Gulmarg Skiing Tour Service

Gulmarg (meadow of flowers) is a hill station, and a popular skiing destination in Baramula district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. A beautiful town which is situated in the Pirpanjal range in the western Himalayas at an altitude of 8,690 ft. just 56 km from Srinagar. Being the "heartland of winter sports in India" Gulmarg is rated as Asia's seventh best ski destination. The town is accessible from Srinagar by road via Tangmarg. The road climbs uphill in the last 12 kilometers to Gulmarg passing through forests of pine and fir trees. Winter sports like skiing, tobogganing, snowboarding and heli-skiing take place on the slopes of Mount Apharwat reachable by a Gondola lift which is one of the highest cable car in the world reaching 3,979 meters. It's a two-stage ropeway carry about 600 people per hour to and from Gulmarg to top of Mt. Apharwat 13,780 ft. The first stage transfers from Gulmarg at 2,600 m to Kongdoori at 3,080 m. The second stage which has 36 cabins and 18 towers, takes passengers to a height of 12,959 ft on the Apharwat Peak.