Bakuriani snow days and beginner skiing

What is the best Bakuriani snow day?

From Kutaisi, Megobari Tours’ small-group day is the best for a family: at most seven people, a child seat on request and the resort extras priced on the listing, from $43 a person. From Tbilisi, NDV Travel’s 12-hour day gives you 3 hours at Bakuriani after 2 in Borjomi, for $50, and Rauls Company’s toboggan day suits a family who want the snow without skiing, for $44.

Bakuriani or Gudauri for beginners?

Choose Bakuriani for a cheaper, gentler resort with plenty for children who do not ski, and Gudauri for more slopes, a longer season and more time on snow on a day from Tbilisi.

For a day on the slopes from Tbilisi, Gudauri is closer; our guide to skiing in Georgia compares the Gudauri days and what they cost. Bakuriani is the better choice for a night or two with children, or from Kutaisi, which is about 150 km away.

What does a day at Bakuriani cost?

A beginner’s day at Bakuriani costs about $21 (55 GEL) for an adult pass and about $15 (40 GEL) for skis, boots and poles, before the seat from the city, a lesson and lunch. The resort operator had not published its 2026/27 prices on 11 November 2026, so the passes below are last winter’s.

The passes run on a plastic card that costs about $1.92 (5 GEL), and the lifts run from 10:00 to 17:00. A family pass for two adults and two children cost about $52 (135 GEL) last winter.

Where should beginners and children ski?

Beginners and children should ski at Didveli, which has the resort’s main beginner run, a long, smooth slope. Kokhta and Mitarbi, the other two areas, have blue and harder runs only, and they are about 20 minutes by road from Didveli, with no lift between them.

• Didvelithe gentle run, the ski schools and the toboggan
• Kokhta and Mitarbiblue and harder runs for confident skiers, on a separate lift system
• One passthe operator's pass covers the lifts at all three

Children under 6 ride the lifts free. The group lessons we found take children from 6; for a younger child, ask a ski school about a private lesson before you go.

Snow fun without skiing

You can spend a snow day at Bakuriani without skis: the resort has a toboggan, two ice rinks, sledging and snow tubing, and cable cars that non-skiers can ride for the view. Our Tbilisi toboggan pick is built around that kind of day, and the tour listings give these prices.

The Kukushka, the narrow-gauge train from Borjomi to Bakuriani, has not run since 2020. Georgia’s economy minister said in October 2026 that it should restart in December, but no date, timetable or fare had been published by 11 November, so do not plan a day around it yet.

Getting to Bakuriani without a tour

By minibus, Bakuriani is a long day from Tbilisi and better with a night. Minibuses leave Tbilisi’s Didube station for Bakuriani a few times each morning for about $8 (20 GEL) and take 3 to 4 hours, and minibuses from Borjomi take about 45 minutes for about $1.15 (3 GEL). The last direct minibus back to Tbilisi leaves Bakuriani at about 17:00, which is when the lifts close.

By car it is about 180 km and about 3 hours from Tbilisi, and about 150 km and 2.5 hours from Kutaisi, always by way of Borjomi. Winter tyres are compulsory, and the road is cleared.

When to go to Bakuriani

The resorts are due to open on 20 December 2026, subject to snow; last winter Bakuriani ran from 20 December to 29 March. The surest snow is from late January to the end of March, and the busiest weeks are from about 30 December to mid January.

A snow day booked for late December can change if the snow has not come: one Kutaisi tour moved its December 2025 day elsewhere because it was too warm. Ask the operator what happens to your day if the lifts are shut, and for the snow, see our guide to Georgia in winter.