Residents of Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula are experiencing the heaviest snowfall in 60 years.
In some areas, more than 2 m (6.5 feet) of snow fell in the first half of January after 3.7 m (12 feet) fell in December, Reuters reported.
“These conditions are exceptionally rare as far as modern observations go,” explained Vera Polyakova, head of Kamchatka’s Hydrometeorology Center.
Videos show cars completely buried under snow, locals shoveling their way out of building entrances, and others exiting their apartments through lower-floor windows.
Meanwhile, classes in schools and universities have either been canceled or moved online.
Amid the powerful winter storm, a number of Kamchatka residents have used their phones to document how the extreme weather has affected their everyday lives—whether by enabling fun jumps into snowdrifts or disrupting people’s jobs.
Here are some of the best videos of the historic snowfall.
#1 “It’s not every day you have to TUNNEL to work”
It’s not every day you have to TUNNEL to work
But nothing’s stopping Russia’s Kamchatka residents — not even a 4-meter WALL of snow pic.twitter.com/HYmGHoRYi0
— Matt Francis Underwood-Memelord! (@MattFrancisUnd) January 17, 2026
#2 Below-zero parking lot
🚨More insane footage coming out of Kamchatka, Russia where they have had the largest snowfall in 130 years.😳 pic.twitter.com/nfU3sxR0QK
— Don Keith (@RealDonKeith) January 19, 2026
#3 New fridge
From Russia with love 🫶
I love how people in Kamchatka optimistically admit the snow disaster 🤗 pic.twitter.com/GF8HVBm9PG— Roberto (@UniqueMongolia) January 17, 2026
#4 Jumping out of the window
In Kamchatka, Russia, it snowed so much that dudes are jumping out of buildings without injuring themselves. pic.twitter.com/6Et89omHDM
— Dudes Posting Their W’s (@DudespostingWs) January 19, 2026
#5 When there’s a will, there’s a way
🇷🇺 Kamchatka, Russia.
The guy in this footage has dug his car out of five meters of snow 🙈🫡 pic.twitter.com/rE8UjWB1x5— Roberto (@UniqueMongolia) January 17, 2026
#6 A risky jump
❄️ In Kamchatka (Russia), rescuers urged residents not to jump into snowdrifts from windows:
“Under the layer of snow, there may be fences, cars, sharp metal structures that can injure a person. There's also a high chance of getting stuck in a snowdrift without being able to get… pic.twitter.com/Jg2IxZlNH4
— Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) January 16, 2026
#7 Completely buried
That’s some snow fall in Kamchatka
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) January 17, 2026
#8 “The Kamchatka vibe”
❄️🇷🇺 That's Kamchatka vibe pic.twitter.com/bLu9lkpiFW
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) January 14, 2026
#9 Baby, it’s cold outside
— 🇮🇶Ar ☻ (@A_6wh) January 17, 2026
#10 Children sliding down a snowdrift
Children sliding down a snowdrift as tall as an apartment building in Kamchatka, Russia, after the massive snowfalls of the past days.pic.twitter.com/RDAlKi84RC
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) January 17, 2026
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