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Gulmarg
rated Asia's seventh best ski resort
Friday November 26, 2010 05:16:37 PM,
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Jammu:
The Gulmarg health resort in Jammu and Kashmir has been rated by
CNN International as Asia's seventh best ski destination.
Appi Kogen in Japan's Honshu island tops the list as the best ski
resort in Asia, followed by Niseko in Hokkaido, also in Japan.
CNN International says that in the 19th Century, Gulmarg was a
hill station for British colonials to escape the summer heat.
"These days, it is a world class ski resort blanketed with fresh
light powder from the Himalayas, attracting ski bums tired of
Alpine lift queues and fondues," CNN said.
The report also saysthat the resort's claim to fame is the Gulmarg
Gandola, the highest ski lift in the world at a dizzying height of
3,979 metres. At the top station, skiers can take on challenging
runs with Nanga Parbat, the world's ninth highest peak, in the
backdrop. Around 400,000 intrepid skiers took the gondola ride
last year.
"The government will soon install all modern facilities required
to supplement tourism-related activities in the state," Kashmir
Tourism Minister Nawang Rigzin Jora told reporters Friday.
"It is heartening to know that Gulmarg has won international
recognition for being one of the best ski resorts. We would like
to promote it as well as other equally beautiful places in all the
three regions of the state.
"Gulmarg has the potential to come up as an international
convention centre also. We will soon devise a permanent winter
calendar to attract domestic as well as overseas visitors to the
resort," the minister said.
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