Gulmarg india
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Gulmarg India.
Gulmarg Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1927 the Indian ski resort Gulmarg lies at 3979 metres altitude in the Kashmir region of the Indian Himalayas. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Gulmarg ski area is snow sure. Over 0 snow cannons ensure artificial Gulmarg snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around 0 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Gulmarg (India) is Delhi at a distance of ?km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Gulmarg ski season runs from January to May.
SNO-man says
Gulmarg was established for skiing contests by the British in 1927 when they were Colonial rulers of the country. Large meetings were organised up to World War II. Sadly it is currently located in a sometimes dangerous area between Pakistan and India where Western visitors have lost their lives at the hands of local Kashmir rebels, including an infamous decapitation some years ago, but still tourism does thrive here through continuing political uncertainty. The resort and access route is heavily guarded. If it were not for the terrorist threat this is one of the world's meccas for snow lovers, and was growing international business in the late 1980s and early 1990s before the latest flare up of trouble. The area is one of world's best heli-skiing regions, 1000s of possible 2000m plus descents from helicopter, normally dropping skiers on the Apherwat peak, otherwise slopes are generally 200m - 2km in length through beautiful scenery. All ski equipment, including ski suits, can be rented locally. The resort's atmosphere, when in operation under normal circumstances, can generally be identified with 1940s/'50s European skiing. It has a good sunshine, as well as snow record. The resort operates the world's highest golf course at 2680m. Access is via a breathtakingly beautiful route up from Srinagar via Tangmarg.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Gulmarg India
Beginner Trails
 5 runs ?km |
15% |
Intermediate Trails
 8 runs ?km |
24% |
Advanced Trails
 10 runs ?km |
30% |
Expert Trails
 10 runs 10km |
30% |
Gulmarg Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski | |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | ? - ? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Jan 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | May 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Gulmarg Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 70km |
| total length of Gulmarg trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 2km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Gulmarg ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 3979m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 2730m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 2730m |
| centre of Gulmarg ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1017m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1660m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Gulmarg
Skiing Gulmarg you'll enjoy 33 pistes and trails and that means approximately 70km of ski runs. Gulmarg lifts number 6 with the capacity to uplift 5000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Indian ski resort of Gulmarg is over 2km long.
Gulmarg Ski Area
Gulmarg ski area has 15% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 24% intermediate, 30% advanced ski slopes and 30% for expert skiers - the most difficult Gulmarg piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Gulmarg after dark.
Gulmarg for skiing gets ? stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Gulmarg
If you snowboard Gulmarg you'll want to know that, of the 6 ski lifts in total, 3 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Gulmarg snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Gulmarg snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Gulmarg for snowboarding gets ? stars out of 5 overall
Gulmarg Apres Ski
The apres ski Gulmarg scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
3 apres ski bars 6 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Pony Trekking.
Gulmarg for apres ski gets ? stars out of 5 overall
More Gulmarg Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Gulmarg resort - ski Gulmarg by any other name
The Indian ski resort of Gulmarg ski resort is also known as Mt Apharwat and has the following common misspellings:
Gulmarg ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Gulmarg ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Gulmarg ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Gulmarg for snow gets ? stars out of 5 overall