Winter is coming: Georgia gets its first dusting of snow
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Summer has not long departed but one part of Georgia is turning white with snow. The first snowfall of autumn has fallen in the country’s west.
The newest of Georgia’s winter resorts, Tetnuldi in Svaneti region – earlier this week experienced its first snowfall even though winter is more than two months away.
Weather experts forecast slushy snow would fall in other mountainous regions of Georgia in the coming days.
Tetnuldi ski resort. Photo by Mountain Resorts Development Company/Facebook
Despite the cold snap citizens are being advised not to dig out their winter coats just yet as daytime temperatures around the country are set to rise.
Forecasters said the air temperature tomorrow would rise to 20C in capital city Tbilisi and regional areas would also experience warmer days ahead.
The first snowfall at Tetnuldi, which fell on September 21, was described as a light dusting. In the coolest months snowfall can be very high and can reach several metres.
Tetnuldi ski resort. Photo by Mountain Resorts Development Company/Facebook
Tetnuldi ski resort opened last winter after the first phase of the area's development ended in January.
Tetnuldi is a cut above other ski resorts in Georgia and the wider region as it has the longest trails with the biggest vertical drops in the South Caucasus.
The Government of Georgia this summer released detailed information about the infrastructural development of the resort. The Government’s press office said 100 million GEL (about $43 million/€38 million*) would be invested in the development of the area.
Once fully developed Tetnuldi was expected to be the best ski resort in Eastern Europe.
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