On Sunday the traditional winter festival "Ice Storm" will be held at the Plotinka.

      On January 18, 2026, on the last Sunday of the ice town's operation in the Historical Square, the traditional annual winter festival "Ice Storm" will take place. Photo: Dmitry Chasovitin.

      It is held to promote mountaineering, rock climbing, and sports tourism, as well as to promote a healthy lifestyle and active recreation among young people. Start at 10:00, end at 19:00.

      Chief judge of the discipline: Pavel Yuryevich Ivanov.

      10:00 Arrival of participants, placement on the Ice Town grounds

      11:00—18:30 Beginner course open (for any physically fit people).

      10:00—11:00 Arrival, application processing, drawing of lots and registration of competition participants.

      11:00 Start of competitions, qualification.

      11:30 Speed competitions (ice stele).

      15:30 Start of competitions and beginning of the difficulty (traverse) event.

      18:00 Pursuit race for the prizes of the Ural Pathfinder.

      Also that day there will be an ice graffiti contest. Themes — "40 Years of the Sverdlovsk Rock Club" and "Our Happy Childhood".

      The contest is held in three stages:

      Sketch contest. By January 17, a sketch of the proposed work must be sent to [email protected]

      Selection stage January 17–18. The organizers select participants for the ice stage and assign them to surfaces in the ice town.

      Ice stage January 18 from 10:00 to 12:00: each participant is allocated 1–2 meters of wall in the town to paint.

      Winners will be determined and awarded at 12:00.

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On Sunday the traditional winter festival "Ice Storm" will be held at the Plotinka.

The traditional annual winter festival "Ice Storm" will be held on January 18, 2026, the last Sunday that the ice town in Historical Square is open.