Crystal
Ski resort · Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia
Crystal is a ski resort in Samtskhe-Javakheti (Georgia) with 8.5 km of runs and 4 lifts. You can ski between 1,770 m and 2,301 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 531 m. Its longest run is Crystal 1 (2.1 km) and the steepest, Crystal 2, reaches ≈ 39% on its toughest stretch.
See Crystal on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 8.5 km
- Lifts
- 4
- Elevation
- 1,770–2,301 m
- Vertical drop
- 531 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue4.6 km
- Red3.9 km
The steepest runs at Crystal
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Crystal 2 Red≈ 39% · 21°
- Tatra (Crystal) Red≈ 33% · 18°
- Crystal 1 Blue≈ 30% · 17°
- Crystal - Mitarbi Red≈ 26% · 15°
The longest runs
- Crystal 1 Blue2.1 km
- Tatra (Crystal) Red1.7 km
- Crystal 2 Red1.4 km
- Crystal - Mitarbi Red0.9 km
Lifts
1 gondola · 1 platter lift · 1 drag lift · 1 chairlift.
When to go to Crystal
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 2,021 m (the resort's mean elevation is 2,036 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Crystal
- Kokhta - Mitarbi2 km · 15 km of runs
- Didveli2 km · 15 km of runs
- Goderdzi Mountain Resort87 km · 8.3 km of runs
- Gudauri117 km · 41 km of runs
- Tetnuldi154 km · 18 km of runs
- Myler Mountain Resort157 km · 9.4 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Crystal?
- In Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia. The nearest resort is Kokhta - Mitarbi, 2 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Crystal have?
- 8.5 km: 4.6 km of blue runs, 3.9 km of red runs.
- What is the elevation of Crystal?
- You can ski between 1,770 m and 2,301 m: a vertical drop of 531 m.
- How many lifts does Crystal have?
- 4: 1 gondola, 1 platter lift, 1 drag lift, 1 chairlift.
- What is the steepest run at Crystal?
- Crystal 2 (red), at ≈ 39% (21°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Crystal?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Crystal?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.