Snow & Terrain for Cat Skiing Bakhmaro
Snow
Tha Bahkmaro area is in a high snowfall region of the Lesser Caucasus due to its proximity to the Black Sea.
Snowfall is abundant in early winter & decreases through January with more sunny days as the season progresses.
Terrain
Cat Skiing in the mountains around Bakhmaro ranges in elevation from
1,800m to 2755m. Above 2,100m, the mountains are tree-free.
The summits able to reached are 2,500 & 2,755m. However, the higher elevations are often wind-blown.
Most of the skiing is between 1,800 to 2,300m. The individual runs are between
300 & 500m vertical in altitude.
'Japan like' quality
tree skiing runs on well pitched slopes are abundant between 1800m & 2100m elevation.
Depending on the area, the length of the run & the condition of the participants, most groups achieve about
10 runs per day.