Hotels, resorts in Gulmarg and Pahalgam booked till Jan as tourists throng Kashmir to enjoy winter

Tourists are enjoying the winter season in Kashmir these days as the famous resorts and hill stations especially in Gulmarg and Pahalgam have been booked for the upcoming days.

According to a report published in one of the leading news websites, even high-end resorts in Gulmarg have been booked till January 2021. Reportedly, about 700 to 800 tourists are reaching Gulmarg on a daily basis. Of these, about 200 to 300 alone are from different parts of India, and the rest are local tourists keen on spending vacation time in the hill station.News has it that the recent snowfall has been a magnet to draw a large number of visitors intent for skiing or enjoy a ride on the famous ropeway known as Gulmarg Gondola.
The Jammu and Kashmir Cable Car Corporation is running on only the first part of the ropeway due to the skiing activity being restricted to the lower end.

Meanwhile, Srinagar recently recorded the coldest night in the last decade. The water in taps in the homes of locals has frozen and so has the Dal Lake. On the other hand, temperature at Pahalgam also plummeted at minus 9.5 degree Celsius.