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 make your final turn close to a boiling geyser or an ocean wave. The only way to access most of the...