Winter Sports In India – No Place Like Gulmarg

If you want to enjoy a combination of mountains, cold, snow and winter sport in India, Gulmarg must be a must visit destination in your travel itinerary. A major part of the country has climate that is tropical in nature. Hence, there is very little scope for winter sports. It is only when you reach the northernmost limits of the country do you enjoy access to the snow and hail and the wonderful winter sport opportunities that it offers.

Skiing In Winter - Hard Work But More Of A Thrill

Whilst you can go skiing on a dry slope at any time of year, it does not give the same thrill as skiing on real snow, and often the runs are all too short before you have to catch the lift backup again. Although it is now possible to ski indoors on real snow in a snow dome in certain parts of the country, but snow domes are expensive to build and run and hence this can prove to be an expensive way of going skiing!