After snowfall, ski enthusiasts back on Gulmarg’s slopes

After widespread snowfall over the Himalayas in Kashmir over the week, skiers and snowboarders are back on slopes in the valley.

The iconic ski resort of Gulmarg in the western Himalayas, near the Line of Control (LoC), has turned into a vast expanse of snow, mesmerising visitors.

“Things are back on track. After a prolonged dry spell, there was good snowfall and we have hit the slope,” said Farhat Naik, a snowboarding instructor who hosts foreign adventure tourists in the Valley.

Jammu and Kashmir reeled under a prolonged dry spell amid harsh winter conditions, with barely any precipitation from December till late-January. Experts had attributed the weather shift…