Deep in Siberia
A lone snowcat rides over the ridge of Mount 1482. Inside, a group anticipates what the day’s riding may bring. Photo: Timofey Trushin
Words: Timofey Trushin
Priiskovoye Village,
54°39’07” 88°42’00”
Population: 300
Hotels: 15
Snowcats: 21
Season: From early November to May
Priiskovoye Village is an unlikely snowboarding destination. Smack in the middle of the largest country in the world—Russia—it’s very far from most anywhere. From Moscow, for instance, it requires a five-hour flight and another eight hours by car to this southern Siberian outpost. But one thing keeps patrons coming back year after year: the snow.
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