What is the snow like?

Our experience from a number of winter visits to Gulmarg indicates a snow quality comparable to the higher altitudes of resorts in France and western Switzerland. Gulmarg is located at a latitude of 34 degrees North and has a base altitude of 2,650 metres above sea level. Resorts with roughly comparable latitudes are Taos Ski Valley in the USA, and in the southern hemisphere, Portillo in Chile.

One feature of Gulmarg's snow that cannot be over emphasised is the low skier and snowboarder density: Gulmarg's local snowriding population is tiny relative to the size of its terrain, meaning a lot of 'untracked' areas for overseas visitors!