Gudauri
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Gudauri (
Heliski
Heliskiing provides skiers with almost unrestricted access to local mountains. Skiers can experience runs at altitudes between 1,500 and 4,200 meters above sea level.
Ski touring
The Gudauri Resort area and Mount Kazbek massif provide options for ski touring.
Speed riding and paragliding
Gudauri is a well known site in the country for speedriding and paragliding. Experienced instructors are employed to accompany customers in the said activities.
Routes and lifts
Gudauri has more than 76km of ski runs and 18 lifts. The bottom station of first ski lift called Pirveli is at 1,990 m above sea level and the top station of the last ski lift is at 3,279 m, called Sadzele. The lifts are made by the
Accidents
On 16 March 2018, due to the operator's mistake and design failures, one of the chairlifts started moving backwards at twice the normal speed, creating a rollback and leaving 11 individuals with injuries.[4][5][6]
On 29 July 2022, a police Mi-8 helicopter crashed while trying to rescue two paragliders in a gorge near Gudauri, killing all eight people on board. One of the two paragliders was also found dead.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "მოსახლეობის საყოველთაო აღწერა 2014". საქართველოს სტატისტიკის ეროვნული სამსახური. November 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Gudauri".
- ^ http://www.mrdi.gov.ge/ge/%E1%83%99%E1%83%9D%E1%83%91%E1%83%98-%E1%83%92%E1%83%A3%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1-%E1%83%90%E1%83%AE%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98-%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%91%E1%83%90%E1%83%92%E1%83%98%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D-%E1%83%92%E1%83%96%E1%83%90-%E1%83%92%E1%83%90%E1%83%98%E1%83%AE%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9C%E1%83%90[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ski-lift accident in Gudauri leaves 11 with injuries, Retrieved: 18 March 2018
- ^ "Experts Say Operator's Mistake Caused Gudauri Accident". Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ "Horrific Chairlift Rollback at Gudauri Ski Resort". TransWorld SNOWboarding. 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
- ^ Gabritchidze, Nini (1 August 2022). "Recriminations follow Georgian helicopter tragedy". Eurasianet. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
External links
Media related to Gudauri at Wikimedia Commons