Hotel Affarwat

Skiing at Gulmarg

by victorwkf

Gulmarg is one of the best skiing resorts in India, so it is worth coming here in winter if you are in India. For beginners, there is a huge rather flat golf course in Gulmarg which becomes a skiing area during winter. For more challenge, you should take the cable car (sometimes known as gondola) to the middle or top section of the Afarwat Mountains where there are good ski slopes all the way down to Gulmarg town. The slopes also offer great views of the Afarwat Mountains, Himalayan Mountains and the surrounding valleys.

There are ski equipments for rental at Gulmarg and the middel section of the cable car (near the cable car station), so you do not need to bring your own equipment.

Gulmarg

by michaelparham

"Sick riding"

most all of the upper mountain is rideable. From the top of the upper Gondola it's about a 30 minute hike to the peak.

"If you cant take the lift take a cat"

Jan 07 2 days before we arrived the gearbox in the Gondola cracked. I think the guys had been putting sawdust in it last season. Needless to say our lovely Indian friends made it happen with a nice cat. Too bad the deisel fuel they were using was 40% water which made the accent slow.