India Travel Destinations, the tour guide, offers a golden opportunity to partake of the stylish and debonair pleasures of skiing in India which is tourism with a difference. Skiing in India perforce refers to the various centers of skiing, which undertake skiing in India as part of a larger picture of adventure tourism in India.
Skiing is yet another offering of adventure tourism in India which is tourism with a difference. Skiing as a sport can be a very thrilling and exhilarating experience, which does not require special gear like other higher end sports of the same genre. Any interested soul can take up the sport with a bit of discipline and a sense of following directions. Places where a tourist can whizz past his worries include, Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir, Auli in Garawhal, Kufri and Narkanda in Himachal Pradesh.
Skiing is one sport which is not limited to the mighty Himalayas or the hill stations alone. Water skiing is another addition to the whole structure of skiing in India but it is also very much a part of the whole calendar of skiing in India. "Swoosh" and away goes the water skier in this latest addition of adventure tourism in India.
Here, too as tourism with a difference, the tourist only needs to be aware of the basic skill of swimming as the boat easily accomplishes the rest of the tugging part.
India Travel Destinations provides a whole array of packages to undertake the brisk sport of skiing in India as one of the latest additions to the genre of adventure tourism in India. |
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.
Gulmarg is the ultimate beginner's skiing resort. One doesn't requite a heavy woolen wardrobe - slacks or a Salwar Kameez will do fine. In Gulmarg one will also be able to drift to one of the many Ski shops and hire skis, sticks and goggles. Just find yourself a ski instructor and set off down a slope.
Neither does one need to exert oneself climbing up slopes. The gentlest slope of 200m is linked with a ski lift, which helps one to go up. When one graduates to intermediate level - which will happen after the first few days of practice, there are other slopes, longer and steeper, which are connected by chair lift. The longest ski run in Gulmarg is provided by the Gondola cable car, which allows a ski run of 2,213m.
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Snow capped slopes of Auli are flanked by all, dense deodar forest which cuts wind velocity to the minimum 16-kms from Joshimath on the Badrinath route, Auli offers a 180 panoramic view of Himalayan peaks like the Nanda Devi (7,817m) Kamet (7,756m) Mana Parvat (7,273) and Dunagiri (7,066m) seemingly only a snow ball thrown away. Seasonal skiers have a clean stretch of 10.20-kms of absolutely virgin slopes to sport on. These slopes provide excellent opportunities for cross country and downhill skiing events.
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During winter Dayara Bugyal provides excellent ski slopes over an area of 28 sq. kms. Dayara bugyal affords a panoramic view of the breathtakingly beautiful Himalayas. There is a small lake in the area that provides an excellent camping site.
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Mundali offers an unforgettable panoramic view of the snow-capped Himalayas. This place has vast ski slopes on which professions can enjoy skiing.
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Munsyari is situated at a distance of 66 kms. from Jauljibi and 127 kms. from Pithoragarh via Thal. Munsyari is the center as well as the gateway of the Johar region. Munsyari is the base of treks to Milam, Namik and Ralam glaciers. Khalia Top and Betulidhar are two high altitude places that offer excellent condirions for skiing.
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Who can forget the ultimate destinations such as Kufri, Narkanda, Manali in Himachal. The Manali Region in Himachal Pradesh also offers scope for winters as well as summer skiing. It has excellent natural slopes and in the summer months has limited skiing possibilities at Narkanda. Last but not the least is Kufri, which has always been a favourite among ski lovers who visit Shimla in winters. So prepare your skies and zoom through the snow.
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Skiing & Heli Skiing is a new sport in Nepalese Himalayas. Being the home of eight of the highest mountains in the world, Nepal brings out the best of skiing and mountaineering expeditions. The Everest region, Annapurna, Dhauligiri, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Kangchenjunga, the Dolpo regions, and more are all ready and waiting for your on-snow signature. It would take a lifetime of skiing each and every area before you skied the same run twice.
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