Backcountry Skiing in India this winter: Gulmarg is going off!
Backcountry Skiing Canada is in the process of preparing a trip to India to go Backcountry Skiing this winter in Gulmarg and we want you to join us. While we're still working out the details, we'll be sure to let you know soon what's involved. In the mean time let us know if you have any interest in such a trip?
Gulmarg is a small town in northern India in the Pir Panjal range, one of 6 mountain ranges that make up the Himalayas. This is the first mountain ranges to be hit by the storms that sweep across the Indus Plains and needless to say, Gulmarg receives a ton of snow, on average 15m per year. There's a gondola to access all this snow and huge amounts of terrain; one of the highest in the world (topping out at 13054ft or 3,890m). From there, 4,260 ft vertical powder runs (1,300m vertical) await! A busy day on the mountain is maybe 200 to 300 people, so if you know where to go, you can always find untracked snow.
Skiing Magazine recently called Gulmarg one of the top 10 snowiest resorts in the world!
(Click photos for larger view of images. All photos courtesy of Jerrod Fast of The Adventure Project)
2015/16 Gulmarg Powder Session Dates
Session 1: Sunday 31st January – Sunday 14th February 2016 Session 2: Sunday 14th February – Sunday 28th February 2016 Session 3: Sunday 28th February – Sunday 13th March 2016
Have a read on over here about some of the trip options and watch back here for more details.
For more information, please see http://www.theadventureproject.net and we hope to see you in the Himalayas this winter.
