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Ski Resorts in Georgia Compared, Resort by Resort: Gudauri, Bakuriani, Goderdzi and Mestia

Many skiers on a wide snowy slope with drag lifts and frosted forest at BakurianiPhoto: georgia.travel
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Key takeaways
  • Georgia has five lift-served ski areas in four resorts, all run by the state Mountain Trails Agency: Gudauri, Bakuriani, Goderdzi, and Mestia, where Hatsvali and Tetnuldi count as one resort.
  • Gudauri is the only resort big enough for a varied week, with lifts to about 3,280 m; Bakuriani is the family pick, Goderdzi gets the deepest snow, and Tetnuldi has the longest run, about 9.5 km.
  • In 2025/26 lifts started turning between 20 and 27 December and stopped between 29 March (Bakuriani, Goderdzi, Hatsvali) and 19 April (Gudauri); no resort had published 2026/27 dates as of 16 October 2026.
  • Drive times: Gudauri 2 to 2.5 hours from Tbilisi, Bakuriani about 3 to 3.5, Goderdzi 3 to 4 hours from Batumi, Mestia about 4.5 hours from Kutaisi; the Goderdzi Pass is normally shut all winter.
  • One reusable Multicard carries every pass type, children under 6 ride free, and 7- and 10-day MultiSki passes are valid at all four resorts on days of your choosing.

For most visitors the best ski resort in Georgia is Gudauri: it has the most lifts, the highest skiing and the widest spread of runs, and the drive up from the capital takes only 2 to 2.5 hours. Each of the other four areas wins on something specific. Bakuriani is the family village in the spruce forest, Goderdzi above Batumi catches the heaviest snow, Hatsvali is a gentle hill on the edge of Mestia, and Tetnuldi offers long descents beneath the giants of Svaneti.

Below we take the resorts one at a time, using the figures that the operator and the national tourism administration publish: altitude, runs, lifts, the 2025/26 lift season, transport from Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Batumi, where to sleep and what to do once the lifts stop. A decision table, notes on the 2026/27 opening and an FAQ close the page. Freeride, ski touring, avalanche safety and winter costs live in our winter adventures guide, which this comparison builds on.

Ski resorts in Georgia at a glance: altitude, runs, lifts and season

All five areas in this table are run by the Mountain Trails Agency (MTA), a state-owned company. It counts Mestia as one resort with two ski areas, so its material talks about four resorts while the map shows five names. Piste totals differ between sources because some count only prepared runs and others add the open ground between them, so the table gives ranges and the notes below say who measured what.

ResortLift altitudesMarked runsLifts2025/26 lift seasonGateway and drive
GudauriAbout 2,000 to 3,280 m (Sadzele)About 35 to 70 km, depending on the source; about 20 runsAbout 1727 Dec 2025 to 19 Apr 2026Tbilisi, 2 to 2.5 h
Bakuriani (Didveli, Kokhta, Mitarbi)About 1,700 to 2,702 mAbout 33 km (operator); 23 runs and about 27 km (tourism administration)1220 Dec 2025 to 29 Mar 2026Tbilisi, 3 to 3.5 h
GoderdziAbout 1,720 to 2,364 mAbout 7 to 8 km327 Dec 2025 to 29 Mar 2026Batumi, 3 to 4 h
Hatsvali (Mestia)1,868 to 2,348 m, plus a chairlift up from town at 1,428 mAbout 5.5 to 7 km on five to seven runs427 Dec 2025 to 29 Mar 2026Kutaisi, about 4.5 h to Mestia
Tetnuldi (Mestia)About 2,260 to 3,160 mAbout 13 to 14 km on nine runs; longest about 9.5 km5Opened in stages from late Dec 2025; closed 9 Apr 2026Mestia, then about 40 min by road

One operator figure does not fit the rest. MTA gives Mestia 37 km of trails and 14 lifts for Hatsvali and Tetnuldi together, about double what the tourism administration lists area by area. We use the per-area numbers, which agree with the official Hatsvali piste map.

Gudauri: Georgia's biggest ski resort for a full week

Altitude, runs and lifts

The resort village of Gudauri stands at roughly 2,200 m under the Jvari Pass, 120 km up the Georgian Military Road from the capital. Its lifts climb from about 2,000 m to about 3,280 m at the top of the Sadzele lift, close to 1,300 m of vertical. The operator grades the runs in four colours but publishes no total length. Totals measured by different sources run from about 35 to 70 km. The low end, about 35 km, is an independent survey of marked pistes, more than half of them intermediate; the tourism administration lists about 20 runs, and totals near 70 km take in the open bowls between them. Roughly 17 lifts, a mix of chairs, drag lifts and gondolas, cover the area, and a chain of gondolas drops over the ridge to Kobi in the Tergi valley, a ride the operator puts at about 45 minutes.

Who it suits

Intermediates get the most out of Gudauri: long, wide blues and reds above the trees, short weekday queues and the big run down to Kobi for a change of scenery. Confident skiers find the steepest marked runs off the top lifts, and the resort is the country's base for heli-skiing and guided freeride. Beginners learn on the gentle lifts beside New Gudauri. The weak point is weather. The ski area lies almost entirely above the trees, so in a whiteout you ski by feel, and families with small children may prefer a spa morning.

Snow and season

Altitude keeps the snow in good shape from January well into spring. The lifts ran from 21 December to 17 April in 2024/25 and from 27 December to 19 April in 2025/26, the longest season of any Georgian resort that winter. Snow is most dependable from mid-January to mid-March. In 2025/26 the lifts turned from about 10:00 to 17:00, with night skiing on Friday and Saturday evenings from about 20:00 to 22:00.

Getting there

By car Tbilisi is 2 to 2.5 hours away, and a private transfer from Tbilisi airport takes about 2.5 hours. Minibuses for Stepantsminda leave Didube station in Tbilisi and will drop you in Gudauri. From Kutaisi allow about 5 hours and from Batumi about 7, both via Mtskheta. Coming up from Tbilisi you never cross the Jvari Pass: it lies beyond the resort, on the 14 km stretch to Kobi, which the Roads Department shut completely on 10 to 17 days in each of the last five winters. It only affects you if you sleep in Stepantsminda and drive over every morning.

Where to stay and après-ski

Base yourself in New Gudauri, the cluster of hotels and apartment blocks around the lower lifts, so you can ski back to the door. Old Gudauri along the main road and the valley village of Pasanauri, about 40 minutes below, cost less but mean driving every day. Evenings revolve around saunas, hotel spas and a handful of bars rather than a party scene. Drive down to Pasanauri for khinkali, book a snowmobile ride or a tandem paragliding flight on a calm day, or give your legs a rest day under Mount Kazbek.

Our six-day Gudauri ski week runs on the dates you choose, for any group size, with the hotel, transfers, lift passes and either lessons or a freeride guide booked for you.

Bakuriani: Didveli, Kokhta and Mitarbi for families and beginners

Altitude, runs and lifts

Bakuriani is a resort village at about 1,700 m on the Trialeti range, 30 km uphill from Borjomi, with three separate ski areas on one pass. Didveli, the main one, rises to 2,702 m on the official map and is covered by snowmaking; Bakuriani staged the 2023 freestyle and snowboard world championships. Kokhta (2,157 m) and Mitarbi (2,207 m) lie on the western side of the village and connect by a long trail through the forest. The operator counts 12 lifts and 33 km of trails; the tourism administration lists 23 runs adding up to about 27 km. Two Didveli runs, Slope Style and Lado, are competition courses that holiday skiers may not use.

Who it suits

No Georgian resort is easier with small children. The kids' park and the gentlest lifts sit at the foot of Didveli, the runs are shorter and less exposed than at Gudauri, and spruce woods give shelter and contrast when cloud comes in. Intermediates have enough for three or four days, above all the reds from the top of Didveli and the tree-lined trails of Mitarbi. Experts and freeriders will find it small.

Snow and season

Bakuriani is lower and drier than the other resorts, so snowmaking does a lot of the work. In 2024/25 it was the first to open, on 7 December on machine-made snow, yet by mid-March a thin winter had shut Kokhta and Mitarbi while Didveli kept going. In 2025/26 Kokhta opened on 20 December, Didveli on 22 December, and all three areas closed on 29 March. Day lifts ran about 10:00 to 17:00 that winter, and night skiing ran every evening from about 17:00 to 21:30, more than at any other resort.

Getting there

Tbilisi is 180 to 190 km away, 3 to 3.5 hours by road through Gori, Khashuri and Borjomi. Minibuses leave Didube in the morning for Bakuriani itself, or you can ride one to Borjomi and take the local van up the last 30 km. From Kutaisi count on about 180 km and 3 hours, and from Batumi about 290 km and 4.5 to 5 hours on the lowland road, since the shorter route over the Goderdzi Pass is closed in winter. The old Kukushka train from Borjomi is still out of service while its line is rebuilt; the government expects it back in December 2026.

Where to stay and après-ski

Hotels at the Didveli base give you ski-in, ski-out days, while the village centre has the guesthouses, restaurants and most of the evening life, a short ride from the Kokhta lifts. Borjomi, 40 minutes down the hill, is cheaper and has its spa park and mineral springs, but you drive up each day. After skiing, children have sledging, the ice rink and the toboggan run, and adults have warm Georgian taverns rather than bars.

Goderdzi: deep snow and quiet slopes in the mountains above Batumi

Altitude, runs and lifts

Goderdzi was built in the mid-2010s beside the 2,027 m pass between Adjara and Samtskhe-Javakheti. Three lifts, including a gondola and a six-seat chairlift, run from about 1,720 m to 2,364 m and serve about 8 km of trails by the operator's count, or a little over 7 km in independent surveys. The operator says the terrain suits all levels, but the official Adjara tourism site rates the runs medium to difficult, so check the piste map on arrival. The longest run is about 4.5 km. A 200 m practice slope with a short carpet lift sits by the base.

Who it suits

Beginners, families and relaxed intermediates have the pistes nearly to themselves on weekdays. The real draw is the snow around them: forest, open ridges and the slopes toward Beshumi hold powder for days after a storm, which is why snowcat operators and touring guides work from here. A strong piste skier will run out of new terrain in a day or two, so treat Goderdzi as part of a Batumi trip or a longer tour.

Snow and season

Wet air off the Black Sea makes this the snowiest resort in Georgia: the tourism administration puts the usual midwinter depth at 3 to 4 m. The catch is the weather: fog and storms can stop the lifts on some days. Lifts opened on 14 December in 2024/25 and on 27 December in 2025/26, closing on 29 March 2026, and ran from about 10:00 to 16:00 on weekdays and until 17:00 at weekends.

Getting there

From Batumi it is about 110 km and 3 to 4 hours in winter, up the Adjaristskali valley through Keda, Shuakhevi and Khulo, the last part on a twisting road that is still being rebuilt in places. In February 2025 the Roads Department let cars climb to the resort only with chains fitted, so travel in a 4x4 or with a transfer in a winter-ready vehicle. The road on over the pass to Adigeni and Akhaltsikhe normally closes for the winter between November and mid-December and reopens between late April and mid-May. From Tbilisi in winter you therefore go round by the coast, about 470 km and 8 to 9 hours, or fly to Batumi; from Kutaisi allow 5 to 6 hours. Some rental firms bar their cars from the pass road altogether, and the Goderdzi entry on our mountain road and pass status page shows each year's closing and opening notices.

Where to stay and après-ski

A few hotels and chalets stand at the resort, with more guesthouses a 3 km drive below in Danisparauli, and in Khulo, about an hour down the valley. Evenings are quiet and centre on Adjarian food: borano, local cheese melted in butter, and the boat-shaped Adjarian khachapuri. Batumi only works as a base for a single long day, so sleep on the mountain if you want more than one.

Skiing in Mestia: Hatsvali and Tetnuldi in Svaneti

Upper Svaneti has two ski areas a short drive apart, sold as one resort from Mestia, the town of stone towers at about 1,500 m. Ski days here come with medieval churches, Svan food and some of the largest mountain views in the Caucasus, but reaching them takes most of a day.

Hatsvali: Mestia's home hill

A chairlift leaves the edge of Mestia at 1,428 m and climbs to the Hatsvali base at 1,868 m, where the Zuruldi gondola continues to the ridge at 2,348 m and two drag lifts serve the learners' area. The official piste map names seven runs: two beginner trails, the blue Slalom, the red Tezo and the black Zuruldi, Givi and Tezo 2. The tourism administration measures about 5.5 km in all, with a longest descent of about 4.4 km; other counts reach 7 km. It suits first-timers, families and half days, and the trees help visibility when it snows. In 2025/26 the Zuruldi lift started on 27 December, the area closed on 29 March, and lifts ran about 10:00 to 16:00.

Tetnuldi: the long runs

Tetnuldi is the big mountain, about 40 minutes by road from Mestia, below Mount Tetnuldi (4,858 m). Five lifts reach about 3,160 m and serve nine runs of about 13 to 14 km in total, rated mostly easy or intermediate but long and high, and the main run drops for roughly 9.5 km, the longest in the South Caucasus. The faces above the lifts have hosted the FIS Freeride World Tour each winter since 2024, and Georgia keeps a place on the tour for five years from 2025. Off-piste skiing here is allowed only with a professional guide. Wind can stop the upper lifts, so keep a Hatsvali day in reserve. In 2026 Tetnuldi ran until 9 April, eleven days longer than Hatsvali.

Getting there

Mestia lies about 460 km by road from Tbilisi, a drive of 8 to 9 hours through Kutaisi and Zugdidi, or a short hop in a small plane from Natakhtari airfield north of Tbilisi several days a week, weather permitting. From Kutaisi it is about 240 km and 4.5 hours, and from Batumi about 270 km and 5 hours. Minibuses or buses run from Tbilisi and Kutaisi; in winter a private transfer with a 4x4 on call is the comfortable choice. In Mestia, taxis and shuttles head up to Tetnuldi each morning, and the Hatsvali chairlift starts on the edge of town.

Where to stay and après-ski

Sleep in Mestia for both areas, in guesthouses and small hotels around Seti Square, many with home cooking. After the lifts, see the medieval icons in the Svaneti Museum, climb inside a family tower, and eat kubdari, a bread filled with spiced meat, and tashmijabi, mashed potato stretched with cheese. In midwinter watch for Lamproba, when families light torches by the village churches, and on a clear day add Ushguli if the road is open.

Fly in, keep a road planThe small planes to Mestia stay on the ground in cloud. If you fly in, book a driver as your fallback, and leave a spare day at the Svaneti end rather than the day before your flight home.

Smaller ski areas and lift-free snow in Georgia

Beyond the five areas above we know of no other public lift-served resort in Georgia for 2026/27. The rest of the snow is for touring, snowcats or a sledge.

  • Bakhmaro, Guria: a summer resort at about 2,000 m with no lifts. In winter the last stretch is by snowmobile or snowcat, and guides use it for touring and cat-skiing.
  • Kazbegi: no lifts, but guided ski touring from Stepantsminda and Juta in late winter and spring, with the Gudauri lifts about 45 minutes away when the Jvari Pass is open.
  • Bakuriani village tows: the village has had a few small private nursery lifts outside the MTA system, such as the old '25' slope; whether they run depends on snow, so ask locally.
  • Shovi, Racha: the spa resort was wrecked by a huge landslide in August 2023 and offers no skiing.

For snowcat days, heli-skiing and touring routes in these places, see our winter adventures guide.

How to get to Georgia's ski resorts from Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Batumi

Pick the airport by resort: Tbilisi for Gudauri and Bakuriani, Batumi for Goderdzi, and Kutaisi for Mestia, or Tbilisi plus the small plane. The times below are winter driving times in normal conditions; add an hour or more after fresh snow.

ResortFrom TbilisiFrom KutaisiFrom BatumiPublic transport
Gudauri120 km, 2 to 2.5 hAbout 320 km, about 5 hAbout 450 km, about 7 hStepantsminda minibuses from Didube stop in Gudauri
Bakuriani180 to 190 km, 3 to 3.5 hAbout 180 km, about 3 hAbout 290 km, 4.5 to 5 hMinibuses from Didube, or via Borjomi
GoderdziAbout 470 km via the coast, 8 to 9 h; about 5 to 6 h via Akhaltsikhe when the pass is openAbout 240 km, 5 to 6 hAbout 110 km, 3 to 4 hMinibus from Batumi to Khulo, then a taxi
Mestia (Hatsvali, Tetnuldi)About 460 km, 8 to 9 h, or a flight from NatakhtariAbout 235 km, 4.5 to 5 hAbout 270 km, about 5 hMinibuses or buses from Tbilisi and Kutaisi; flights weather permitting

Transfer options

  • Private transfer: a car or minivan with a driver who knows snow, booked for your group alone, with stops on the way at Ananuri, Borjomi or the Enguri dam. We meet you at any of the three airports.
  • Rental car: fine for Gudauri and Bakuriani if you are at ease on snow. Ask for winter tyres and chains, and read the contract, as some firms ban their cars from the Goderdzi Pass road.
  • Minibus (marshrutka): cheap and frequent to Gudauri and Bakuriani, slower and less predictable to Goderdzi and Mestia. Skis travel on the roof or in the back.
  • Domestic flight: only to Mestia, in small planes that wait out low cloud.

The Jvari and Goderdzi passes in winter

Two passes shape winter plans. On the way to Kazbegi, past Gudauri, you cross the Jvari Pass, whose highest point is 2,379 m. Between about November and April the Roads Department now and then shuts the stretch from Gudauri to Kobi because of blizzards or avalanche danger, but Gudauri itself can still be reached from Tbilisi. The Goderdzi Pass is closed for the whole winter on the Samtskhe side, between the resort and Utkhisubani, while the resort stays open from Batumi. In September 2026 the ministry said it wants to keep this pass open in future winters, without naming a date. Before any mountain drive, check our mountain road and pass status page, which tracks the Roads Department notices and each pass's opening and closing history.

Lift passes in Georgia: one card for all four resorts

All four resorts sell passes through one system. You buy a plastic Multicard once, about 5 GEL (about $2) on the operator's 2025 price list and refundable with ID at a ticket office, then load passes onto it at any resort. Keep it after your trip: the card works again in later seasons.

  • Children under 6 ride free; the child rate covers ages 6 to 12 and the junior rate ages 13 to 18.
  • Day passes exclude night skiing, which has its own ticket; seasonal passes include it.
  • 7-day and 10-day MultiSki passes are good at every MTA resort, and the days need not be consecutive, so one pass covers a Gudauri and Bakuriani trip.
  • Buy at the resort ticket offices, at Smart supermarkets in Tbilisi, Gudauri, Borjomi and Zhinvali, at the Marco Polo hotel in Gudauri, or online through the SKIPASS.GE app, TKT.GE, Super App and Biletebi.ge. In 2025/26 online sales opened on 23 December.
  • Bring the physical card to the turnstile: a QR code or e-ticket does not open the gate. Passes cannot be refunded, and a lost personal pass is replaced only if you report it within 24 hours.
  • Ticket offices stop selling about 30 minutes before the lifts close.

On prices: the official 2025/26 winter tariff sat on the operator's lift-status site, which is offline between seasons, and we could not read it in October 2026, so we quote no lift-pass figures here. The day-pass prices reported last winter are in the cost table of our winter adventures guide, and we will add the official 2026/27 tariff once it appears, usually in December. Watch for bank deals as well: in 2025/26, TBC Concept Visa cardholders got 30% off several pass types bought online.

Sort the card out in TbilisiQueues at the ticket offices are longest on opening weekend and over New Year. Order the card through the SKIPASS.GE app, which delivers within Tbilisi, or top up an old card online the evening before you ski.

Which ski resort in Georgia is best for you?

Match the resort to the trip you want, not to the biggest number of kilometres.

Best forResortWhy
A full ski week with varietyGudauriMost lifts and runs, the highest skiing and the longest season
First-timers and small childrenBakurianiKids' park at Didveli, short sheltered runs, night skiing every evening in 2025/26
A quick trip from TbilisiGudauri2 to 2.5 hours by road with no pass to cross
Powder and tree skiingGoderdziThe heaviest snow in Georgia, forest and snowcat terrain
The longest single runTetnuldiRoughly 9.5 km from top to bottom under Mount Tetnuldi
Skiing plus history and cultureHatsvali and TetnuldiMestia's towers, museum and Svan food after the lifts
Heli-skiing and guided freerideGudauri and TetnuldiThe heli base at Gudauri; Freeride World Tour faces at Tetnuldi
Skiing in AprilGudauri and TetnuldiOpen to 19 April and 9 April in 2026
A snow break from BatumiGoderdziThe only ski resort in Adjara, 3 to 4 hours up the valley
A group of skiers and non-skiersBakurianiSledging, the ice rink and Borjomi's park close by

Two resorts in one trip work well. Gudauri and Bakuriani are about 270 km and 4 to 4.5 hours apart by road, and a 7- or 10-day MultiSki pass covers both. Any of these resorts can be the base of a private trip with us: you choose the dates and the size of the group, and we arrange transfers, rooms, passes and lessons, plus a guide in your language if you want one.

2026/27 ski season in Georgia: opening dates and what is new

As of 16 October 2026 the Mountain Trails Agency had not announced opening dates for 2026/27, and its newest posts still covered the summer lifts. In the last two winters it announced dates only a day to ten days before the first lifts turned, so expect news in the first half of December. The past two seasons are the best guide.

Resort2024/252025/26
Gudauri21 Dec 2024 to 17 Apr 202527 Dec 2025 to 19 Apr 2026
Bakuriani7 Dec 2024 on machine-made snow; only Didveli open by mid-March 2025Kokhta 20 Dec, Didveli 22 Dec 2025; all closed 29 Mar 2026
GoderdziOpened 14 Dec 202427 Dec 2025 to 29 Mar 2026
HatsvaliOpened 21 Dec 202427 Dec 2025 to 29 Mar 2026
TetnuldiOpened 21 Dec 2024From late Dec 2025 to 9 Apr 2026

What to watch for this winter

  • Official dates and the 2026/27 tariff from the operator, normally in December; online pass sales started on 23 December last season.
  • The Goderdzi Pass: if the ministry keeps it open this winter, Goderdzi comes within about 5 to 6 hours of Tbilisi via Akhaltsikhe. Until it says so, plan on the Batumi side.
  • The Khulo to Zarzma road: 44 of its 47 km were rebuilt by September 2026 and the rest is due in 2027, so the drive up to Goderdzi should be smoother than in past winters.
  • The Kvesheti to Kobi bypass: its main tunnel is dug and the two halves of its arch bridge were scheduled to meet in late October 2026, but no opening date exists, so traffic to Kazbegi still uses the Jvari Pass road.
  • The Freeride World Tour at Tetnuldi: held every February since 2024, with 2027 dates not yet published in mid-October 2026. Freeride also joins the Winter Olympics in 2030.
  • The Kukushka train from Borjomi to Bakuriani: the economy minister said in October 2026 that it should restart in December 2026, but no timetable is out yet.
Do not book a pre-Christmas ski weekIn 2025/26 Gudauri, Goderdzi and Mestia only opened on 27 December. Book New Year rooms now with free cancellation, and plan most ski days from mid-January, when snow is surer and the Georgian holidays are over.

Ski resorts in Georgia: FAQ

What is the best ski resort in Georgia?

Gudauri, for most people: it has the most lifts, skiing up to about 3,280 m, the longest season and the base for heli-skiing, and the road trip from Tbilisi is short. Bakuriani is better for small children, Goderdzi for powder, and Tetnuldi for long runs with Svaneti culture after skiing.

Where should beginners and children ski in Georgia?

Bakuriani, with its kids' park, gentle lifts at Didveli and sheltered forest runs, plus sledging and an ice rink. Hatsvali above Mestia and Goderdzi are also gentle and quiet. At every state resort, children under 6 use the lifts free.

Does one ski pass work at all Georgian resorts?

Yes, through the Mountain Trails Agency system. Every pass loads onto one reusable Multicard, and 7-day, 10-day and seasonal MultiSki passes are valid at Gudauri, Bakuriani, Goderdzi and the two Mestia areas. Passes of one to six days appear to be sold for a single resort, so check at the ticket office.

Can you ski near Batumi?

Yes, at Goderdzi, about 110 km from Batumi and 3 to 4 hours by road in winter through Khulo. It has about 8 km of runs and very deep snow. Use a 4x4 or a transfer, as chains were required on the climb in February 2025.

How do you get to Tetnuldi and Hatsvali in winter?

Travel to Mestia first: about 4.5 hours by road from Kutaisi, 8 to 9 from Tbilisi, or a small plane from Natakhtari near Tbilisi when the weather allows. Hatsvali has a chairlift from the edge of town, and Tetnuldi is about 40 minutes up the valley by taxi or shuttle.

Is there night skiing in Georgia?

Yes. In 2025/26 Bakuriani lit its runs nightly, roughly 17:00 to 21:30, and Gudauri on Friday and Saturday from about 20:00 to 22:00. Hatsvali near Mestia also has floodlights and runs night skiing on some evenings, depending on the weather. Day passes do not cover it; buy a night ticket or use a seasonal pass.

Can you ski in Georgia in April?

Yes, at the high resorts. In 2026 Gudauri ran until 19 April and Tetnuldi until 9 April, while Bakuriani, Goderdzi and Hatsvali closed on 29 March. April brings spring snow, quiet slopes and good touring.

Can you ski two Georgian resorts in one trip?

Yes. The usual pairing is Gudauri with Bakuriani, linked by a drive of about four and a half hours through Mtskheta and Khashuri; a multi-day MultiSki pass is valid at both. In the west, Mestia combines well with Kutaisi, and Goderdzi with Batumi.

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