3 days cat skiing Georgia
Our 3-day trip of cat skiing in Georgia runs from Saturday to Wednesday. You get 3 full days of cat skiing time on the mountain. Due to our remote backcountry location, we allow a day either side for getting to Bakhmaro and flight logistics.
Price €1680
Guide ratio 1:6 Two guides per snowcat
Ability Experienced off-piste, physically fit
Bookings Solo travellers, groups
Travel dates Arrive Saturday. Leave Bakhmaro on Tuesday afternoon after a full day of skiing. Overnight stay in Kutaisi hotel.
Booking requests Select the week you wish to visit on the booking form. If you want to request a different start day to Saturday, please let us know in the booking form and we will do our best to accommodate you.
Our 3-day cat skiing trips in Georgia are perfect for long-weekenders, shorter vacations or people already in our country who want to squeeze in the best of Georgia’s winter goodness.
Catskiing Georgia is an adventure into the wilderness of Guria’s deserted mountains. Abandoned summer cabins dot the landscape, swallowed up by winter’s deep powder. Explore the wild, raw backcountry and take in the breathtaking, dramatic Caucasus mountain views. And of course, shred Bakhmaro’s dry, light, fluffy powder with wild abandon before enjoying an invigorating sauna and an ice cold beer.
Your cat skiing trip in Georgia includes:
- All airport transfers and local transportation
- 3 days of cat skiing in Georgia (Bakhmaro)
- 3 days guiding with IFMGA / GMGA certified guides and aspirants
- 3 nights lodge accommodation in Bakhmaro
- 1 night hotel accommodation in your departure city (Kutaisi or Batumi or Tbilisi)
- All meals in Bakhmaro (Georgian breakfast and dinner in the lodge, packed lunch on the mountain, light refreshment after cat skiing)
- End-of-day sauna to unwind and relax
- Turkish coffee, water, tea, instant coffee
- An authentic Georgian experience
What is not included?
- Flights
- Travel insurance (with cover for mountain activities)
- Ski equipment (skis, snowboard, poles, boots, skins)
- Avalanche bag
- Avalanche kit: transceiver, shovel, probe
- Alcoholic drinks
- Food and drink outside your stay in Bakhmaro
What can be arranged, hired or bought as extra?
- Wine and beer (honesty bar at the lodge)
- Freeride skis and poles (book in advance)
- Avalanche bag with transceiver, shovel, probe (book in advance)
- Heli skiing (half or full day)
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3 days cat skiing Georgia
Every one of our 3-day trips of cat skiing in Georgia is unique. Our plans will always vary depending on the group, the weather, the development of conditions over the winter season and appropriate terrain choice. Our professional guides decide where to ski and ride each day, depending on these factors. The tour plan below is one of our recent cat skiing trips and a great example of what you can expect.
Day 1: Arrival and transfer
Kutaisi is the closest airport to Bakhamaro, and it’s usually the easiest travel option for our guests. However, you can also fly into Batumi or Tbilisi.
Our driver will collect you from the airport and drive you to Chkhakaura village. Transfer times are 1.75 hours from Kutaisi airport, 2.5 hours from Batumi airport and 6 hours from Tbilisi airport.
From Chkhakaura, there’s only one way to get to Bakhmaro: snow cat! One hour of ploughing through the snow, and you’ll arrive at Terrace Bakhmaro – our cabin home for the week.
Day 2: Safety checks and cat skiing
After breakfast, our cat skiing in Georgia trip begins in earnest! We run a safety check with the group. Following the safety briefing, we will run a 2-hour practice session on avalanche search and rescue to make sure everyone is familiar with their kit and you know what to do in case of an accident. Find out more about our safety, and get in touch if you’d like to know or learn more.
Our guides will do a transceiver check, then we’ll load our skis, snowboards and people into the snowcat, and set off for our first runs!
Mount Buksieti (2400m) is a 20 minute snowcat ride from our lodge. After several runs in this area, and a lunch stop, we move on to Mount Gadrekili (2508m) for some more fresh lines.
Day 3: Cat skiing at Sakornia
Mount Sakornia (2700m) is the highest peak in the Bakhmaro area. It’s a beautiful peak, visible from the lodge, with the longest run giving us 1000m of vertical descent. It offers a large variety of aspects, pitches and slopes for us to ski. And on a clear day, the views are spectacular – you can’t beat it!
It takes 50-60 minutes to get to the top of Sakornia from our lodge. Kick back, enjoy the views – and maybe break out some tunes on the way up. Once you’re over there, the snowcat trips back up to the top will only take about 15-25 minutes.
Day 4: Cat skiing and departure
The final day starts earlier to get the most out of our mountain time and Papara is one of the closest mountains to our lodge. It takes about 20 minutes to reach the summit in the snowcat. We can ski a mix of open slopes and wooded areas, and weave between (or jump over!) snow-buried cottages. Getting back to the lodge around 3pm means there’s time to pack, shower and eat before the transfer back to Kutaisi.
Dinner and an overnight stay in Kutaisi are organised and included (or Batumi or Tbilisi if flying out of one of those airports) so enjoy your time in one of the oldest cities in the world.
Day 5: Departure
And so our cat skiing trip in Georgia ends. We transport you from the hotel to the airport. Safe travels home!
There is no fixed itinerary, as our guides decide where to ski each day, depending on the weather and snow conditions. This gives you a flavour of a typical trip and an idea of what to expect. We aim to freeride different areas each day when possible – with your safety and enjoyment (in that order) guiding our decision-making. Because the Bakhmaro region is so vast and wild, we can discover and explore completely new areas where no one has skied before.
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