Kaçkar Dağı raises Turkish heliski to nearly 4,000 m: repeated descents of 700 to 1,200 m from Ayder with deep Black Sea powder. Canadian-style terrain in the eastern Caucasus, far from Alpine crowds.
- Summit
- 3,937 m
- Vertical
- 700–1,200 m × multi-run
- Base
- Ayder · Rize
- Style
- Powder · exploration
Kaçkar from Ayder
January–April season with Atlantic accumulations; yurt camps and local lodges manage rotations per Kaçkar avalanche reports.
- Coast Mountains-style terrain
- Multi-day packages recommended
- Advanced / expert skier
Kaçkar Dağı is the roof of the range where Turkish heliski operates: Ayder base, high landings and 700–1,200 m descents in a domain of thousands of km² with a small weekly capacity.
