Born in Georgia and trained as a geologist, Zakhariy has always dreamed of enabling everybody to enjoy the boundless snowy expanses of the Caucasus.

The idea of buildingin Gudauri a helicopter mountain ski base for heliboardingand heliski came to him when he was in the French Alps visiting his friends – top-notch professional skiers.

Fascinated by the idea, he made every effort and applied his organisational skills to implement it at the highest possible level and to become part of this entrancing adventure.