Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula Sees Building Entrances Blocked, Cars Buried After Biggest Snowstorm In 60 Years

The heaviest snowfall in six decades has blanketed Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the Far East, resulting in enormous snowdrifts several feet high that have sealed off building entrances and buried vehicles, as documented by Reuters imagery and weather monitoring stations.

In certain locations, more than 6.5 feet of snow accumulated during the first half of January alone, following an already staggering 12 feet that fell throughout December, according to data from the monitoring stations. (RELATED: Fans Outraged After Matt Devitt Shockingly Fired By WINK News With Allegedly No Reason Given Whatsoever)

Photographs from Reuters captured cars submerged almost entirely beneath the deep snowpack, with four-wheel-drive vehicles either spinning their wheels in vain or rendered immobile by the massive walls of snow. Residents have had no choice but to shovel out pathways just to reach the doors of their apartment complexes.

People dig out their cars after a powerful snowstorm dumped several feet of snow across parts of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. pic.twitter.com/v63lUtegX6

— AccuWeather (@accuweather) January 18, 2026

“I plan to go on a walk around the city tomorrow, though unfortunately the car has been parked in a snowdrift for a month,” said photographer Lydmila Moskvicheva, per Reuters, who is located in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a port city that’s 4,200 miles from Moscow.

Footage shared on Russian media outlets showed people walking atop towering snowdrifts that rose level with traffic lights, while enormous mounds of snow several feet tall lined the roadways. (RELATED: Hawaii: Kilauea Volcano Erupts, Unleashes Lava Fountains For 40th Time Since 2024)

A few residents were even seen leaping down from the high drifts for amusement amid the deep winter cover.