7.5km long cable car opens connecting Kobi, Gudauri ski resorts

The cable car will serve to make both Kobi and Gudauri more functional winter resorts, offering easier transportation in the area.

Agenda.ge, 19 Jan 2019 - 19:20, Tbilisi,Georgia

A 7.5 km long cable car between the ski resorts of Kobi and Gudauri opened earlier today, connecting the Stepantsminda region to Gudauri in just 15 minutes.

The cable car will serve to make both Kobi and Gudauri more functional winter resorts, offering easier transportation in the area.

“Georgia will take its place on the global map as a country with the most successful ski resort. Number of tourists has increased by 500 percent in Gudari during last six years. This is a great success but not enough. This cable car is truly unic which will unify Gudauri and Kobi in one cluster. Outstanding Swiss and Austrian resorts have managed to achieve best results through realisation of the same strategy and I am sure that we are also getting closer to this level,” PM Bakhtadze said at the opening ceremony.

Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze opened the cable car with the Minister of Infrastructure. Photo: Ministry of Infrastructure