DELHI
For a country that has the world’s second highest gondola (ski lift) and the mightiest peaks of the world, skiing has been woefully under-explored. Until recently, “winter sport” for the adventurous Indian tourist meant rolling around in muddy slush on Himachal’s Rohtang Pass in rubber tyres or being pushed or pulled around in distressed wooden chairs (it would be a shame to call them sleds) by a couple of local men. Skiing was only seen in movies or the
But experienced skiers and snowboarders from around the world are racing to conquer some of our Himalayan slopes. Out of all the ski destinations in India, including Auli in Uttarakhand and Manali and Kufri in Himachal Pradesh, Gulmarg sits pretty atop the snow mine. Apart from its rarity of being a Himalayan ski resort, its allure lies in its vast, panoramic ranges that are superbly fluffed with great snow itching to be skied and snowboarded upon. It is the wild, wild West of skiing.
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