Four days, half of them off-piste. Hatsvali and Tetnuldi open the legs — forest runs first, then the long lines to 3,160 m — and then come two full days of guided freeride inside the Tetnuldi and Hatsvali zones, with the guide choosing the lines and watching avalanche safety. The resort days come first on purpose: the freeride starts from rhythm, not from cold.
The price already holds the practical layer: a local Svan guide every day, lift passes on lift days, the group transfer from Kutaisi airport and back, all travel inside the region in our own vehicles, and a Mestia room with breakfast and dinner. A group is six people, one guide, one car — which is exactly why the per-person price is what it is.
Classic or Signature
For confident skiers who came for the snow between the runs, not the runs.
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.
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.
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 happen?
Any time in the winter season — 20 December to the end of April. Dates inside the season are flexible.
How many skiers in the group?
Six, with one guide and one car — that arithmetic is the per-person price. A group larger than six is split by activity, each sub-group priced by its own rule.
I am travelling alone — can I join?
Yes. A single traveller can join a departure that is already forming.
Is a helicopter or snowcat involved?
Not in the Classic version — its freeride days are guided and inside the Tetnuldi and Hatsvali zones. Signature replaces them with a cat-skiing day on Tetnuldi Alpine and a one-drop heliskiing day. The rule across all our packages is the same: the machines are included only when the programme names them.
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.