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Pick your dates and group size on the booking page and send the enquiry. We reply by email to confirm availability and every detail. Your booking is confirmed once the details are agreed, you have accepted our Terms & Conditions and the 20% deposit is paid.

You can pay the balance by bank transfer or in person. If the balance has not arrived 60 days before the start, we may cancel the booking and apply the cancellation terms.

The 20% deposit confirms the booking and the balance is due 60 days before the start date. We do not accept cheques.

Cancellations must be made in writing or by email. If you cancel 59 days or less before the start date, the deposit is not refundable. Changes within 60 days of the start are only possible if we agree them with you. If you leave a trip or course while it is running, there is no refund.

If too few people sign up, we tell you at least 30 days before. In bad weather your guide changes the route or location to keep everyone safe; private guiding still goes ahead with an adjusted plan. Changes made for safety reasons are not refunded.

Goderdzi cat skiing can be booked as a private group from €2,700 per person (minimum 4 people). Every lesson is private, for 1 to 4 people.

Heliskiing is guided by UIAGM / IFMGA / IVBV guides. Project Caucasus is BASI's official partner in Georgia and a licensed partner of the FWT Academy.

Every guided day starts with a snow and avalanche briefing. For ski touring and cat skiing, avalanche equipment (transceiver, probe and shovel) is not included but can be rented. For Intro to Freeride, bring a backpack, transceiver, probe and shovel.

Your insurance must cover accidents, illness and emergency evacuation including helicopter rescue, trip cancellations or delays, loss or damage of equipment, and personal liability.

For Intro to Freeride: skis 105 mm or wider plus an avalanche backpack, transceiver, probe and shovel. For every trip bring warm layers and goggles. Please tell us in advance about any medical conditions or dietary needs.

Gudauri: Skio Hotel (3-star) on Standard, Hotel Marco Polo (4-star) on Premium. Kazbegi: a guesthouse with full board on Basic, Rooms Hotel Kazbegi (4-star) on Premium. Svaneti: a full-board guesthouse in Mestia on Basic, Hotel Gistola (5-star) on Premium. Goderdzi: Hotel Ambassadori (5-star). Heliskiing trips: Hotel Marco Polo, Gudauri. Guide-only days and lessons do not include accommodation.

Packages usually include your certified guide, accommodation with the meals listed, ski or lift passes and the transfer from Tbilisi. Flights, insurance, equipment rental and some meals and drinks are not included.

Ski touring in Gudauri and Kazbegi runs December to March (best snow in January and February), Svaneti from late December to mid-April, and Goderdzi cat skiing from 9 January to 15 March. BASI courses run in January and March, and MS.i Train the Trainers in April.

Gudauri is Georgia's largest ski area, along the Georgian Military Highway and entirely above the tree line, with lifts up to 3,279 m on Mt. Sadzele. A guide-only day includes your IFMGA / GMGA certified guide, route planning and a morning snow and weather briefing; the lift pass, equipment, accommodation and lunch are not included. Guide-only days are for groups of 1 to 12. Prices per person: 1 person €500, 2 people €250, 3 people €200, 4–12 people €150–200.

Both include an IFMGA / GMGA guide (one per 6 guests), a ski pass every touring day, bed & breakfast and the return transfer from Tbilisi (private vehicle on Standard, premium vehicle on Premium). Premium adds a natural wine tasting at Saguramo Winery. Prices per person for a group of 6: 5 days from €880 (Standard) or €1,430 (Premium), 7 days from €1,300 or €2,100, 9 days from €1,710 or €2,700. Lunch and dinner are not included.

On the 5-day trip: a lift-accessed orientation with off-piste, a skinning approach and long descent in the Khada Valley, and a cross-valley descent to the road in the Kobi Valley. Longer trips add powder bowls, freeride zones and remote ridges; the 9-day trip includes a high ridge traverse above 3,000 m. Your base is Gudauri at 2,196 m.

Basic trips stay in a guesthouse in Stepantsminda with full board. Premium trips stay at Rooms Hotel Kazbegi (4-star) with breakfast and include a natural wine tasting at Saguramo Winery. The return transfer from Tbilisi is included on every package.

Package prices per person for a group of 6: 5 days from €800 (Basic) or €1,270 (Premium), 7 days from €1,170 or €1,820, 9 days from €1,550 or €2,300. Guide-only days do not include accommodation: we meet you in Stepantsminda each morning, and an overnight in the Deka alpine hut and local transfers can be added.

On the 5-day trip: an orientation ascent and open bowl descent on the Gergeti Glacier, technical lines in the north-facing couloirs above the village, and a high ridge traverse with a panoramic descent. The 7 and 9-day trips add a long day above 3,000 m, remote valleys and a rest day with a snowshoe walk to Gergeti Church.

Upper Svaneti is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, known for its medieval towers and big peaks rising straight above the villages, and Mestia has hosted main Freeride World Tour events. The guiding season runs from late December to mid-April. Packages include the return transfer from Tbilisi or Kutaisi. Internal flights to Mestia are possible but not included.

Both include an IFMGA / GMGA guide (one per 6 guests), a ski pass every touring day and the return transfer. Prices per person for a group of 6: 5 days from €910 (Basic) or €1,500 (Premium), 7 days from €1,270 or €2,000, 9 days from €1,650 or €2,550. On Premium, lunch and dinner are not included.

On the 5-day trip: an orientation at Hatsvali with groomed runs and off-piste, skinning to about 3,000 m on the Tetnuldi Glacier with a long descent, and couloirs above the medieval towers of Ushguli. Longer trips add tree skiing at Hatsvali and remote valleys; the 9-day trip adds the Laghami Ridge and the Becho Valley. Guide-only days start from €150 per person per day for groups of 1 to 12, meeting in Mestia each morning.

Project Caucasus is an official BASI partner. You get the same British Association of Snowsport Instructors qualification as on a course in the UK or the Alps. BASI Level 1 is recognised internationally and accredited at SCQF Level 6.

You must ski parallel on red runs with confidence and control. Under-18s need parental consent. BASI membership costs £89; we guide you through the registration when you enquire.

We can arrange all of these for you: just ask when you enquire.

Level 1 runs 5–8 January. Level 2 runs over 10 days, four course days, two rest days and four more (5–14 January or 9–18 March), and needs Level 1 plus 70 hours of teaching experience. For Level 3 we run Teaching (9–12 March), Mountain Safety (15–19 March) and Technical (22–26 March) in Gudauri, at your own pace.

Level 2 accepts BASI Level 1 or an equivalent Level 1, and Level 3 accepts Level 2 or an equivalent. Send us your qualification when you enquire and we will confirm your eligibility.

Geri holds the Austrian Staatlicher Level 4 and the Hungarian Level 4, the highest coaching certificates in both systems, recognised by the Italian Maestro di Sci, IASI Ireland and PSIA USA. He has represented Austria and Hungary at Interski and IVSI congresses and runs Cold Candy Snow School and Academy on the Kitzsteinhorn glacier in Kaprun, Austria.

Coaching includes a technical assessment on day one, on-slope video analysis and feedback, and a progression through carving, short turns and varied terrain. Full Package: €2,550 per person in a shared room (€3,050 solo) with 8 nights at Skio Hotel in Gudauri, breakfast, airport meet & greet and return transfers, a 5-day ski pass and a wine tasting. Training Only: €860 per person for the coaching alone.

The Full Package runs from 25 March to 2 April, with coaching from 26 to 29 March. The small group means everyone gets individual attention.

The snowcat is a tracked vehicle with a heated cabin. In Goderdzi you ski five full days of powder, forest and alpine ridges with an IFMGA / GMGA certified guide, one guide for every 6 guests, away from the crowds.

Private: 7 days with 5 ski days, 4 to 10 people, full board at the 5-star Hotel Ambassadori, any dates from 9 January to 15 March, from €3,300 per person for 4 people down to €2,700 for 8–10. Shared: 6 days with 5 ski days, minimum 4 guests, breakfast and lunch daily (dinner not included), a khinkali master class, departures 19–24 January, 28 January – 3 February and 28 February – 5 March 2027.

It gets a deep, reliable snowpack. The return transfer is included in both trips, and you stay right at the mountain in the Ambassadori Goderdzi Hotel.