Monday, January 13, 2014

A Gulmarg Ski Tour Guide Will Maximize Your Enjoyment

By Marissa Velazquez


This Kashmir vacation retreat is less developed than Western resorts. As a result, it is easier to make the most of a visit with a gulmarg ski tour reservation. Complicated details will be taken care for overseas tourists. Then skiers can focus on getting the most of the outstanding experience of sking in the Himalaya mountains.

The resort offers the best powder on the planet. It now features the tallest gondola ski lift on the planet as well. It provides wonderful off piste to skiers or boarders. There is heli skiing or boarding on offer as well. Groomed slopes are limited to those for beginners and a few intermediate trails on the lower part of the gondola. The higher gondola is not groomed. Naturally skiing enthusiasts come to enjoy the ungroomed slopes.

The first stage of the gondola rises to the pinnacle of the tree line from village level. This a height of 9,937 feet, 3040 meters. The second stage proceeds from middle level up Apharwat Mountain to a height of 12,992 feet, 3960 meters. At the summit height is 13,845 feet, 4220 meters. The lift covers an close to five sq km area, which includes backcountry terrain and inbound slopes. The runs can extend to 7 km of pure powder. A few trails are groomed. But, limited grooming offers skiers the pleasure of untrammeled snow. Even more is easily available. For the adventurously inclined heliskiing offers the most terrain. Heliski operators are well qualified and reliable guides.

The resort is 35 miles from Srinagar, the capital city of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. In good conditions, it is about an hour and half long drive away. It is situated in a lower Himalaya mountain range. The Pir Panjal mountains surround the secluded village. Although skiers converge here in the winter, it is all weather recreation area. There is a famous golf course that opens during the summer.

The winter sporting season currently stretches to 2d week of April. It starts in December. The cognoscenti believe that the period from early January to late February gets the most snow. The Jammu and Kashmir Government intends to extend this season. For this purpose it is going to buy snowmaking machinery. It made this intention public during 2013, near the beginning of winter season. Trained medical assistance is there, to be used if required. Emergency transportation is available to be used by medical staff.

The early beginnings of the Kashmiri resort date back to a ski club began by British Military officers in 1927. But international notice is a more recent feature. This coincided with the placement of the gondola and preparations for greater commercialization. News coverage by international media has introduced it to a wider audience.

Enormous quantities of powder drop at frequent intervals. Its lucky placement has made it the beneficiary of the biggest snowfalls in the Himalayas. The snow remains fresh. The cycle delivers fresh batches of snow seven days apart. Close to a meter falls during in 2 to 3 days.

Sporting equipment is offered for rent at low cost. But foreigners may want to use personal equipment. It is recommended skis be mounted with touring bindings. Touring boots will be needed also. Should bad weather close the gondola, touring will become an option. Heliski operators rent deep powder skis. The setting may be less developed, but the expenses are also much lower. Reserve a gulmarg ski tour and learn why once will never be enough.




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