Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Petropavlovsk-Kamtsjatski, Rusland

Druk — Russian New Year holidays, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Volcanic ash and flight delays

  1 jan – 31 decVulkanische activiteitSluitingen

  Several volcanoes within sight of the city are active in any given year, and an ash cloud closes the airport or the trails around it at no notice. Aviation colour codes are published daily. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Russian New Year holidays

  1–8 janNationale feestdagSluitingenBoek vroeg

  The country stops for the first eight days of January: offices and agencies shut, tour desks run skeleton hours, and the flights in from Moscow are booked out either side of it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Interior closed by snow (15 okt – 28 feb)

Druk — Maslenitsa, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Maslenitsa

  16–22 febCarnavalDruk

  Pancake week before Orthodox Lent: blini at cafes and street stalls, and open-air fairs with folk music and games in the main square and city parks. It peaks on the Sunday, when a straw effigy of winter is usually burned. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Beringia sled dog race

  20 feb – 5 apr · meestalSportevenement

  One of the longest sled dog races in the world, starting from villages in central Kamchatka such as Esso in late winter and running north for weeks across the peninsula. The start is a public day out; the rest is unreachable. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Volcanic ash and flight delays (1 jan – 31 dec), Interior closed by snow (15 okt – 28 feb)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Seizoen

  Spring ski touring season

  1 mrt – 31 mei · meestalSkiseizoen

  March to May is the settled window for skiing the volcanoes, sometimes down to the sea. The snowpack is deep into May and the daylight has come back, which is why the heli operators run then.

Nog steeds bezig: Volcanic ash and flight delays (1 jan – 31 dec), Maslenitsa (16–22 feb), Beringia sled dog race (20 feb – 5 apr (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Volcanic ash and flight delays (1 jan – 31 dec), Beringia sled dog race (20 feb – 5 apr (meestal)), Spring ski touring season (1 mrt – 31 mei (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Volcanic ash and flight delays (1 jan – 31 dec), Spring ski touring season (1 mrt – 31 mei (meestal))

Druk — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Regel

  Valley of Geysers permit flights

  1 jun – 30 sep · meestalBoek vroegSluitingen

  The valley sits inside Kronotsky reserve and is reachable only on a permitted helicopter day with a ranger. Flights go when the caldera weather allows, so operators tell you to hold a spare day. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Salmon run

  15 jun – 15 sep · meestalDierenseizoen

  Six species come up the rivers through the summer, in the largest run of wild Pacific salmon anywhere. Everything else on the peninsula, bears included, arranges itself around it.

• Risico

  Mosquito season

  20 jun – 31 aug · meestalInsecten & ziekten

  The tundra and the river valleys are unusable without a head net and repellent for most of the summer. It is the one thing every trip report about the peninsula agrees on. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Volcanic ash and flight delays (1 jan – 31 dec)

Druk — schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Seizoen

  Volcano trekking season

  1 jul – 20 sep · meestalWandelseizoen

  The tracks out to Mutnovsky and Gorely only clear of snow in July, and are impassable again by late September. Avachinsky is the one climbable in a long day from the city.

• Natuur

  Brown bears at Kuril Lake

  15 jul – 20 sep · meestalDierenseizoenBoek vroeg

  Bears gather at the lake in the south reserve while the sockeye are spawning, and access is by helicopter with a permit and a ranger. Places are sold months ahead. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Volcanic ash and flight delays (1 jan – 31 dec), Valley of Geysers permit flights (1 jun – 30 sep (meestal)), Salmon run (15 jun – 15 sep (meestal)), Mosquito season (20 jun – 31 aug (meestal))

Druk — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Natuur

  Berry and mushroom season

  1 aug – 20 sep · meestalPlukseizoen

  Crowberry, blueberry and cloudberry come on across the tundra in August and the mushrooms follow. Half the city drives out at weekends with buckets, which is why the tracks are busy.

Nog steeds bezig: Volcanic ash and flight delays (1 jan – 31 dec), Valley of Geysers permit flights (1 jun – 30 sep (meestal)), Salmon run (15 jun – 15 sep (meestal)), Mosquito season (20 jun – 31 aug (meestal)), Volcano trekking season (1 jul – 20 sep (meestal)), Brown bears at Kuril Lake (15 jul – 20 sep (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Volcanic ash and flight delays (1 jan – 31 dec), Valley of Geysers permit flights (1 jun – 30 sep (meestal)), Salmon run (15 jun – 15 sep (meestal)), Volcano trekking season (1 jul – 20 sep (meestal)), Brown bears at Kuril Lake (15 jul – 20 sep (meestal)), Berry and mushroom season (1 aug – 20 sep (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Sluiting

  Interior closed by snow

  15 okt – 28 feb

  The unpaved roads into the interior are under snow from mid-October and everything beyond the city becomes a snowmobile or helicopter trip. The bay and the hot springs stay reachable. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Volcanic ash and flight delays (1 jan – 31 dec)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Volcanic ash and flight delays (1 jan – 31 dec), Interior closed by snow (15 okt – 28 feb)

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Volcanic ash and flight delays (1 jan – 31 dec), Interior closed by snow (15 okt – 28 feb)