Gudauri georgia
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Gudauri Georgia.
Gudauri Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the Georgian ski resort Gudauri lies at 2158 metres altitude in the North Ossetia region of the Georgian Caucasus. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 3358m Gudauri ski area is snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial Gudauri snow making covers 1km of ski trails, which equates to around ? of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Gudauri (Georgia) is Tbilisi at a distance of ?km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Gudauri ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Reintroduced in to international tour operator's brochures in 1997-98 after a long absence due in part to perceived political instability, Gudauri was formerly a luxury destination for the Soviet elite and is now recognised as one of the worlds best (and cheapest) heli-skiing destinations. The mountains offering heliskiing are well over 4000 metres high and skiers can expect to clock up around 10000 metres of vertical mertres on fresh powder fields during a weeks stay. Off-slope facilities are good and the climate favourable, being on the sam latitude as Southern Italy. The main Sporthotel was built by the Austrians in the late 1980s and is now run by a Swiss company who also run the heli-skiing operation.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Gudauri Georgia
Beginner Trails
 0 runs ?km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 4 runs ?km |
44% |
Advanced Trails
 5 runs ?km |
55% |
Expert Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Gudauri Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
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| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | ? - ? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2012 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2013 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Gudauri Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | ?km |
| total length of Gudauri trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | ?km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N NW NE S |
| direction Gudauri ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 3358m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 2158m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 2158m |
| centre of Gudauri ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1200m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1200m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Gudauri
Skiing Gudauri you'll enjoy 9 pistes and trails and that means approximately ?km of ski runs. Gudauri lifts number 6 with the capacity to uplift 3300 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Georgian ski resort of Gudauri is over ?km long.
Gudauri Ski Area
Gudauri ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 44% intermediate, 55% advanced ski slopes and 0% for expert skiers - the most difficult Gudauri piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Gudauri after dark.
Gudauri for skiing gets 5 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Gudauri
If you snowboard Gudauri you'll want to know that, of the 6 ski lifts in total, 3 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Gudauri snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Gudauri snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Gudauri for snowboarding gets ? stars out of 5 overall
Gudauri Apres Ski
The apres ski Gudauri scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
2 apres ski bars 2 restaurants 1 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 1 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Bowling, Heliskiing, Massage, Snooker , Indoor Tennis.
Gudauri for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Gudauri Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Gudauri resort - ski Gudauri by any other name
The Georgian ski resort of Gudauri ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Gudauri ski area has ski slopes which face N NW NE S
The direction which the various Gudauri ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Gudauri ski resort has ski slopes facing N NW NE S.
Gudauri for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Gudauri reviews, 1.5 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.