What's on in Gudauri, Georgia through the year

Peak crowds — New Year week, Winter / New Year break in Georgia

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Jvari Pass avalanche closures (1 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)), Ski season (10 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)), New Year week (28 Dec – 8 Jan)

Busy — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Jvari Pass avalanche closures (1 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)), Ski season (10 Dec – 15 Apr (usually))

Busy — Spring break in Georgia, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Jvari Pass avalanche closures (1 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)), Ski season (10 Dec – 15 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Season

  Between the seasons

  20 Apr – 10 Jun · usuallyOff-season shutdownClosures

  The snow goes, the lifts stop and most of the hotels close until the paragliders and hikers turn up in summer. There is nothing here in May but a building site on a mountainside.

Still on: Jvari Pass avalanche closures (1 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)), Ski season (10 Dec – 15 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in May.

Still on: Between the seasons (20 Apr – 10 Jun (usually))

Busy — Summer holidays in Georgia, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Nature

  Alpine meadows and paragliding

  15 Jun – 15 Sep · usuallyWildflowers & blooms

  The bowl fills with flowers once the snow clears and the same slopes become the country's paragliding centre, flying off the ridge above the Soviet-era friendship monument.

Still on: Between the seasons (20 Apr – 10 Jun (usually))

Busy — Summer holidays in Georgia, school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Alpine meadows and paragliding (15 Jun – 15 Sep (usually))

Busy — Summer holidays in Georgia, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Alpine meadows and paragliding (15 Jun – 15 Sep (usually))

Busy — Summer holidays in Georgia, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Alpine meadows and paragliding (15 Jun – 15 Sep (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in October.

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in November.

Peak crowds — New Year week, Winter / New Year break in Georgia

• Closure

  Jvari Pass avalanche closures

  1 Dec – 15 Apr · usuallyRisk

  The road authority shuts the Gudauri to Kobi section of the Military Highway whenever avalanche risk is high, sometimes for days, and the stretch up from Mleta gets convoy-only rules. Leave slack around a flight. Source ↗

• Season

  Ski season

  10 Dec – 15 Apr · usually

  Lifts usually turn from mid-December to mid-April. Everything is above the treeline, which makes the off-piste obvious and the visibility, in bad weather, non-existent. Source ↗

• Holiday

  New Year week

  28 Dec – 8 JanChristmas & New YearCrowdedBook early

  Georgian and Russian new year runs into Orthodox Christmas on 7 January, and the resort is booked out for the whole stretch at the year's top rates. Lift queues are worse than the snow deserves. Source ↗