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Gulmarg Snow Festival

Srinagar, Jan 6: Gulmarg is decked up for Snow festival beginning in the coming few days, director tourism Farooq Shah said Tuesday.
Hundreds of skiers and tourists from different countries, majority from India, have arrived in the ski resort covered under a fresh carpet of snow.
The Snow festival, which is one of the features of the government’s Winter Tourism Schedule, is marked by night skiing, snowboarding, ice-skiing cycling and showcasing of traditional Kashmiri cuisine. Officials said bookings for the festival have already started. 
“We want to market Gulmarg as a Winter Tourism destination. It has been observed that most of tourists go to European Countries to spend holidays in winters. By organizing Snow festival we want to attract tourists to Gulmarg which is far more beautiful than other tourist destinations in the world,” Farooq Shah told Greater Kashmir. 
Shah said during the festival locals and tourists can taste traditional Kashmiri food preparations like Wazwaan, Harissa, Masala, fish and Kashmiri snacks.
“There are special discounts for families and couples,” Shah said. 
Shah said the quality of snow in Gulmarg is its USP, as it has been declared as best for skiing by the international ski-experts. He said the department of tourism has identified many places in Gulmarg to accommodate professional skiers, and the department would start skiing facilities for families also. 
Local and national skiing championships in the resort would be part of the festival. 
Shah said to make Gulmarg one of the best eco-tourist spots its infrastructure and services will be upgraded with the help of international experts.  He said the Tourism Department in collaboration with Forest Department is providing logistics for launching eco-tourism in Gulmarg and its adjacent Valley Botapathri. 
“We will not be raising any concrete structures. Our aim is only to provide camping and trekking sites for tourists. Botapathri will serve as a base for trekking and nature trails. We want the tourist mostly foreigners to stay in Gujjar Kothas and closely see their unique lifestyle. The Gujjars will act as trekking guides and make their live hood. In a few years, Gulmarg will be best eco-tourist destination,” Shah added.
 

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