Gudauri Georgia

Gudauri Ski Resort is located in the Caucasus mountains of Georgia nearly 2,000 m above sea level. A 1.5-to-2-hour drive north of Georgia’s capital city, Tbilisi (population 1.5 million people), the resort was originally developed in Soviet times for competition training.

In 2010, Ecosign was commissioned to create an “Immediate Action Plan” for the resort to improve the existing facilities and create a new, modern slope-side ski village. Following the completion of our design work, construction on the new Gudauri resort base began in the fall of 2011 and into summer 2012. The new ski village development included a new access road, parking lots, two commercial buildings, a tubing park, one beginner ski lift, and one high-speed ten-passenger gondola. Since the implementation of the first phase of the master plan in 2011, Gudauri has seen an incredible increase in the number of skier visits and summer sightseeing visits; it is one of the fastest growing ski resorts in Europe – and quite possibly the world. 

Today, Ecosign is creating a comprehensive Resort Master Plan outlining Gudauri’s potential at full build out. Elements include expansion of ski facilities on the north-facing terrain and extending to the Kobi region of the resort; expansion of summer and winter recreational activities; expansion of the resort base facilities including a commercial village centre; additional ski-in/ski-out accommodation and real estate; organized visitor parking areas; and infrastructure, services and facilities for residents and employees.