Skitour on Kamchatka Peninsula

This Ski-Tour programme is a good mix of skitouring on volcanoes and tree runs.

If you are in Kamchatka for skitouring or freeriding and looking for a mix of different type of terrain, amazing views and quality skiing, this programme is a good choice. It has moderate physical and technical difficulty, and suits intermediate and advanced skiers and snowboarders with skitouring/splitboarding experience.

We start on Avachinsky pass, staying in mountain hut and skitouring on the slopes of Avachinsky and Koryaksky volcanoes. Skitour is not very technical, but provides exciting skiing and impressive views. In good weather you'll see the breathtaking panorama of the Avachinskaya bay, Petropavlovsk city, volcanoes surrounding and the Shipunsky mountain range.

After three days of skiing on the Avachinsky pass Basecamp we will move to the south, to the Paratunka river valley, where we spend two days enjoying powder skiing in the birch tree forest and relaxing in natural hot springs. Daily skitours are not technically and physically difficult, but provide good tree line skiing with breathtaking sceneries. Depending on weather and conditions, we also can spend one day in Sredinny range, skiing birch trees forest and enjoying scenery of central Kamchatka.