Bakuriani to host first stage of the World Cup Ski Cross on February 5-7, 2021

The first stage of the World Cup Ski Cross will be held on February 5-7, 2021 in Bakuriani. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Agenda.ge, 06 Nov 2020 - 14:38, Tbilisi,Georgia

The Georgian ski resort of Bakuriani will host the first stage of the World Cup Ski Cross on February 5-7, 2021. 

The International Ski Federation and the Georgian Ski Federation have officially signed an agreement for the competition in Bakuriani.

The International Ski Federation has already published the calendar of all competitions which can be found here.

Screenshot from the website of the International Ski Federation.

In the meantime, Bakuriani is getting ready to host the 2023 Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships by developing its infrastructure that includes three new ski lifts in the area, built by international manufacturer of ropeways, cable cars and ski lifts the Doppelmayr Garaventa Group. 

Each ski lift has six seats and the total capacity of all three ski lifts is 5,400 passengers per hour at the first stage, which can be increased to a total of 7,200 passengers.