Snowless slopes of Kashmir send tourism downhill
Setback for tourism industry as peak winter season evaporates
Close to 100,000 tourists visited Kashmir last January, but this year that number has reduced by more than half (Photo: Umar Farooq)
Gulmarg, Asia’s highest ski resort in Kashmir, grapples with devastation as a dry winter robs its iconic landscapes of snow. As a result, after a couple of years of boom in domestic tourists, the union territory suffers its first serious setback.
Gulmarg is one of Kashmir’s main winter tourism attractions, but this season, the valley has received very little snowfall, which has led to the flow of tourists reducing to just a trickle.
Close to 100,000 tourists visited Kashmir last January, but this year that number has reduced by more than half, the lack of snowfall during winter is a significant concern as it potentially impacts tourist arrivals.
“Gulmarg, renowned as the sole destination in Kashmir offering pristine powder snow and a…
