Winter Tourist Season Opens at Tetnuldi and Hatsvali, Svaneti

Further to Gudauri and Bakuriani mountain resorts, Tetnuldi and Hatsvali in Svaneti are now ready to receive tourists for the winter skiing season. Officially opened on December 17; the ski lifts are to work from 10 AM to 4 PM daily.

Tetnuldi has five ski lifts with nine ski trails of an overall length of 30 kilometers, like those in Bakuriani and Gudauri, designed for any category of skier.

Tetnuldi resort has a capacity to accommodate 6,806 tourists, while the skiing complex itself can host up to 4,100 visitors. The skiing period at Tetnuldi may last for six or seven months, although the resort is able to host tourists as a year-round destination.

Hatsvali, located some eight kilometers from Mestia, offers five ski triails, with an overall length of 7 km. A brand new 1200 m ski lift connecting Mestia and Hatsvali is to open on December 23, with a six-seat ski lift produced by Doppelmayr to operate, linking the center of Mestia with Hatsvali mountain resort. 

By Nino Gugunishvili