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Call of the Mountains – Glacial Gulmarg

Posted by Sid's Photologue on April 23, 2016March 1, 2026

Gulmarg (“Meadow of Flowers”) is a town, a hill station, a popular skiing destination in Baramula district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

It is sitiuated in the Pir Pinjal range in the western the Himalayas and is within miles of the Line of Control between India and Pakistan

In the 19th century, British civil servants started using Gulmarg as a retreat to escape summers in North Indian plains……

Hunting and golfing were their favorite pastime and three golf courses were established in Gulmarg (this is actually a golf course !!!)

…..it was renamed as Gulmarg by Sultan Yusuf Shah of the Chak Dynasty who frequented the place with his queen Habba khatoon in the 16th century.

GUlmarg was originally named Gaurimarg by shepherds in honor of the Hindu goddess Parvati…..

In 1927, British established a ski club in Gulmarg and two annual ski events were hosted one each during Christmas and Easter

Built by the French company Pomagalski, the Gulmarg Gondola is one of the highest in the world reaching 3,979 metres…

The two-stage ropeway ferries about 600 people per hour to and from Gulmarg to a shoulder of nearby Mt. Apharwat Summit (4,200 m (13,780 ft)…..

Winter sports like skiing, tobogganing, snowboarding and heli-skiing take place on the slopes of Mount Apharwat.

The second stage which has 36 cabins and 18 towers, takes passengers on to the Apharwat Peak at 4,200 m (13,780 ft)

The first stage transfers from Gulmarg at 2,600 m (8,530 ft) to Kongdoori at 3,080 m…..

The Himalayan range of Nanga Parbat

Yeh kaha aa gaye hum…..yuhi saath chalte chalte…..

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