Gudauri 1-week guided freeride skiing and ski touring

Discover Gudauri, a 50 km ski area of incredible pistes in the Caucasus region. Ilia, a local GMGA certified mountain guide, will take you there on an amazing freeride and ski touring trip, suitable for all levels.

Private

8 Days

Jan - Apr, Dec

Description

I invite you to join me on a 1-week guided freeride skiing and ski touring trip in Gudauri, suitable for all levels.

This ski center is located in the Southern plateau of the Caucasus Mountain Range in Georgia. The area is characterized by its high slopes, completely above the tree line. Gudauri is also famous for being a place free of avalanches, giving freeriders the safest ski experience.

Gudauri offers a good system of hotels and lodges where you can rest and relax after intense freeride skiing and ski touring days. All of them are equipped with a bar and some of them offer a sauna and gym.

Moreover, the ski resort has 7 chair lifts and a gondola to take you to the top of the best ski runs. Besides, as if it wasn't enough, heliskiing is also available in this region.

If you're interested in this trip, please find below a day-by-day program I have prepared for you. Any item can be adapted to your wishes and expectations.

The trip I propose has a wide variety of routes and activities. Adding all my experience and my training as a professional guide in Georgia, I can guarantee one of the best ski experiences of your life. We can adapt the trip to all kinds of clients.

Please get in touch with me if you want to join me on this freeride skiing and ski touring trip in Gudauri. You can send me a request and we can start planning for an unforgettable ski tour.

If I'm not available to guide you, one of my 3 teammates, all of them GMGA mountain guides, will be happy to do so.

You can also hire me for one or several days to go exploring the best spots of Gudauri and its surroundings. You can check this tour here: Gudauri freeride and ski touring with a guide.

Price includes

Accommodation included
Guiding fee
Breakfast
Dinner
Transport during the trip
Transportation start and back
Lifts tickets

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival

You’ll arrive to your hotel in Gudauri after driving for 2 hours from the airport of Tbilisi. Overnight staying in that hotel, which will be our base during the trip.

Day 2: First ski day

After a brief introduction, we will take a ski lift and do some freeride skiing around the best spots of the resort: Mt. Kudebi, Mt. Sadzele (3.300m) and Mt.Chrdilebi (2.800m). At night, return to the hotel in Gudauri.

Day 3: Freeride day

Freeride skiing day on Kobi Pass, 3.200 meters high. Freeride also on back and front sides of Bidara, at 3.100m. The first part of the ascent includes lifts and a 30-minute hike. At the end of the day, we’ll go back to Gudauri by car. Night in the hotel.

Day 4: Mt. Miliona

On our 4th day we’ll enjoy more freeride skiing in Mt. Miliona (3.200m). First part, with lifts and hike of 1 hour. Then, we’ll go down to 2.000 meters and finally we’re back at the hotel to rest (Gudauri).

Day 5: Ski touring day on Mt. Lomisa 1

I’ll guide a ski tour on the 2.300-meter-high Mt. Lomisa 1. We’ll get there after a 30-minute drive and 2 hours of hiking. After that, we descend to 1.400 meters high. Night in the hotel.

Day 6: Ski touring day on Mt. Lomisa 2

Another ski touring day, this time on Mt. Lomisa 2 (2.400 meters). We’ll get there after a 30-minute drive and 2 hours of hiking. After that, we go down to 1.400 meters high. Night in the hotel.

Day 7: Ski touring day on Mt. Dedaena

Ski tour on Mt. Dedaena (3400m). It’s a 20 minutes drive. Hike for 3 hours. Descent to 2.300 meters high.

Day 8: Departure

Departure and end of the program.

FAQs

What is the max number of people per group?

The max size for one guide is 6 people. If you are more than 6 we just need to organise and add tail guide, so no problem.

What's included in the price?

We will meet at Tbilisi airport and then we'll take care of everything else, including the transport back to the airport the last day. The price also includes:

Guiding fee

Accommodation

Lifts tickets

Transport during the trip

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

What are some recommended accommodations near our adventure location?

We understand that finding the perfect place to stay is an essential part of your adventure experience. To help you with this, we’ve curated a list of three highly recommended hotels that offer comfort, convenience, and a touch of local charm. These accommodations are well-suited for adventurers looking to relax and rejuvenate after an exciting day of exploration

Tbilisi Marriott Hotel Tbilisi Georgia

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Holiday Inn Tbilisi Tbilisi Georgia

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Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel

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Tbilisi Tbilisi Georgia

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About the guide

Ilia

4.4

(84)

Mountain Guide

I'm a fully certified IFMGA / UIAGM mountain guide from Tbilisi, Georgia. I have the GMGA (Georgian Mountain Guides Association) certificate and I'm a member of the Austrian Mountain Guide Association.

I'm a professional mountaineer, national team member of Georgian Mountain Federation. I am actively climbing in the Caucasus mountain range.

The programs I guide more often are:
- Mountaineering = Mt. Kazbek, Mt. Tetnuldi, Mt. Ushba, Chaukhi region.
- Ski Touring = Gudauri, Svaneti, Kazbegi regions.
I also manage large expeditions and base camps for Caucasus Mountains.

Please get in touch with me if you plan to come to Georgia. It will be my great pleasure to help you and to guide you in our awesome mountains.

I am leading a Guide Office in Georgia, and work together with my colleagues George, Lasha and Leri (National certified Mountain Guides). In case I'm not available, one of them will be your guide.

Languages

Russian | Georgian | English

Certificates

GMGA | IFMGA

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