Construction has begun on the first ski slopes of the Three Volcanoes Park tourism cluster, located eighty kilometers from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Test runs on routes A1 and A2 are scheduled for December 2027. Professional skiers will evaluate the profile and technical characteristics of the slopes before they officially open to the public.
The design of the facilities in the complex mountainous terrain involved specialized sports technologists, with engineers placing particular emphasis on route safety. Software and 3D modeling from the Swiss Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research were used to calculate the parameters of the avalanche protection systems. The implementation of these international standards will minimize natural risks during the Kamchatka winter.
The complex is situated in the foothills of the Vilyuchinsky, Mutnovsky, and Gorely volcanoes. This investment project by the Interros holding company establishes a unified area for skiing, balneological, and expedition tourism. By 2028, the site is slated to feature sixteen kilometers of slopes of varying difficulty, the first gondola cableway, and hotels with a one-hundred-room capacity.
A subsequent expansion phase for the recreational zone is scheduled to conclude by 2030. The total length of the trails is expected to almost double – expanding to thirty kilometers. Concurrently, developers plan to install a second cableway system and increase the hotel capacity to five hundred beds.
As an environmental initiative, the Three Volcanoes Park cluster is proactively conducting an environmental impact assessment. While this assessment is not legally mandatory for construction, the project initiated the process to ensure ecological responsibility. Field studies conclude in October, and the finalized environmental evaluation is expected by February or March of 2027. Furthermore, forty-two permanent monitoring stations have been established to track potential environmental pollution across unique areas of the Kamchatka Peninsula.