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133. Heliskiing/snowboard

Sled Dog RaceSeason: March/May

The area of Mutnovsky volcano is a place that takes your breath away and makes any to admire the beautiful place. This is the best place you could ever imagine. You may ski down from the mountain peak to the Pacific Ocean. The areas are vast and you will have the infinite space for your own runs. Our guides are certified and their programs are designed to teach you the skills needed you ski big mountains with ease. Every year in March - May people skiers and snowboarders gather here for different events.


Day 1. Arrive to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Transfer from the airport to your hotel. City tour (any you like). Get acquainted with your guides. Check equipment. Overnight in a hotel.

Day 2. Fly by helicopter to resort Rodnikovaya . Descent on ski/snowboard from the peak 1900m, mountain ridge Samarsky. Fly to volcano Gorely. Snowboarding/skiing descent from the volcano cone, 1800v. Bathing in hot thermal waters. Overnight in resort Rodnikovaya.

Day 3. Fly by helicopter to volcano Viluchinsky. Descents from the height of 2134 ì. On the way back landing at the Viluchinsky hot springs. Bathing in hot thermal waters. Return to resort Rodnikovaya. Overnight in resort Rodnikovaya

Day 4. Fly by helicopter to volcano Asacha. Descents from volcano Asacha. Bathing in hot therma watersl. Return to resort Rodnikovaya. Overnight in resort Rodnikovaya waters.

Day 5. Fly to the volcanoes and peaks you liked most and Mutnovsky volcano where you have vertical skiing distance of 3000- 10000 feet. Overnight in resort Rodnikovaya waters.

Day 6. Fly by helicopter to Petropavlovsk. Along the way back skiing/snowboarding.. Overnight in a hotel Petropavlovsk.

Day 7. Depart for home

Price, Departure

INCLUDED:

  • Full board
  • Accommodation in hotels
  • Transfers by coach, bus, helicopter (7 hours)
  • Snowmobiles for transfer of the equipment for the expedition
  • City tour and museum entrances
  • Guide, interpreter and cook services
  • Permits
  • Visa invitation and visa registration

 

NOT INCLUDED: Alcoholic beverages,satellite phone
The necessary equipment: warm expedition clothes and boots, sleeping bag (till -30 degrees), sun glasses and so on.
Number of tourists in a group : from 10 till 15 persons

For an additional charge you may use a helicopter some time more. The helicopter is equipped with the life saving equipment and communications facilities Our guides are experienced alpinists and mountain skiers.

The schedule could be changed if on the wish of a group.

Mutnovsky volcano is one of the most picturesque and compositionally complex volcano in southern Kamchatka. It is located 70 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The Mutnovsky volcano is formed by four-intergrown, successively formed stratovolcanoes. The highest point of the Mutnovsky is 2323 m above sea level. The active vent of Mutnovsky volcano is 15 km southeast of the main crater of Gorely volcano. Flight -25 minetes.

Viluchinsky volcano is located on the south-west part from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, behind Avacha bay. Volcano is not active, has perfect cone (2175 m. altitude). Top of it has different rocks divided by ice. Lava and pyroclastic, changed to coloured, because of activity of fumaroles. Slopes of volcano are radical going down from the top, but some of them starts from the middle. Upper section at the north-west slope is full of ice. At the foundation of volcano is acid rocks, and at south-east part are hot springs. Flight -25 minutes.

Gorely volcano is located 65 km southwest of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. It is a typical shield volcano, 1829 m high, up to 28 km across the base. In the center of the caldera, a modern edifice: three closely spaced cones forming a ridge extending northwest for 6 km. Eleven superimposed crater cones at the top and over 40 slag cones at the sides form an exotic shape of the volcano. The volcano is located on a volcanic plateau. Flight - 25 minutes.

Asacha volcano is located 90 km from southwest of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and southwest of Gorely and Mutnovsky volcanoes. Volcano is not active, has round cone (1910,7 m. altitude), the square is 45 km2. Flight -25 minutes.