Ten days with seven on the mountain: the resort openers, three days of guided freeride, two days of ski touring — and then a different kind of day entirely: winter Ushguli, 45 km of mountain road to the UNESCO towers under snow, the Lamaria church and Svan food. A snowshoe day and a guided farewell morning in Mestia round it out.
This is the deepest ordinary winter trip we run — the longer packages simply add snow days to it. The price includes the Svan guide daily, lift passes on lift days, the group transfer from Kutaisi airport and back, our vehicles inside the region, and half board in Mestia. Groups are six people with one guide and one car; that arithmetic is the per-person price.
Classic or Signature
For skiers with time to go past the week: more mountain days, and the stone villages in snow.
Day by day
Warm-up day on the Zuruldi ridge: short lifts, forest runs, the guide reads your level.
The big alpine mountain: long open runs to 3,160 m with views to Ushba and Tetnuldi.
Off-piste inside the Tetnuldi and Hatsvali zones. The guide picks the lines and watches avalanche safety.
Off-piste inside the Tetnuldi and Hatsvali zones. The guide picks the lines and watches avalanche safety.
Signature: Cat skiing, Tetnuldi Alpine — Pistenbully into high alpine terrain: 6-7 runs of 500-600 vertical metres. Snowcat 2000 EUR/day shared by 13 riders.
Off-piste inside the Tetnuldi and Hatsvali zones. The guide picks the lines and watches avalanche safety.
Jeep to the day's best snow, then 1,000-1,500 vertical metres of skinning. Transceivers included. No lift, no pass.
Jeep to the day's best snow, then 1,000-1,500 vertical metres of skinning. Transceivers included. No lift, no pass.
Signature: Heliskiing - one drop — One helicopter drop on an untouched face, then a guided descent. The highlight of the trip.
45 km of winter mountain road to the UNESCO towers under snow. Lamaria church, Svan food.
Forests, frozen meadows and Svan villages on snowshoes. A gentle day that suits any level.
Signature: Snowmobile day — Snowmobiles into the upper valleys where skis do not reach.
Svan towers and the museum with the guide before the transfer out.
What is included
- A local Svan guide with the group every day
- All travel inside Svaneti in our own vehicles
- Lift passes on the days you ride lifts
- Group transfer from Kutaisi airport and back
- A room in Mestia with breakfast and dinner
Not included
- Flights and travel insurance
- Lunch on the mountain
- A room to yourself (single supplement on request)
- Helicopter and snowcat, unless the programme names them
Your guides
Shako MargianiAthlete · IFMGA & GMGA certified
Lasha PirtskhelianiIFMGA & GMGA mountain guide
Galo JapharidzeAlpine ski racer & guide · GMGA certified
Dato GuledaniMountain guide · GMGA certifiedCertified local Svan guides. We guide in English, Georgian and Svan.
Dates are flexible — tell us yours and we build the departure around them. Solo travellers can join a group that is already forming.
Questions we hear before this trip
When can this trip run?
Winter runs from 20 December to the end of April, and dates inside that window are flexible.
What is the group size?
Six people, one guide, one car — that is what the per-person price is built on. Larger groups are split by activity, each sub-group priced by its own rule.
Can I join alone?
Yes — a single traveller can join a departure that is already forming.
What is the winter Ushguli day?
Forty-five kilometres of winter mountain road to the UNESCO towers under snow, the Lamaria church and Svan food — the one day of the trip that is about stone rather than snow, placed late in the programme when your legs will thank you for it.
What is included, and what is not?
Included: the Svan guide each day, lift passes on the days you ride lifts, the group transfer from Kutaisi airport and back, all travel inside the region in our own vehicles, and a room in Mestia with breakfast and dinner. Not included: flights, insurance, lunch on the mountain, a room to yourself — and the helicopter and snowcat unless the programme names them.