Tubing on Lazurny is a modern type of winter countryside recreation for adherents of a he althy lifestyle. This activity is similar to sledding, only the ride is much more comfortable and safer, and the speed of the descent from the mountain is much faster.
What is tubing?
Tubing is a fashionable entertainment that is available in winter for everyone at specially equipped bases.
The second name of tubing is sled-"cheesecakes". This is a modern alternative to ice skates and sleds on metal skids that get stuck in loose snow, making it difficult to move downhill. The tubing glides perfectly even on freshly fallen fluffy snow thanks to a voluminous chamber filled with air.
When folded, the rubber tubing is compact. It can be inflated directly on the hill. You can ride a tubing from any slope of a mountain, hill or quarry. The only condition is that there are no obstacles along the way during the descent: snags, stumps, trees, stones protruding from under the snow, and bare ground. Such obstructions can damage the rubberized shell of the cheesecake andcause injury.
It should be borne in mind that tubing bases often do not allow vacationers to use their own "cheesecake" sleds - they must be rented.
Tubings on Lazurny (see photo in the article) are not only fun rides from a long ice slide, but also a charge of vivacity and good mood. A fun adventure filled with fervent cries and exclamations, when "cheesecakes" rush down one after another from the very top of multi-meter slides. It is very convenient to climb to the start on the lift.
Azure in Chelyabinsk: services, opening hours
Tubing on Lazurny is equipped with two slopes with lifts:
- 220 m - blue (with springboards);
- 250m - yellow (safest for kids).
The tubing center has an ice skating rink (you can rent skates here or bring your own) and a hockey rink.
In winter, bathing procedures are a special pleasure. In Azure bath is excellent, Russian.
The complex has its own mini-zoo, which contains foxes, wild boars, bears.
You can stay at a hotel (hourly payment), have a snack in a cafe. For those wishing to cook barbecue on their own, barbecue areas are equipped: indoor and outdoor.
The resort is open every day from 10.00 to 22.00. You can come here not only on holidays or weekends, but also on weekdays, after work. The territory of the base, including lifts, inthe evening is well lit, it creates a special atmosphere of the winter holiday and ensures safety. Parking is free.
How to get there?
Tubing on Lazurny (Chelyabinsk) can be found by GPS coordinates: 55°19'10″N - latitude, 61°37'55″E - longitude.
The resort is located 25 km from Chelyabinsk and 190 km from Yekaterinburg. If you drive from Chelyabinsk along the M51 highway towards Kurgan, then in the Mirny area you need to turn onto the ChKAD (bypass road) towards Yekaterinburg, after 12 km, in accordance with the sign, turn to Lazurnoye, drive across the Miass River on the bridge. After 300 meters the road turns left and leads to the tubing base.
You can get there by public transport - minibus No. 727 runs to the base from the Thermal Engineering Institute.
Reviews about tubing in Lazurny
Tubings on Lazurny are very popular in winter. Reviews of vacationers add up to the following overall picture:
- the place is very good;
- having come here once, you come back again and again;
- one hour of skating is enough to have fun, and then you can go ice skating, go to the mini zoo with your child.
From the negative points, the following can be distinguished:
- on holidays there are very long queues at the cashier;
- very high cost of payment at the hotel: 1 thousand rubles for the first hour, payment of 500 rubles. for each next hour also does not add optimism;
- cafe is expensive;
- parking on the territory itselftubing center is free, but the entrance to the territory is sometimes paid (100 rubles).
Tubing is a wonderful kind of mass recreation. Families and large companies come to tubing bases. This modern form of winter entertainment submits to any age.
Safety measures
Despite the fact that the descent from the track is safe, according to vacationers, there are serious collisions on the turn leading to the braking zone. This happens when the safe distance between those leaving for the descent is not respected.
Such situations are especially dangerous for children. And even descending a child in the same tubing with adults does not always guarantee absolute safety. In a collision from a blow, you can get bruises, bruises and even injuries. Therefore, care must be taken, given the speed of sliding.
To ensure safety, those responsible for the organization of rides send tubings at a time interval and on different sides of the track.
If a collision did occur, you need to group up, picking up your legs and head. Huge tubing provides good impact protection.
Tubing on Lazurny gives only positive emotions and energy for the whole year.
