Heliskiing in Georgia:
Goderdzi and Svaneti
In January we ski the Goderdzi Pass; from February we move to high-mountain Svaneti. Choose your trip and your week below.
January: heliskiing at Goderdzi
Adjara, the Lesser Caucasus, six ski days and a hotel next to the helipad.
7 nights, 6 ski days
Saturday to Saturday, two weeks in January 2027
12 flight hours per week
about 30,000 m of vertical, 8 hours guaranteed
Runs of 800–1,200 m
drop-offs at 2,400–2,900 m
20 metres of snow a winter
storms roll in from the Black Sea
Groups of four with an IFMGA guide
no more than 12 guests per helicopter
About 2 hours from Batumi airport
5* hotel at the bottom station of the gondola
How to get there
Fly into Batumi; from there it's a transfer of about two hours up to the pass. We'll help you find flights for your week.
Goderdzi: 70% above the treeline, 30% in the trees
The pass sits at the head of the hundred-kilometre Khulo valley, with the surrounding summits at around 3,000 m. Snow comes with storms off the Black Sea: on average three snow days a week. The area was scouted in 2017, flown every winter since 2018, and more than 90 first descents have been made. Runs go between 1,300 and 2,900 m.
Drop-offs at 2,400–2,900 m
Most runs are around 800 m of vertical, the longest up to 1,200 m. Short flights between runs.
Open mixed and conifer forest
A third of the runs go through the trees, so snowfall and poor visibility don't stop the skiing. The best tree snow is in January and February.
A gondola at the door and a cat-skiing day
If the helicopter can't fly, the new gondola runs from the hotel up to the pass, and the lift pass is included. One day of cat-skiing on a no-fly day is in the package too.
Goderdzi · swipe sideways
Saturday to Saturday
Arrival in Batumi, meet-up, then a transfer of about two hours up the Khulo valley, past snow walls two to three metres high along the road. Check in at the hotel on the pass, dinner.
Morning safety and helicopter briefing, then your first flying day.
Skiing. Three groups of four take turns on one helicopter, packed lunch in the mountains, dinner at the hotel.
Morning transfer to Batumi, flights out towards the evening.
A 5* hotel next to the helipad
The hotel stands at the bottom station of the gondola, with the helipad right outside the entrance. Seven nights in double rooms, half board: breakfast, packed lunch on flying days, dinner.
On the Goderdzi Pass
Spacious rooms, international cuisine, a pool and several saunas.
Airbus AS 350 B3e
Helicopter and pilots from Tyrol with years of heliski experience in the Alps. Four guests, a guide and the pilot on board.
Bottom station at the hotel
On a no-fly day you ski the lifts straight from the door; the lift pass is included.
Hotel, rooms, pool, sauna — swipe sideways · hotel photos
For confident off-piste skiers and riders
This week calls for solid off-piste experience and stamina. The guides pick runs to suit the group, but the trip is built for advanced skiers and snowboarders. Not sure about your level? Write to us and we'll advise.
Advanced
Solid technique in any terrain and any snow, and good stamina. If a guest can't keep the group's pace, the guide may bring them back to the lodge during the day — it's a matter of the whole group's safety.
One guide per four
A rehearsed rescue plan, first-aid kits, rescue gear and a satellite phone. Three groups take turns on one helicopter.
Skis from 100 mm underfoot
Bring your own freeride skis, at least 100 mm underfoot — there's no rental on site. Avalanche kit with a Scott Alpride airbag pack is provided free of charge; a helmet is recommended.
Price
€8,800 per person per week
- 7 nights at the 5* hotel on the pass, double occupancy, half board
- 6 ski days with an IFMGA mountain guide, 7 days of guiding support
- 12 hours of flight time per week per helicopter (12 guests), about 30,000 m of vertical; 8 hours guaranteed
- 1 day of cat-skiing on a no-fly day
- Resort lift pass on no-fly days
- Avalanche gear: transceiver, shovel, probe, Scott Alpride airbag pack
- All flight and border permits
- All transfers on site, including Batumi airport and back
Paid separately
Flights to Batumi and back. Single room — €350 per week. Extra flight hour — €3,400, shared between everyone flying. Extra snowcat hours — €200 per hour per group. Drinks. Insurance.
Guarantee and refunds
If weather keeps you under eight hours, every guest gets €200 back for each unflown hour. A 20% deposit within seven days of booking. Medical insurance covering search, rescue and evacuation is mandatory.
SnowSurfPro guides
SnowSurfPro guides lead the group; on site you ride with IFMGA-certified mountain guides from Austria, Germany and Switzerland. More than 150 people a season ride with us on heliski trips, and more than 200 across all our trips. Meet the team on the About page.
Footage from the trip
Swipe sideways · photos from the trip
February–April: heliskiing in Svaneti
More than 1,800 km² of terrain around Mestia, drop-offs up to 4,100 m, runs of up to 1,800 m of vertical, with the five-thousanders of the Caucasus and Ushba next door. Saturday to Saturday, six ski days, a single room for every guest, and the helicopter lands at the hotel.
Nine weeks
6 February to 10 April 2027, Saturday to Saturday
14 flight hours per week
about 35,000 m of vertical, 8 hours guaranteed
Drop-offs at 2,600–4,100 m
runs of up to 1,800 m of vertical
1,800 km² of terrain
more than 140 scouted runs
Groups of four with an IFMGA guide
no more than 12 guests per helicopter
A single room for everyone
a 2024 hotel, helicopter at the door
How to get there
Fly into Batumi, then transfer via Zugdidi to Mestia. We'll help you find flights for your week.
Svaneti: 95% of the skiing above the treeline
High-mountain Svaneti, right under the highest peaks in Europe. The terrain runs from glaciers to lines below the treeline, but almost all the skiing is in open terrain. On average three snow days a week; the best conditions are from February to April. The guides have worked in the region for 15 years.
The Laila range, 30 km
The north faces of the range hold the best deep snow.
Under Ushba
The south side of the range — the best spring corn.
Drop-offs at 2,600–4,100 m
Plenty of runs up to 30°, steeper lines when conditions allow. In good weather, runs of up to 1,800 m of vertical.
Tetnuldi and Hatsvali
Two ski resorts nearby, four new chairlifts up to 3,100 m. Tetnuldi is 30 minutes from the hotel; the lift pass is included.
Towers and banya
The Svan towers, the mountain museum in Mestia, or a banya (Russian steam bath).
Down into a village
Some days the last run ends in a Svan village — with local food and Georgian wine.
Svaneti · swipe sideways
Saturday to Saturday
Arrival in Batumi, then 250 km by minibus via Zugdidi and along the Inguri to Mestia, five to six hours. In the evening at the hotel — a trip briefing and a view over some fifty floodlit towers.
Six ski days. Three groups of four take turns on one helicopter, packed lunch in the mountains, dinner at the hotel.
Transfer to the airport, flights home.
A hotel above Mestia
A 2024 hotel above Mestia with 16 rooms. Every guest gets a single room at no extra charge, and the whole hotel is ours for the week. The helicopter lands at the entrance, so there's no driving before or after skiing. Half board: breakfast, packed lunch on flying days, dinner.
Above Mestia
16 modern rooms. A spa area from 2026.
The capital of Svaneti, 1,300 m
About 2,000 residents. The Svan towers and the mountain museum are in the village itself.
Airbus AS 350 B3e
Austrian pilots with heliski experience in the Alps. One helicopter for 12 guests a week.
Hotel, rooms, the view from the balcony — swipe sideways · hotel photos
For confident off-piste skiers and riders
You need solid off-piste experience, good technique in varied snow and the stamina for long runs. The trip is built for advanced skiers and snowboarders. Not sure about your level? Write to us and we'll advise.
Advanced
Solid technique in any terrain and any snow, and good stamina. If a guest can't keep the group's pace, the guide may bring them back to the lodge during the day — it's a matter of the whole group's safety.
One guide per four
A rehearsed rescue plan, first-aid kits, rescue gear and a satellite phone. Three groups take turns on one helicopter.
Skis from 100 mm underfoot
Bring your own freeride skis, at least 100 mm underfoot — there's no rental on site. Avalanche kit with a Scott Alpride airbag pack is provided free of charge; a helmet is recommended.
Price: a week in a group
€10,200 per person per week
- 7 nights at the hotel above Mestia, single room, half board
- 6 ski days with an IFMGA mountain guide, 7 days of guiding support
- 14 hours of flight time, about 35,000 m of vertical; 8 hours guaranteed
- Lift passes on no-fly days
- Avalanche gear: transceiver, shovel, probe, Scott Alpride airbag pack
- All flight and border permits
- All transfers on site, including the airport and back
Paid separately
Flights to Batumi and back. Extra flight hour — €3,500, shared between everyone flying. Anything outside the programme. Drinks. Insurance.
Guarantee and refunds
If weather keeps you under eight hours, every guest gets €200 back for each unflown hour. There is one helicopter on site: after a serious breakdown it may not be possible to keep flying that week. A 20% deposit within seven days of booking. Medical insurance covering search, rescue and evacuation is mandatory.
Price: private week
A helicopter for your own group
- 7 nights in a mountain chalet, half board: breakfast, lunch on ski days and dinner
- 7 days of guiding support and 6 ski days with mountain guides
- 11 flight hours, 6 hours guaranteed
- Avalanche gear: transceiver, shovel, probe, Scott Alpride airbag pack
- All flight and border permits
- Lift passes on no-fly days
- All transfers on site, including the airport and back
Paid separately
Flights to Georgia, drinks, anything outside the programme and trip-cancellation insurance. Extra flight hour — €3,500. Optional helicopter transfer from Kutaisi airport — €3,800 per flight.
SnowSurfPro guides
SnowSurfPro guides lead the group; on site you ride with IFMGA-certified mountain guides from Austria, Germany and Switzerland. More than 150 people a season ride with us on heliski trips, and more than 200 across all our trips. Meet the team on the About page.
Footage from the trip
Svaneti, 2026 season · swipe sideways · photos from the trip
Find your trip
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