⛷️ How Much a Gudauri Ski Pass Costs and How to Buy One This Season

A ski pass in Gudauri is the plastic card that opens the lift turnstiles. Sounds simple, but first-timers run into the same questions every year: which pass to get, why you need a separate card, whether it's cheaper at the ticket office or online, and whether one pass lets you ski in Bakuriani too.

Here's the breakdown: what the passes cost, how the ski zones are laid out, where to buy a pass, and which discounts are actually real.

💰 Gudauri ski pass prices: the full table

Straight to the point: official pricing for the 2026-2027 season hasn't been published yet. Last year the resort announced prices on 18 December, with online sales opening on 23 December, so expect new figures closer to the start of the season.

In the meantime, use the 2025-2026 winter prices as your reference. According to the resort's portal, those didn't change from the season before, so there's a decent chance the new pricing lands close by. But treat this as a guide, not a guarantee.

How to read this table. If you're here for a week, buying the pass for the number of days you need works out cheaper than paying day by day: six days costs roughly what five single days would. Multiski for 7 or 10 days makes sense if you want to ski multiple resorts in one season, more on that below.

💳 What a Multicard is and why you need one

The Multicard is the actual plastic card your pass gets loaded onto. It's required for nearly every type of pass except single rides, 3-ride passes, and the Kobi View round trip.

The card is personal, costs 5 GEL, and is refundable at the ticket office with valid ID if you no longer need it. For passes of three days or more, you'll be asked for ID when buying.

One detail that saves time: you can load a new pass onto the same card. Per the resort portal, this works not just with last season's Gudauri Multicard but with cards from most European resorts too. So if you've got a card from a previous trip sitting in a jacket pocket, hold onto it.

Getting through the turnstile. No need to take the card out; just put it in your left jacket pocket, and the turnstile reads it automatically. The key thing is not having any other cards in that same pocket; the system can charge more than one card at once.

Ski passes can't be transferred. The card is personal, and video monitoring runs at the lifts. Violate that, and the pass gets cancelled and the card confiscated.

🛒 Where to buy a Gudauri ski pass

Two options: online in advance, or at the ticket office once you're there.

Online. Last season, sales opened on 23 December through TKT.GE, BILETEBI.GE, and SKIPASS.GE, as well as the Super App and MOUNT App. Handy if you'd rather not queue on your first morning. If you're new to tkt.ge, our guide on why a foreign card might get declined covers the same logic around bank declines.

At the ticket office. Offices sit at the base of the lower lifts. You can pay in cash, in lari, or by Visa or Mastercard. Ticket offices run 10:00 to 16:00 in winter and 9:00 to 17:00 on weekends and in spring.

A timing tip. During holidays, especially early January, ticket-office queues run long in the morning. It's simpler to buy your pass online or stop by the office the evening before.

🗺️ Gudauri ski zones: lifts and elevations

Gudauri sits at roughly 2,200 metres, and the highest skiable point, Sadzele peak, per the resort portal, tops out around 3,276 metres. The resort splits into a few zones.

The lower zone starts right at the village. This is home to the Pirveli lift, with evening lighting for night skiing, plus the Zuma beginner slope with its drag lift.

The middle zone connects to the village via the Shino chairlift and the GudAura gondola. Intermediate-level runs branch out from here.

The upper zone, served by Soliko, Kudebi, and Sadzele, has the longest runs and the best views of the Caucasus range. The snow park sits here too.

The Kobi zone lies on the other side of the pass and connects by gondola. A separate Kobi View ticket is sold for anyone who just wants to ride up for the panorama.

For which part of Gudauri sits closest to the lifts and where's most convenient to stay, we've covered that in the differences between Upper, New, and Lower Gudauri.

🎿 Multiski: one pass for every resort in Georgia

If you're in Georgia for a while, or want to compare resorts, look into Multiski. It's a pass for any 7 or 10 days within the season, valid at every ski resort in the country: Gudauri, Bakuriani, Goderdzi, Tetnuldi, and Hatsvali.

The days don't need to be consecutive: ski three days in Gudauri in January, then four more in Bakuriani in February. At last winter's prices, 7 days cost 370 GEL, 10 days 460 GEL for an adult.

To compare resorts and decide where to go, see our piece on ski resorts in Georgia.

👨‍👩‍👧 Discounts for kids and other perks

Kids under 6 ride the lifts for free. Older kids get the child rate, roughly half the adult price. Per the resort portal, the child rate applies from age 6 to 18, though different tour operators describe a different cutoff, so it's worth confirming your child's age at the ticket office.

Student rates are issued only to Georgian citizens with a valid student ID.

Georgian pensioners get one free day. Worth noting: that's a benefit specifically for pensioners, not for all Georgian citizens, as some sources online suggest.

An instructor for a child is billed separately; we've covered what that costs and how to choose one in our piece on ski instructors in Gudauri.

🌙 Night skiing and spring pricing

Night skiing happens on the lit Pirveli lift in the lower zone. Last season, the evening pass cost 30 GEL for adults and 15 GEL for kids, a good option if you arrive in the afternoon and don't want to lose the day.

Spring passes cost less. From mid-March, the resort switches to spring rates, and day passes drop noticeably in price, while single-lift prices usually stay the same. If pristine January powder isn't the priority, the tail end of the season is a way to save.

The ski season in Gudauri typically runs from late December to mid-April. There's already snow on the ground in November, but the lifts aren't running yet; we've covered that in Georgia in November.

🧾 What else to factor in besides the pass

Insurance isn't included in the pass. It used to be, not anymore. Since 2026, medical insurance has been mandatory to enter Georgia, but a standard policy often doesn't cover skiing or snowboarding; you'll need a separate sports rider for that. Check before you travel.

Gear rental is billed separately; rental shops are listed in our Gudauri rental directory, and how to choose your gear is covered in our guide to renting in Gudauri.

Free Wi-Fi covers the whole resort, so checking days left on your pass or buying online is possible right from the slope.

For a full trip breakdown, from accommodation to food, see how much a trip to Gudauri costs.

Skied Gudauri? Leave a review on Madloba: which pass you bought, whether you got it online or at the office, and how long the lines ran. We're especially keen to hear from anyone once the 2026-2027 season kicks off; those reviews will show whether prices and terms have shifted.

Information is current as of September 2026. Prices shown are for the 2025-2026 winter season, per the resort portal gudauri.info; official 2026-2027 pricing will be published by the resort later, and we'll update this article accordingly. Discount terms, ticket office hours, and online sales platforms can change, so confirm before your trip.