Alexandria Park opens free ski trails
Staff of the Peterhof State Museum-Reserve announced on February 3 that professional ski trails have been opened in Alexandria Park. The trails can be used free of charge. Their locations will soon be displayed in the 2GIS and Yandex Maps applications and websites.
Three main trails have been prepared for skiing, with lengths of 980 meters, 1,510 meters, and 1,930 meters. The two latter trails, laid parallel, together form another, longest route of 2,500 meters.
The construction of the trails is not only for visitors« leisure. It is planned that they will be used for training and competitions for athletes of the Plamya Olympic Reserve Sports School ski racing section, which currently has 39 members.
Roman Kovrikov, general director of Peterhof, explained: «The ski trails will help the parks, which are in high demand in summer, not to fall asleep in winter.»
Alexandria Park can be visited free of charge, but entry with pets is prohibited. Opening hours are from 9:00 to 18:45. There are no luggage storage facilities or ski rental points on the premises.
