They said it was wild, and it was nothing short of that!
He then asked for our hotel phone number so he could get directions.
2 minutes on the phone and he hands it over to my brother.
By this time it is 11.30pm and we just want to get to bed.
The following day we set off for Gulmarg.
The journey from Srinigar Airport to the mountain was unlike any other ski mountain road we’d travelled.
The 1st day we spent skiing over rocks and trees.
Our skis got f*cked, moral was at an all time low and I was questioning leaving.
That night though, it dumped, and continued to dump for the next 2 days.
This is fine as you take hot laps with a van you hire for the day.
Both are awesome tree runs with a ton of pow.
With more snow cover, these places would be epic in a big snow storm.
You will get fresh lines all day, long pitches, tree runs, cliffs all with perfect weather.
The snow for us, however, was quite heavy straight after the snowfall.
We were told that its normally much lighter but this season has not been good for them at all.
Thankfully after a few days it got colder and the snow got better.
If you might get up here though, its incredible.
Needless to say I’m glad I was wearing black pants instead of white…
The guides, however, were pretty unfazed so we carried on, but very slowly and very carefully.
We stayed in a local hut right by the hill.
To sum it up.
When it snows… it really snows.
When its stops you could ski the middle in bluebird where the best runs require you to skin.
However, why read this when you’ve got the option to watch a video…
