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Gudauri freeride and ski touring with IFMGA guide

Take the opportunity to ski off the beaten tracks during your stay in Georgia. Hire Ilia, a local certified mountain guide, for one or several days of backcountry ski in and around Gudauri.

Private

Caucasus

1+ Days

Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec

Fit

All Levels

Description

Enjoy one or several days of freeride ski and/or ski touring in Gudauri or the nearby wild ski spots of the Caucasus Mountain Range.

Skiing for one or several days in Gudauri is an ideal option if you are traveling to Georgia for a short amount of time.

I will take you to the best skiing spots in Gudauri and surroundings, like Mt. Sadzele (3300 m), Mt. Chrdilebi (2800 m) and Mt. Kudebi.

The ski area of Gudauri is famous for its high slopes and also for being free of avalanches, which makes it a place safe for freeriding!

Furthermore, it has many chair lifts and a gondola so you'll get easy access to the top of the best ski runs. We can then use the skins and go further where very few people go.

If you come for several days, you can stay at one of the several well-equipped hotels and lodges in the area.

Please send me a request if this program sounds interesting to you. I will be glad to take you for an amazing ski trip in Georgia!

When sending me the request, please specify the number of days during which you would like to be guided. Please specify also if you are looking for more freeride skiing or ski touring.

If I'm not available to guide you, one of my 3 teammates, all of them GMGA mountain guides, will be happy to do so.

I also propose a 7-day ski touring program that may be a great option in case you stay a little longer. I can also arrange some heliskiing!

Price includes

- Guiding fee

Price details

The price does not include transfers, accommodation and meals.

Details

More info

You can rent part of the equipment here if you need.
Ski lifts and transfers are not included in the price.
If you are more than 6, I will be supported by one of my colleagues, mountain guide as well.
If you look for a place to stay in Gudauri, I recommend the following hotel: Hotel Gudauri Hut.

Meeting point

Gudauri

About the guide

Ilia

4.62

(58)

Mountain Guide

I'm a fully certified IFMGA / UIAGM mountain guide from Tbilisi, Georgia. I have the GMGA (Georgian Mountain Guides Association) certificate and I'm a member of the Austrian Mountain Guide Association.

I'm a professional mountaineer, national team member of Georgian Mountain Federation. I am actively climbing in the Caucasus mountain range.

The programs I guide more often are:
- Mountaineering = Mt. Kazbek, Mt. Tetnuldi, Mt. Ushba, Chaukhi region.
- Ski Touring = Gudauri, Svaneti, Kazbegi regions.
I also manage large expeditions and base camps for Caucasus Mountains.

Please get in touch with me if you plan to come to Georgia. It will be my great pleasure to help you and to guide you in our awesome mountains.

I am leading a Guide Office in Georgia, and work together with my colleagues George, Lasha and Leri (National certified Mountain Guides). In case I'm not available, one of them will be your guide.

Languages

Russian | Georgian | English

Certificates

GMGA | IFMGA

Residence

Tbilisi, Georgia

What people are saying about this trip

Oceane Tonin

5.00

March, 2020

Communication was easy with Explore share And I particularly thank the agent Lupe. She was able to give me extra details and information when needed. As for the Georgian team, it was a real pleasure to meet them and spend time with them. It was a great experience to enjoy fresh powder and virgin slopes. A big thank to this team.

Romi Nella

5.00

February, 2020

Ilia is a very calm, considerate and helpful guide who goes the extra mile to provide his clients with exceptional and unique experiences in his stunning Georgian mountains. His calm authority is exactly what's needed when the going gets tough or plans need to change unexpectedly. Humble yet more than competent I strongly recommend Ilia for any Georgian adventure.

Okke IJlstra

4.00

April, 2019

A day before arrival Ilia appeared to be unavailable. He arranged national certified guide Tato Nadiradze for us. Ilia did not manage to arrange the trip well and much was not clear, also due to change of plans because of the weather after a few days. We were very lucky with Tato who arranged everything well and got the very best out of it for us. We used his Landcruiser to drive where ever we went. Tato is a bery good mountainguide with lots of experience, especially in the Gudauri and Kasbegi area. He is also a good and enthousiastic free-rider. Gudairi hut is a fine hotel.

Manuel Sosna

5.00

March, 2019

The traveller did not leave a comment.

Ola Henriksson

2.00

March, 2019

Very poor english is reason to poor guide rating. Not showing up at meeting location in the morning is reason to poor guide rating. ( lost 2h of guiding, with still full price charged) 2 start for trip rating also connected with poor english and late arrival. 2 start for trip rating also connected to additional cost for taxi when being brought back to resort. That was expected to be included. In general very slow responses from the guide during booking procedure, and also when being on the resort. All in all; did not meet our expectations. You can't sell guide services with guides not being even a little bit fluent in English, Best regards OIa

Raffaella Giordano

5.00

February, 2019

We loved the great professional work of our guide Tato, his smile, his big cooperation with the Italian guide and the group. Bravo!

Raffaella Giordano

5.00

February, 2019

We loved the great professional work of our guide Tato, his smile, his big cooperation with the Italian guide and the group. Bravo!

Santtu Kilpeläinen

4.00

January, 2019

Would have been difficult To find those places without a good guide. Recommend.

Anna Martela

5.00

April, 2018

The traveller did not leave a comment.

Atle Rorheim

5.00

February, 2018

Febuary 2018: We had a great time skiing the pist and offpist in and around Gudauri ski resort. We had a bit of change of plans and the guide (Lasha) was really flexible and accommodating to our wishes and needs. Lasha our guide from explore-share was highly competent ski guide and great companion.

Reine Lindqvist

4.00

January, 2018

My goal was to go powder snowboarding. Due to weather we could not move up to higher ground and therefor main part of the time was spent in the actual pist. I guess that was a very expensive way of experience the normal pists (since mountain guide was the most expensive part on location). This is how it can be and no blame on your organisation. I did however, experienced a couple of really nice off pist/powder rides without the guide later that week so I am satisfied with the total experience.

Hanne

5.00

January, 2017

This January we were a group of 12 people coming to Gudauri for some touring and skiing and Ilia made sure we had the BEST OF TIMES! He was very flexible and listened to our every concern, and when he unfortunately had to deal with some other work stuff two of the days we were there, he set us up with two of his other guiding friends that also took wonderful care of us - Tato and Gio. The ski touring was great, the guides really took safety into concern and were both service-minded and had a lot of humour. In just the short time of a week we got invited into their culture and had an amazing time in Georgia, thanks to Ilia and his guides. I can not recommend them enough. Book now!!!