Ski
from gaminmontaz
19 January 2009
Kamchatka! You lucky b*stard, Seb.
Legend had it that the numbers of grizzly bears outnumbered the local population...
Kamchatka is a 1200km peninsula, poking out into the Bering Sea, and until 1992 much of it was out of bounds to non-military personnel.
From a skier's or snowboarder's perspective, what makes it special is the chain of 200 volcanoes that stretch along its length - 29 of which are still active. Some of them offer 2000m descents, top to bottom, and in a good winter, you'll...
