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Gulmarg is famous for its exquisite valleys, gorgeous streams, fascinating slopes for every sort of skiing and hiking and is also home to one of the highest golf courses in the world. Gulmarg is equally most sought after place in summer as well as in winter for, it offers myriad choices during summers like greenery and flower beds all around, with beautiful lakes, sublime valleys and Gulmarg Gandola. During winters, the place is thronged by the tourists for its snowy slopes where skiing is done.
Gulmarg was first established as a ski resort by the British who had set up the Ski Club of India in 1927. Skiing at Gulmarg had become very popular during the pre-independence years. The skiing season usually commences just before Christmas (mid December) and continues till early April. During 1998, Gulmarg hosted the first National Winter Games of India.
Gulmarg is all set to host third edition of ‘Khelo India National Winter Games’ to be held from February 10, 2023 and during a review meeting recently, Sarmad Hafeez, secretary Tourism and Youth Services and Sports departments of Jammu and Kashmir highlighted that the games will not only promote sports activities in Jammu and Kashmir but will also go a long way in attracting the tourists, both domestic and foreign, towards different tourist destinations of union territory.
The secretary further says that the approach of the government is to promote tourism at full scale and therefore all the stakeholders should utilise this opportunity for promoting the tourism potential of Jammu and Kashmir and added that the present administration is giving utmost importance to promotion of tourism and sports in Jammu and Kashmir and all must take maximum benefit out of this.
It was given out in the meeting that this year around 2000 athletes from different parts of the country will converge on the snow-bound slopes of Gulmarg during the event to compete in different categories of sports. It was also informed that sufficient accommodation for the dignitaries as well for the athletes will be facilitated in different hotels and in other resting places.
To be continued..