Avalanche Hunters. (1991)

The Head of the Avalanche Service of the Kamchatka Region Robert Shaikhutdinov is measuring the snow thickness and coming up to the helicopter.

A panorama of the bypassers’ feet walking by snowbroth.

A car is standing on the road in the snowbroth.

A panorama of the tractor standing, the cars passing by, people jumping over snowdrifts; snowing.

A panorama of a snowy road in the city of Petropavlosvsk-Kamchatsky.

A highway near Petrovskaya Sopka [“Petrovskaya” Hill], Robert Shaikhutdinov is speaking about the danger of avalanche.

Avalanche (natural calamity).

Snow clouds caused by falling avalanches.

Members of the Snow Surveying Group of the Avalanche Service are getting out of the helicopter, the door is being closed.

A panorama of the helicopter taking off and Robert Shaikhutdinov walking along the snowy field.

A panorama of the helicopter above the mountains.

Robert Shaikhutdinov is measuring the snow thickness, writing measured data down, and weighing the snow.

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: houses (through the tree branches) and snowy mountains in the background.

A church.

The city.

A panorama of the driver in the off-the-road vehicle’s cabin, the road, and the snow-removing machines in the street.

Robert Shaikhutdinov in the off-the-road vehicle’s cabin.

A tablet with the inscription “Kamchatskoe territorial’noe upravlenie po gidrometeorologii i kontrolyu prirodnoy sredy” [“Kamchatka Regional Department on Hydrometeorology and Environmental Control”].

A panorama of the Hydrometeorological Report.

A panorama of the Administration building.

A panorama of the snowy city.

A panorama of the falling avalanche.

Avalanchers are walking through deep snow during snowstorm; a panorama of them measuring the snow thickness; digging a hole in the snow and mounting the apparatus.

A panorama of Robert Shaikhutdinov writing down the results of the research.

A panorama of the snow-covered highlands and hills.

A panorama of Robert Shaikhutdinov skiing and measuring the snow thickness.

An icy gorge, and a panorama of the sky.

A panorama of a mountain river.

Icicles of the unusual shapes are hanging down.

Snow blocks in the water.

A photographer is taking pictures at the river.

A man is walking by the water.

A panorama of a village yard and a house and a man feeding up a sheep.

A dog is sleeping.

Cats are on the bench.

A panorama of the dog running along the yard, the man going down to the river and taking a water sample.

A panorama of hot spring on the highland.

A man is coming up to the hot spring.

A panorama of the people swimming in the hot spring; there is a snow block nearby.

A panorama of the avalanchers in the helicopter cockpit.

The Expedition Members walking through the snow.

A pilot is having headphones.

Robert Shaikhutdinov is taking pictures from the helicopter.

The helicopter is landing, people are loading stuff onto the helicopter.

The helicopter is in the air.

A panorama of the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky against the volcanoes.

A bus is running, a panorama of the mountains.

Robert Shaikhutdinov standing on the highway is speaking about avalanching.

Houses.

A snow-covered house, a building with the inscription “Morskaya gidrometeorologicheskaya stantsiya” [“Sea Hydrometeorologic Station”].

A panorama of the window and the apparatus in the station.

A station worker at the control panel.

A panorama of the stand-board with the numerical characters.

A winter street.

Children with dogs are walking by.

A woman is shoveling the snow near the house.

A panorama of the car covered with snow.

A panorama of the cat jumping off the tree and running.

A panorama of the cars running; they are running through the melted snow.

Avalanching.

Avalanchers are standing.

A panorama of the driver and Robert Shaikhutdinov in the off-the-road vehicle’s cabin.

A highway.

A panorama of Robert Shaikhutdinov coming up to the vehicle.

A panorama of Robert Shaikhutdinov and other avalanchers walking through deep snow, digging a hole in the snow.

Robert Shaikhutdinov is jumping down into the hole and measuring the snow thickness.

An avalancher is weighing the snow.

A skier is passing by the boys sitting on the bench.

A panorama of people skiing along the streets.

Birds are flying; the city.

A panorama of the mountains and the helicopter on the snow.

Avalanchers are standing on the snow; the helicopter is taking off and flying over the mountains.

Robert Shaikhutdinov is packing the tent and the equipment; the helicopter is flying up to him.

A snow-covered part of the road.