The shortest winter trip we sell: a day at Hatsvali, where short lifts and forest runs let the guide read your level, then a day on Tetnuldi — long open runs to 3,160 m with Ushba standing across the valley. It is built for skiers who are already in Georgia, or close, and can give Svaneti exactly one weekend. The order is the point: you warm up before the mountain that deserves fresh legs.
The package carries what a weekend cannot afford to lose time on: a local Svan guide both days, lift passes, the group transfer from Kutaisi airport and back, travel inside the region in our own vehicles, and a room in Mestia with breakfast and dinner. A group is six people — one guide, one car — and that arithmetic is the per-person price.
Classic or Signature
For skiers already in or near Georgia who can give Svaneti exactly one weekend.
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.
Signature: Heliskiing - one drop — One helicopter drop on an untouched face, then a guided descent. The highlight of the trip.
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.
How big is the group?
Six people, one guide, one car — that is what the per-person price is built on. A group larger than six is split by activity, and each sub-group is priced by its own rule.
I ski alone — can I join a group?
Yes. A single traveller can join a departure that is already forming.
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.
What level do I need?
Day one at Hatsvali is a warm-up on short lifts and forest runs, where the guide reads your level; day two is Tetnuldi's long open runs to 3,160 m. Both days are lift-served, with the guide riding with you.