Gulmarg
Jammu & Kashmir (Pir Panjal, Himalaya) · India
Gulmarg is a heli-ski operation in Jammu & Kashmir (Pir Panjal, Himalaya), India. It averages around 1,400 cm of snow a season on a Himalayan high-altitude, storm-and-clear cycle snowpack. The season typically runs Dec-Apr.
Asia's highest ski resort and one of the highest gondolas in the world; almost entirely off-piste, advanced/expert terrain
10-day forecast
9 cm total · best window Wednesday, Oct 14 (2d, 6cm)
⚠ Freezing-level warning: on the marked days the freezing level sits well above the 2,650 m base — expect rain low down even while it snows at summit.
Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Thursday, Oct 15 — Lean (12). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Oct 12.
Mountain profile
- Summit
- 3,980 m
- Base
- 2,650 m
- Vertical
- 1,330 m
- Terrain
- ~1,200 ac, 95% backcountry/off-piste beyond 2 gondola phases
- Avg annual snow
- 1,400 cm
- Typical season
- Dec-Apr
- Snow climate
- Himalayan high-altitude, storm-and-clear cycle
- Type
- Gondola-served backcountry + heli-ski (since 2011)
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