WINTER BAIKAL ❄️ (LISTVYANKA, OLKHON)

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : Former DVOW Finalist VadimUshKa brings us this stunning drone video from Russia's giant Lake Baikal in the wintertime. Located in southern Siberia, the lake holds as much freshwater as all of the North American Great Lakes combined. During the winter months, it completely freezes over, with ice thickness of over 6 ft. in places (about 2 m). During these months, the lake's 12k+ square mi. of surface area (around 32k square km) becomes a winter playground. The video includes shots of Olkhon Island, the world's third-largest lake island.

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Baikal is the largest and deepest freshwater lake in the world, located on the territory of Buryatia and the Irkutsk region of Russia. This is a whole sea that can surprise everyone with its beauty and grandeur. But, perhaps, Baikal needs no introduction, and without that it is the dream of many.

A trip to Baikal in winter is an opportunity to see the lake in a unique state. When it freezes, it is covered with stunningly spectacular transparent ice. It is better to go in February or March: freezing over a huge area is a long process. The average air temperature in winter is -7…-15 °C. Clothing for travel at this time should be warm, windproof and sporty. In addition, many activities are offered for leisure - walking, skating, husky sledding and even climbing rocks.

Baikal ice is difficult to describe with one epithet: it is so different and impressive. Shades of ice vary from pale blue to deep blue, from white to black - transparent, hiding the abyss. The ice is usually covered in a network of cracks, sometimes including "studs" or bubbles. Ice creates whole cities: hummocks or walls of icicles near the rocks. In addition, this "crystal" sounds, cracking from the temperature difference.