below zero. So in the morning frozen tracks will await you. But by lunchtime the snow will get wet and heavier, making it harder to ride, so best time for pleasure - early in the morning.
Almost all glacier skiing regions are small - a maximum of 20 km of slopes - mostly red and blue. It’s best to forget about off-piste skiing: snowfalls are rare, so catching fresh snow is unlikely, and in addition, cracks may be hidden underneath.
Hot skiing in Austria
Austria has more glacier ski areas open in summer than any other country. However all year round You can only frolic on glaciers Hintertux(not far from the beloved Mayerhofen) and Dachstein-Dachstein Glacier, which provide less varied riding opportunities, have only four kilometers of trails. Among other glacial zones, the trails of the Mölltall glacier are open for skiing at the end of June.
Where to ride in summer - Hintertux Glacier (Austria)
How to get there
The easiest way is by car. On public transport It’s easy to get only from Innsbruck to Hintertux, the road to other resorts will take a lot of time, you will have to wait quite a long time during transfers.
- Hintertux – distance from Innsbruck airport – 87 km; Munich – 200 km.
- Dachstein Gletscher - from Salzburg airport - 100 km; Innsbruck – 212 km.
- Mölltal – from Salzburg airport – 180 km; Innsbruck – 300 km.
- Hintertux – 42.5 Euro
- Dachstein Glacier – 43 Euro
- Mölltal – 45 Euro
Summer. Skis. Boards. France
There are two glacier ski areas in France - at resorts Les Deux Alpes And Tignes. Traditionally, Tignes is open for skiing for about two months in the summer - July and August, and in Les Deux Alpes this year summer season ends August 7th, hurry up! No, I don’t think you’ll have time, but keep that in mind next season.
Video: summer skiing at the resort of Les Deux Alpes:
How to get there
- Les Deux Alpes - distance from Grenoble airport - 68 km; Turin (Italy) – 220 km.
- Tignes - distance from Grenoble airport - 165 km; Geneva – 170 km.
How much does a ski pass cost per day?
- Les Deux Alpes – 40 Euro
- Tignes – 37 Euro
Italy summer skiing
This year, only one glacier ski area is open - Cervinia. Skating there will continue until the beginning of September. There is one feature here: you can cross the Italy-Switzerland border on skis and continue skiing in Zermatt (discussed below); the possibilities for skiing in the summer in the combined area are very impressive.
How to get there
- Distance from Turin airport – 118 km; Milan – 160 km.
How much does a ski pass cost per day?
- Cervinia - 32.5 euros, Cervinia + Zermatt - 44.5 euros.
Summer skiing in Switzerland
The ski lifts on the Matterhorn glacier above Zermatt operate all year round and serve 20 km of pistes. The neighboring resort of Saas-Fee also provides excellent opportunities for summer skiing. Please check the lift opening time in advance as it may depend on the weather forecast.
Video of summer skiing in Zermatt:
How to get there
When in Switzerland, use the public transport system. It's really convenient, and Saas Fee and Zermatt are car-free resorts. Distance from Bern Airport to
- Zermatt and Saas-Fee - about 130 km, travel time by public transport 2 hours 10 minutes;
- Zurich – 215 km (3 hours 10 minutes);
- Geneva – 231 km (3 hours)
How much does a ski pass cost per day?
- Zermatt – CHF 79, Zermatt+Cervinia – CHF 92
- Saas-Fee – CHF 72
You can find out the current exchange rate of the Swiss franc. The exchange rate at the time of writing is 68 rubles.
Summer skiing in Norway
This country has three glacier ski areas, these are Folgefonna glaciers, Strine And Galdhoppigen. You can hit the slopes in all three regions before the end of the summer, but be warned: there is only one tow lift in each zone, albeit a fairly long one.
How to get there and how much it costs
Mmmm... You're not going to fly to Norway specifically to go boating in the summer alpine skiing with one towing lift?
Summer skiing on Elbrus
You can go skiing and snowboarding in the summer not only in Europe. We have Elbrus! And you don't need a visa.
Thanks to the opening of the third stage of the modern ski lift, skiing here is now possible all year round. By the way: it is the new lift that will take you to a height of 3847 m (Gara-Bashi station). This is higher than in Zermatt!
The complex design of the GrasSki is based on a true flexible ski
In terms of scale, FIS grass competitions are significantly smaller than the snow program. But the “little green brother,” despite all the difficulties, continues to exist. In Italy, the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland and Japan there are 6-8 tracks each where the World Cup stages take place. Germany, France, China and Iran each have at least one route. To win competitions, you need to be not only a strong athlete, but also a competent mechanic.
Skiers who dream of “moving winter into summer” have repeatedly made attempts to create appropriate sports equipment. The evolution began with simple platforms with one row of wide rollers and gradually came to current state, when in 1963, long before global warming was widely advertised in the press, German Joseph Kaiser invented the track ski. And just 16 years later, the first international World Cup competitions took place.
Track ski
Grass skis, like tractors, are divided into wheeled and tracked, but if in the tractor world the wheels are faster than the tracks, then in alpine skiing the opposite is true. Wheeled skis are considered more versatile and less capricious to control. On wheels you can easily drive through clay and rocks. These days, wheeled skis are an endangered species, replaced by all-terrain roller skates with large-diameter inflatable wheels. Track skis, designed for well-prepared grass slopes, provide high speed and precision control, so there is no alternative to them in big sports.
The basis of a modern tracked ski is a rail - a metal profile with a cross-section in the shape of the letter “Z”, closed in a ring. A caterpillar rolls along a rail, which consists of bogies attached to a tape made of nylon fabric. Holes for attaching trolleys are burned into the tape with a laser. The trolley covers the rail with its rollers from above and below and rolls along it like a train on a roller coaster. The rail has a "secret" groove that allows carts to be inserted and removed. A grouser plate is placed on top of the nylon tape on the trolley, which provides traction with the ground and is responsible for controllability. The lug on the edges has grooved ribs that work in the same way as steel edges on a snow ski.
A profiled wooden base is attached to the inside of the rail. It determines the bending rigidity of the ski, the turning radius and partly the speed of movement, and also serves as the basis for fastening. In fact, this is a real wooden ski, which writes an arc under the pressure of the boot and makes the grasski behave in a way that is so familiar to a skier.
Grass skis, of course, are not as long as real snow skis. However, they are gradually becoming longer and have already grown to a meter. The International Ski Federation FIS has lifted all restrictions on the length of skis for competitions. The size of modern grass skis ranges from 65 cm to 100 cm, the approximate turning radius is from 8 m to 25 m, and the number of carts is from 15 to 23. The shorter the length and, accordingly, the turning radius of the ski, the easier it is to learn to ski and the smaller speed can be developed. The more trolleys, the smoother the ride, but the more weight. Modern materials make it possible to reduce the weight of the ski, increase speed and achieve the desired behavior from it. Racing athletes use titanium platforms, hardened rails and axles, turned wheels, carbon fiber shields, and individually profiled wooden platforms.
Only forward
Some people believe that grass skiing is not much different from snow skiing and snow skiing. water skiing, while others argue that upon closer examination they have many differences. For example, sliding is only possible forward and completely impossible sideways. Therefore, in order not to fall off in a turn, you need to control the ski very carefully and accurately, especially in the lateral direction. You have to perform what skiers call a “clean carved turn.” It is difficult to brake on grass skis because it is impossible to slide, and they have not yet made disc brakes for them. Therefore, you have to slow down when driving up a slope.
At the very beginning of training, when skiing at low speed, grass skis feel similar to roller skates. But then, as experience and speed increase, the tracks become more and more like snow skis. Experienced skiers accelerate on grass skis to the same speeds as on snow skis. The sports techniques of winter and summer skiing are so similar that they allow riders to train all year round. One of the leading grass racers, Martin Stepanek, notes that by riding only on grass and not training on snow at all, he performs well in snow competitions and even earns FIS points. In addition, over the 30 years of its existence, grasski has become popular not only among snow skiers. A group of people has emerged who fanatically love grass skiing in its purest form and consider it an absolutely independent sport.
Where to go
Unfortunately, today it is impossible to purchase a miracle projectile in Russia; skis can only be ordered abroad. Professional athletes ski mainly on skis from two competing Austrian companies founded by former grass skiers: Speedy Jack (owned by racer Christian Balek) and DLWH (Klaus Spink's company). The price of track skis with bindings ranges from Є300 to Є600. An athlete needs more than ten pairs of skis per season. Most amateurs have to change or repair skis at least once a summer, so it is advisable to immediately order grasski with a repair kit.
You will most likely also have to look abroad for smooth grassy slopes without stones and bushes. Austria, the Czech Republic and Japan can be considered advanced countries. In Europe alone there are more than 40 herbal resorts. Grass skiing is popular in Andorra, Belgium, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Poland, and France. Summer skiing is organized even in large Alpine resorts such as Val d'Isere, Sieur Chevalier, Les Deux Alpes.
Approximately the same number of resorts exist in all other countries of the world, mainly in Japan and Taiwan. Almost all mountainous areas Taiwan is well suited for grass skiing, which is why more than 20 resorts have been established there. There is no snow in the local mountains, but the grass is forever green and never even freezes. In addition, Taiwan produces its own grass skis. In Vietnam, where local residents have no idea about snow, they recently built the first and so far only private recreation center with a hotel, slope and ski lift.
The opportunity to ride grasski in Moscow is very rare. The Severnoye Butovo slope is used by the ski school for training athletes, and not for skiing for everyone. Moscow Region ski parks They prefer to relax in the summer. And grass skiing from the nearest hill without a lift is a dubious pleasure. Still, we advise all enthusiastic skiers to take a closer look at grasski. Perhaps grass skiing will become the sport of the future when, as a result of global warming, there is no snow left even in winter. In the meantime, grasski can help skiers stay in good shape in the off-season, improve their skiing technique and enjoy the summer.
Alpine skiing in summer on the “Subtleties of Tourism”
Every spring, skiers of all stripes and levels of skiing clutch their heads in despair, because " dead Season“When the dear, dear, slippery snow melts, an even green cover of grass falls on the mountains, and the skis must be put away for at least 6 months. However, not everything is so bad: in fact, our amazing planet The earth is ready to offer fans of daring descents excellent snow-covered resorts all year round. All you need to do is look further beyond the usual “horizon” of countries and slopes where you usually ski. After all, as soon as the season ends in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s time to update Ski suit in the Southern Hemisphere. (And this is not to mention indoor complexes with artificial ski slopes.)
So, let's look at the most popular ski resorts countries where you can ride in the hot summer.
North America
Of course North America- this is not the Southern Hemisphere, but this part of the world also has its own tasty corner, whose altitudes allow you to ski here right up to the beginning of July. And his name is Mammoth Mountain, in California. In addition, pay attention to the resorts of Colorado, where, depending on the weather and the amount of snow that has fallen during the winter, the season is extended until the end of June.
IN Canadian town Thanks to the glacier, Whistler Blackcomb can be skied until August!
Europe
Old Europe is not ready to let its tourists go and is also in a hurry to please skiers with glaciers. For example, the slopes in the Austrian resorts of Stubai, Tux, Kaprun and Sölden are open 365 days a year. In Switzerland, it is worth checking the weather in the resorts of Zermatt, Verbier and Saas-Fee; it is likely that skiing here will be possible even in June. Italy has five summer areas, but only Passo Stelvio is open year-round.
Australia and New Zealand- a paradise for summer skiing. Almost 40 first-class resorts open their doors exactly at the moment when the whole of Europe begins to mourn the passing of the sparkling season.
South America and Asia
More than thirty comfortable resorts await their guests in Argentina and Chile, and there is a lot of snow here and of excellent quality. Here are just a couple of resorts that are worthy of attention in the hot summer months for all fans of skis and boards - these are Portillo in Chile, Las Lenas and Cerro Castor in Argentina.
Oddly enough, Asia also has its own ski resorts, and not only indoor ones with artificial snow. For example, in the Kazakh Chimbulak in the summer you can safely ski on natural snow (from June to October the ski lifts may be closed, but there is a lot of snow on glaciers nearby for freeriders). Another worthy summer skiing option is the Gassan glacier resort in Japan.
Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand are a paradise for summer skiing. Almost 40 first-class resorts open their doors exactly at the moment when the whole of Europe begins to mourn the passing of the sparkling season. Most of resorts are located in the Australian state of New South Wales: these are Thredbo and Perisher Blue; in the state of Victoria, it is worth paying attention to Mountain Buller and Falls Creek.
Most big resort here is Perisher Blue, which begins its season in early June with the inclusion of its lifts, of which, for a moment, there are more than 50.
In New Zealand, the season begins, as a rule, two to three weeks later than in Australia, but the painful wait is worth it - the local tracks have a greater difference in altitude and more interesting terrain. Which, of course, will primarily be of interest to confident skiers. New Zealand resorts also have disadvantages - a smaller number of ski lifts and a less developed infrastructure (however, don’t even hope to be left without après ski or a cozy hotel - in this regard, everything here is “five plus”). Most popular resort in New Zealand it is Whakapapa with twenty lifts.
To enjoy rollerskiing, nothing should be uncomfortable or inconvenient. The equipment must be suitable for its intended purpose, and the equipment must be safe, comfortable and beautiful.
The Sports Season online store offers everything you need for beginners and advanced roller skaters:
- ready-made kits.
- helmets for adults and children.
Depending on your level of training, select the appropriate equipment or consult a manager. Our sellers are roller skaters with many years of experience. They will be happy to share their experience and recommend the type of roller ski that is right for you and everything you need for your skill level and skiing style.
How to choose
In each subsection we have presented information that will be useful when choosing roller skis and accessories.
We would like to warn you against trying to buy universal equipment for all occasions. It is almost impossible to do this, because many factors are taken into account during selection. Here are some of them:
- athlete's height and weight;
- purpose of classes: recreational, competitive or training skating;
- riding style;
- expected terrain and quality of road surface;
- financial opportunities.
Why in the “Sports Season”
Safety
The online store site sells everything for roller skiing. The inventory has proven itself well in tests and receives positive customer reviews. With us you will not find “cheap” models of dubious quality, because we cannot guarantee their safety. All models have been certified in Russia. In addition, roller skis have a 1-year warranty from the store.
