Susanne
Wir durften eine tolle Skitourenreise in Georgien erleben. Alles war super organisiert und die Jungs vom Team geben sich viel Mühe dass die Touren vor Ort der Leistungsfähigkeit der Gruppe angepasst sind. Gerne wieder! LG, S.K.
Georgia is a country that seems made for lonely, breathtaking ski tours and freeride descents. Thanks to its fascinating culture, its marked hospitality and its first-class cuisine, the Svaneti region has for years been developing into a prime destination for ski tourers and freeriders from all over the world. Come along and find out for yourself how many possibilities the Georgian mountains offer for alpine challenges of every kind.
CHF 2'990.00
Georgia is a true gem when it comes to breathtaking deep-snow descents and remote alpine challenges.
Join us on this incredible ski touring and freeride trip, around the highest inhabited villages in Europe, in the midst of a backdrop of 4,000-metre mountains and Georgia’s highest mountain, Shkhara (5,193 m).
Experience the hospitality of the Georgians at first hand and try delicious dishes such as khachapuri, khinkali and chacha brandy.
Round off your adventure in the Georgian hinterland with a pinch of culture, by visiting the capital Tbilisi, which is famous for its hip vibes, flea markets and distinctive architecture. Recover from the strenuous touring week with a visit to the thermal baths and sulphur baths. Some of the villages we will visit during our trip are: Ushguli, Kutaisi, Mazeri, Mestia, Tbilisi.
Susanne
Wir durften eine tolle Skitourenreise in Georgien erleben. Alles war super organisiert und die Jungs vom Team geben sich viel Mühe dass die Touren vor Ort der Leistungsfähigkeit der Gruppe angepasst sind. Gerne wieder! LG, S.K.
Solid on all types of snow. Practised kick turns without falling
Generally fit for tours of between 800 and 1,500 metres of ascent per day.
Travel from Zurich or Milan by plane. We are happy to arrange travel by train if preferred. Overnight stay in Kutaisi
Travel to the Svaneti region and check-in at a local guest house, cabin or hotel.
Ski touring/freeride day depending on snow conditions
Change of valley and a visit to Europe’s highest continuously inhabited village, „Ushguli“. A starting point for further tours in the finest deep snow!
Ski touring/freeride day depending on snow conditions.
Drive back to Kutaisi, a short city tour and the journey home to Zurich, Milan or Munich.
In Mestia and Ushguli we stay in comfortable, mid-range accommodation run by locals. Depending on availability these are guest houses, hotels or well-equipped cabins. Most of the places have a sauna, so you can round off the evening after the ski tours.
Tbilisi: visit the „sulphur baths“ and enjoy a relaxing sauna;
Svaneti combines adventure, authentic Georgian culture and breathtaking scenery. What you no longer find in Zermatt, Andermatt and Davos still exists here: untracked powder on wide slopes, no queues, hardly any other groups out in the terrain – and five-thousanders as a backdrop around the village of Mestia. The village of 2,000 inhabitants has good infrastructure with supermarkets, sports shops, restaurants, cafés and hotels. From Mestia it takes 45 minutes to the Tetnuldi ski area, and the Hatsvali resort has been connected directly to the village by a chairlift since 2020. After the skiing, life begins: in the evening you can drink Georgian wine and chacha – and before that enjoy a Georgian feast with khachapuri and khinkali.
Ushguli, a community of four villages with a total population of only around 190 people, lies at the upper end of the Enguri gorge and lets us step almost into the Middle Ages. Ushguli has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. The drive from Mestia is barely 50 km long, but extremely adventurous. We spend two to three days there: one of the finest tours is the Gavibari – we put on our skis right outside the door of the accommodation, walk through the medieval village and head into the big Gavibari bowl. In the evening the „mama“ of the house cooks in the dining room.
A flight to Kutaisi – Georgia’s third-largest city. After arriving in the evening we spend one night in Kutaisi, then about 5 hours’ drive through the Greater Caucasus to Mestia. Alternatively: a flight to Tbilisi and a transfer. We organise all transfers from Kutaisi in a private hire car or bus.
