Bakuriani ski resort (Region of Samtskhe – Javakheti)
Bakuriani ski resort (Georgian: ბაკურიანი ) – Bakuriani is the oldest, two-centuries old ski resort in the country, today it is a ski center of international importance, where the ideal environment for both winter Olympic sports and summer extreme mountain sports, as well as for avid skiers, for collective and family recreation. Here you can not only ski, but also sunbathe.A year-round mountain resort located in a wide volcanic crater, which in winter turns into a ski resort. Locals call Bakuriani by the fabulous name “Sun Valley”. It is from here, from the local mountain peaks, that the world-famous mineral springs of Borjomi (Georgian: ბორჯომი). The beautiful resort is located on the northern slope of the Trialeti ridge, near the gorge with the already famous name of Borjomi.
Bakuriani is located at an altitude of 1,700 meters above sea level and is surrounded by mountains.
Here you can see truly paradisiacal beauties, alpine meadows and dense pine forests. Bakuriani is also famous for the gorgeous botanical garden of the Georgian Academy of Sciences. Ski season opens fairly early and lasts from November through March. Winter in these places is quite cold, but not severe, and the presence of snow cover, the average height of which reaches 60 centimeters, in this period is almost guaranteed. During the Soviet period, various kinds of winter sports competitions were held in Bakuriani and training camps were held by the USSR Olympic teams. The modern resort has inherited the solidity and thoroughness of its ancestor. The guests, enchanted by the landscape and nature of Bakuriani, called this resort “the capital of Soviet skiing” and “Soviet Davos”.
Bakuriani village (Georgian: დაბა ბაკურიანი), Borjomi municipality (Georgian: ბორჯომის მუნიციპალიტეტი)