Questions about ski touring
Who are your guides and instructors?
Trips are led by IFMGA / GMGA certified mountain guides, and lessons are taught by BASI certified instructors.
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.
Can I book a private guide or a private group?
Yes. Guide-only days in Gudauri, Kazbegi and Svaneti start from €150 per person per day.
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.
What avalanche safety equipment is provided?
Heliskiing includes avalanche safety equipment and an orientation. On other trips you bring or rent it.
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.
Where do we stay?
It depends on the trip: from guesthouses with full board to 4- and 5-star hotels.
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.
When is the season?
Lessons run from 20 December to 10 April, and the ski touring season from December to March.
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.
Do I need travel insurance?
Yes, it is required. We do not provide personal insurance.
Your insurance must cover accidents, illness and emergency evacuation including helicopter rescue, trip cancellations or delays, loss or damage of equipment, and personal liability.