Sailing to the Most Amazing Slopes of Kamchatka

Meet up at the airport. Ride to our catamaran moored at the
On our way picturesque coasts of Avachinskaya bay stretches before us. As we enter its waters we'll see a bird colony on Starichkov island. We'll be sailing along Sarannaya, Vilyuchinskaya and Zhirovaya bays. At evening we'll have arrived at Russkaya bay. It is a narrow, fjord-type bay, located at the south-east part of the mainland. Several streams and river Russkaya flow into it. There we'll have our briefing and prepare the equipment.

Time to the Russkaya bay: 5-7 hours

Short avalanche safety course. Russkaya bay slopes ski tour.
Short avalanche safety course, 2 hours on the mountain. Course is an obligatory part of our program. We'll do a test ascend-descend in order to determine participants riding level.

Altitude difference: 500m.
Course and test ride duration: 4 hours

After lunch we are having a ski tour on Russkaya bay slopes, make our way up nearby hills. 
At evening we check and adjust our equipment and have a briefing.

Altitude difference: 700 m
Distande: 2km
Ascend and descend time: 4 hours

Sailing by catamaran to Tikhirka bay. Ski tour from Tikhirka
We'll climb the highest peak of the bay at 1004m. Stunning views of the ocean and volcanos.
Climbing is not difficult. The ascend from Tikhirka bay is not steep, quite comfortable. On the top there's probably the best view over the Pacific ocean, valleys and volcanoes - Mutnovskaya sopka and Vilyuchinskaya sopka. After that, we'll ride down the slopes of Russkaya bay.

Altitude difference: 1000m
Distance: 12km
Ascend and descend time: 6 hours

After lunch we'll have a ski tour on Russkaya bay slopes, make an ascend on nearby hills.

Ski tour from Russkaya bay to Listvennichnaya bay and back.
In one day we will see two bays and climb volcanoes of Russkaya bay and walk snowbound fields of Listvinnichnnaya bay. We'll go down to the picturesque Listvinnichnoye lake, where we'll have lunch and take gorgeous pictures at the rocky beach. On our way back we'll walk along the lake, and at the top of the volcano we'll make photographs of the spectacular view of the ocean and then ride down to Russkaya bay.

Altitude difference: 1600m
Distance: 20kmm
Ascend and descend time: 10 hours.

Ski tour to the second highest volcano of Russkaya bay
As we go up the height of 937m we'll witness one of the best points of view on the bay. After we've taken a ride down to the beach and got back onboard, we'll set our sails to Listvennichnaya bay. On our way we'll see sea lions lazily roll from side to side and scaring away unwanted visitors with its mighty roar on Kekurny cape. If we are lucky, we'll even see orcas swimming by our side. During our evening at Listvennichnaya we'll share our impressions, look at the photos we took, enjoy the nature - all of that on catamaran's deck, in one of the most beautiful bays of Kamchatka's East coast.

Altitude difference: 900m
Distance: 6km
Ascend and Descend time: 4 hours.

Return to the city
Departure. On our way back we'll once again admire rocky coasts, steep capes, bird colonies and sea mammals rookeries.
As we get back to Petropavlosk-Kamchatskiy we'll check in to our hotel, after that you can explore the capital of Kamchatskiy Krai yourself.

Moving to the second region of our tour
The road  is approximately 80km long. When we're there, we will walk around the area, have a light ski tour on Goryachaya mountain slope. After that we'll prepare to scale the Vilyuchinskiy volcano, and bath in a pool with hot thermal water.

Ski tour on Vilyuchinskiy volcano
Beautiful volcano, 2173m high. The ascension is not very demanding, but requires the use of crampons and ice axes. From the summit a gorgeous view on Pacific ocean, Mutnovsky, Gorely, Opala, Asacha volcanoes opens up. Riding down along the slopes of Vilyuchinsky volcano is quite interesting, with its vast variety of routes, and you can almost always find good snow. We'll get there by snowmobiles and continue our tour. Although at the highest part, near the peak, slopes become very steep, we'd have to use crampons and ice axes. In order get to the volcano's foot and back we'll use snowmobiles.

Altitude difference: 2000m
Distance: 6km
Ascend and descend time: 8 hours
Snowmobile ride: 1 hour

Activity 2: Goryachaya mountain ski tour
During the second part of the program (days 7 to 9) everyday you can enjoy hot thermal waters - a true delight after a day of active ski touring!

Activity 1: Heli-ski full day (optional)
In the morning or on the evening prior you'll be instructed, receive Airbags (price included) and at 11AM we'll begin our heli-ski day! A whole day of fun on volcano's slopes!

Altitude difference: up to 7000m
Ascend and descend time: 5-6 hours

Leaving the "Snezhnaya Dolina" base, getting to the airport.
Transfer to the airport, departing home.