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| Location: |
Uttar
Pradesh. |
| Temperature: |
Summer : Max
-31.5 ; Min -7.4
Winter : Max - 7.2
; Min -1.0 |
| Attractions: |
Gulmarg are
Skiing & Heliskiing, Golf Courses, Gondola
Lift. |
| Altitude |
2286 m above
sea level |
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Gulmarg
The Meadow Of Flowers
A huge cup shaped meadow, lush and green
with slopes where the silence is broken
only by the tinkle of cowbells, Gulmarg
looks like a fantasy set in a film and not
surprisingly have been the venue of several
films.
The valley of Gulmarg, a large meadow about
3-sq-kms in area, stands at 2,730 metres,
56-km south west of Srinagar. The name means
'Meadow Of Flowers' and in the spring it's
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that, a rolling meadow dotted with countless
colourful Bluebells, Daisies, Forget Me
Not's and Buttercups. The valley itself
is about 3-km long and up to a km wide.
All around are snow-capped
mountains, and on a clear day one can see
all the way to Nanga Parbat is one direction
and Srinagar is another.
Prime
Attraction
The prime attractions of Gulmarg are Skiing
& Heliskiing, Golf Courses, Gondola
Lift.
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Excursions in Gulmarg
There are some excursions offered from Gulmarg
which include Srinagar(56 km.), Gulmarg
Biosphere Reserves (48Km.), Alpather Lake
(13Km.), Khilanmarg (6Km.),
Sports in Gulmarg
Skiing
In winter, Gulmarg acquires a new persona
- that of the country's premier skiing resorts.
Skiing, to many who watch it on TV, seems
like a very elitist sport, requiring a high
level of training and expensive equipment.
They are surprised, when they visit Gulmarg
for a day's expedition to "see the
snow", that others with the same level
of physical fitness and training are skiing
down slopes.
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