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From Gulmarg to Padum, here’s your guide to skiing in India. We tell you how to start

From Gulmarg to Padum, here’s your guide to skiing in India. We tell you how to start

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Skiers take the chairlift in Gulmarg | Photo Credit: Sajad Hameed/Getty Images In the cold winter mornings, when most of Gulmarg is fast asleep under layers of thick, cosy blankets, Amit Kapoor slips into his skiing gear and zips down the powdery slopes of the Apharwat Peak. The temperature, -2 degrees Celsius — hardly deters him. A […]

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What makes winter trekking a not-to-miss experience for adventure junkies

What makes winter trekking a not-to-miss experience for adventure junkies

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In 2010, when Bengaluru-based Sandhya Chandrasekharayya tossed the idea of winter trekking to the locals of Sankri village in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district, they were nonplussed. “No one treads this trail off season,” they remarked, pointing to Kedarkantha — a route on which they would graze their sheep and cattle in summer. Sandhya was not the […]

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