Skiing in Bakuriani

Bakuriani: Georgia's oldest ski resort, split across Didveli, Kokhta and Mitarbi

Plan Bakuriani skiing in Georgia: 26 trails on MTA's Didveli, Kokhta and Mitarbi lists, pass rules, Tbilisi and Kutaisi routes, the Kukushka train, snow months.

MTA ski areas (Didveli, Kokhta, Mitarbi)

3

Ski lifts (MTA resort page)

12

Trails (km, MTA resort page)

33

Resort altitude (m)

1700

Skiing & terrain in Bakuriani

MTA's lift-and-trail status lists for Bakuriani's three state-run areas: Didveli and Kokhta as captured on 25 February 2026, Mitarbi as captured on 28 March 2025 (no later Mitarbi capture was available). 26 trail names. The private Crystal Resort Zone and any slopes that do not appear on MTA's lists are not included.

Trail names on MTA's status lists (this table)

26

Ski runs listed by Georgia's tourism administration

23

Combined run length per the tourism administration (m)

26769

Ski lifts (MTA resort page)

12

Trails (km, MTA resort page)

33

• Green trails in the table: 1
• Blue trails in the table: 9
• Red trails in the table: 11
• Black trails in the table: 5

Area labels and colours are exactly as MTA's status pages give them (green, blue, red, black markers). The live status site returned an error on 18 October 2026, so the lists come from Internet Archive captures of MTA's own pages. MTA publishes no per-run lengths, so every length is blank; the lift lengths on the same pages are not run lengths. Totals differ by source: MTA's resort page quotes 12 lifts and 33 km of trails, and the tourism administration 23 runs totalling 26,769 m. The status lists name some runs in sections (Didveli and Didveli 2, Kokhta Gora and Kokhta Gora 2) and list linking runs under both Kokhta and Mitarbi.

Bakuriani pistes: Didveli, Kokhta and Mitarbi on MTA's official lists

MTA's status pages split Bakuriani into three areas. Didveli has the most terrain, with 12 listed trails: the green Half Pipe; the blue Shno, Didveli and Didveli 2; six reds (Nodo, Deka, Slalom, Slope Style, Oto and Ski Cross); and the black Panorama and Tsakadze. Its six lifts include the Nodo gondola, the Deka chairlift and the Panorama lift at the top.

Kokhta (two chairlifts, five trails) and Mitarbi (three lifts, nine trails) are smaller areas, joined by the Kokhta-Mitarbi and Mitarbi-Kokhta runs. Kokhta Plateau and Mitarbi 2 and 4 are blue; Kokhta Gora, Tuba and Mitarbi 5 are the black runs.

Counts differ by source. MTA's resort page quotes 12 lifts and 33 km of trails, and Georgia's tourism administration 23 runs totalling 26,769 m. The table has 26 rows because the status lists split some runs into sections. The tourism board also describes a private Crystal Resort Zone with its own lifts and about 6 km of runs; it is not on MTA's lists or in this table.

Bakuriani for beginners: Half Pipe, Kokhta Plateau and the blue runs

The only green trail on MTA's lists is Half Pipe at Didveli, named like the short Half Pipe chairlift (1,850–1,998 m on the operator's lift table). In December 2025 MTA opened it first, together with Kokhta Plateau and Didveli 1 and 2, so these are the usual first runs when snow is limited.

Next come the blue runs: Didveli and Didveli 2, Kokhta Plateau, and Mitarbi 2 and 4. The tourism board says Bakuriani has separate beginner runs and that lifts are quieter early in the day. In January and February, book an instructor well ahead.

Getting to Bakuriani: Tbilisi or Kutaisi airport, marshrutkas and the Kukushka train

Bakuriani has no airport. Georgia's tourism administration puts it about 180 km from Tbilisi, roughly 2 hours 25 minutes by road; Kutaisi is about 2 hours 35 minutes away and Batumi about 4 hours 45 minutes. From Tbilisi International (TBS) or Kutaisi (KUT), most visitors continue by private transfer, hire car or minibus.

Marshrutkas (minibuses) leave Tbilisi's Didube station about every hour from 8:00, according to the tourism board, which advises buying the ticket a day ahead in winter. Heavy snow can make even short drives inside Bakuriani slow, so ask to be dropped as close to your lodging as possible.

The narrow-gauge Borjomi–Bakuriani railway, the 'Kukushka', climbs 37 km up the Borjomistskali valley. Georgian Railway says a bridge on the line was commissioned from Gustave Eiffel. The tourism board lists the train as not running. In October 2026 Georgia's economy minister said it should resume in December after rehabilitation, but no timetable had been published on 18 October 2026. Check Georgian Railway before counting on it.

Bakuriani with kids: free lifts under 6, gentle trails and toboggans

MTA's pass rules make the lifts free for children under 6. Child passes cover ages 6–12 and Junior passes 13–18, and a seasonal Junior pass needs a physical ID card or birth certificate. Seasonal passes include unlimited toboggan rides.

The tourism board says Bakuriani has dedicated areas where children can play and learn to ski with instructors. Half Pipe and Kokhta Plateau are the gentlest official trails. We could not verify a specific school's ages or teaching languages, so ask about the meeting point, group size and language before you book.

A non-skiing parent has ice skating, snow scooters, horse riding, the alpine botanical garden and the toboggan, according to the tourism board. Agree a meeting point at one lift base, because Didveli, Kokhta and Mitarbi are separate areas.

Where to stay in Bakuriani: the town centre, near Didveli or by Kokhta and Mitarbi

Choose your base by the area you will ski most. The tourism board advises staying close to the lifts, because heavy snow can turn a 20-minute trip on the map into a much longer one. A base near Didveli suits confident skiers who want the biggest area. A base near Kokhta or Mitarbi suits beginners who will mostly use Kokhta Plateau and the Mitarbi blues.

The town has the widest range of lodging in the region, from hotels to family guesthouses, plus restaurants and the skating rink. Wherever you stay, check how you will reach the lift each morning (on foot, by hotel shuttle or by taxi), and confirm ski storage, central heating and parking. For stays of two weeks or more the tourism board suggests an apartment can be cheaper; hotels suit shorter trips.

For New Year, book two to three months ahead; January and February are also busy. The Booking search starts in Bakuriani, and on its map you can filter by the lift area you plan to use.

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Bakuriani ski pass 2026–27: MTA areas, MultiCard and price status

Lifts at Didveli, Kokhta and Mitarbi are run by the state Mountain Trails Agency (MTA), and an MTA pass covers all lifts and slopes in the three areas. As of 18 October 2026, MTA had not published 2026–27 prices. Its FAQ points to a price list on the status site, which returned an error that day, so no price is quoted here.

MTA sells daily, seasonal and night-skiing passes in Adult, Child (6–12), Junior (13–18) and Pensioner categories. You can buy them at the ticket offices in Bakuriani's ski areas or online via SKIPASS.GE, TKT.GE, Super App and Biletebi, although the Bakuriani local seasonal pass was not sold online. You need the physical, rechargeable MultiCard at the gates (QR codes are not accepted), and passes are non-refundable.

The tourism board says the Multicard works at all four of Georgia's state ski resorts, which helps if you add Gudauri, Goderdzi or Mestia. The private Crystal Resort Zone has its own lifts, so check its tickets separately.

Best time to ski Bakuriani: snow history, season dates and forecasts

For the best snow, aim for late January to early March, with February the safest bet. In the Bakuriani weather station's snow-depth readings (1,665 m, 1973–1991, from NOAA's GHCN-Daily archive), average depth was highest in February at about 70 cm, ahead of March and January; December and April averaged under 25 cm. That is a SkiPair calculation from a sparse record of roughly 30 readings per month. A third-party archive (Snow-Forecast.com, model data since 2009) shows similar weekly snowfall from January to March and less in April. December and late March are shoulder periods, and historical averages never guarantee a season.

Recent seasons show why the shoulders matter at this altitude. In 2024–25 MTA opened on 7 December using snowmaking, and by mid-March it had closed Kokhta and Mitarbi for the season for lack of snow while Didveli stayed open. In 2025–26 Kokhta opened on 20 December and Didveli on 22 December, and the lifts ran until 29 March 2026. MTA had not announced 2026–27 dates by 18 October 2026.

Before you go, check MTA's live status for open lifts and trails, and the mountain forecast. MTA's FAQ lists night skiing daily from 17:00 to 21:30, but in March 2025 it ran only on Fridays and Saturdays on Nodo, so confirm it locally.

Bakuriani ski partners: share the transfer, then split by area

Bakuriani suits solo skiers who share logistics: a private transfer from Tbilisi or Kutaisi, an apartment for a longer stay, or a morning taxi to the lifts. On SkiPair, post your dates, level and preferred area (Didveli, or Kokhta and Mitarbi), and say whether you want lessons, piste days or night skiing.

Mixed-level groups can start together on the Didveli blues and split later, with stronger skiers heading for Panorama or Tsakadze. Agree a fallback meeting point at one lift base and check MTA's status page together each morning, since one area can be closed while another runs.

Ski pass prices for Bakuriani

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Weather and snow

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Flights & getting to Bakuriani

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Recommended airport for Georgia: Tbilisi (TBS).

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