In Photos: It’s Snowing Buckets in Kashmir, and it Looks Breathtaking

Villages, mountains, cars, and people—all blanketed in white. | By NGT Staff

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Gulmarg’s winter landscapes draws honeymooners and families, but also skiers who come for its fine, powder snow that acts as a cushion in case of falls. Photo: iStock.com/Maxlevoyou

BY NGT Staff

Posted ON January 11, 2017

The first weekend of 2017 saw parts of Kashmir resemble a giant snow globe, with snow showers blanketing the region in thick, white carpets. Our social media feeds were full of folks sledding down snowy slopes, clear icicles dangling off the roofs of remote cabins in the mountains, and kids trying to catch snowflakes on their tongues.

Photographed by ~ @travelling_monk #Follow ☝ Baltal, camp ground for amarnath temple yatra in kashmir. Also shared on #facebook #twitter Keep hashtagging your photographs or videos with #incredibleoutdoors to win a chance to get them featured in our gallery. #followus Check out our Facebook page by clicking on the link in our bio section. For any further query or doubts you can always mail us at incredibleoutdoors@gmail.com Web: www.incredible-outdoors.in #Travelblogger #travel #kashmir #instatravel #travelphotographer #photooftheday #traveller #wanderlust #vagabond #travelwriter #storyteller #photographer #naturelover #explorer #adventurer #mountains #ladscapes #nature #neverstopexploring #vsco #vscocam #sharetravelpics #livetravelchannel

A photo posted by Incredible Outdoors (@incredible_outdoors) on Jan 8, 2017 at 10:29am PST

Here we Reach #Gulmarg #heaven 😍😍 #funjustbegun #snowfight

A photo posted by ᴰᴬᴺᵞᴱˢᵀ¹⁹ˣˣ (@danyest19xx) on Jan 9, 2017 at 10:08pm PST

The roads i m familiar with are easy to travel #Kashmir #Street #Snow #SnowFall

A photo posted by Ishfaqtantry (@ishfaqtantry) on Jan 8, 2017 at 11:49am PST

It’s good news for travellers, too—the state tourism department has just announced plans for the annual winter carnival from January 21-February 5, 2017 at Gulmarg that is open to all. Expect ice hockey, snowball fight contests, night markets , cultural shows and frosty landscapes. If these photos are anything to go by, it’ll make for a dreamy holiday.

Winter is back. Photo: @zaidu_11

A photo posted by Xulkarnain Dev (@xulkarnain) on Jan 8, 2017 at 8:53am PST

Today morning #Gulmarg #KASHMIR

A photo posted by Javeed Bashir (@bashirjaveed) on Jan 9, 2017 at 12:07pm PST

#kashmir #snow #car

A photo posted by FaCt CuRioSitY➰ (@fact_curiosity) on Jan 8, 2017 at 10:03am PST

If kisses were snowflakes, I'd send you a blizzard.❄️❄️❄️ #2017 #january #gulmarg #srinagar #khyber #travel #travelgram #snow #snowfall #snowfight #snowgram #snowballs #beauty #beautifuldestinations #passportindia

A video posted by P I A (@piasodhi7) on Jan 9, 2017 at 8:06am PST

Tourists enjoy sledge ride during the snowfall at famous Ski resort in Gulmarg …. #snow #snowfall #snowflakes #kashmirscape #kashmirgallery #kashmirstories #kashmirimages #Visitgulmarg #travelbeautiful #travelgram #travelkashmir #travelphotography #captivaitingkashmir #dailylife #wanderlust #lifewelltravelled #Dawn_dot_com #lifeinaday #beautyoffkashmir #travelinstagram #instathebestgram #worldbestgram #like4like #followforfollow #instagram #srinagardaries #kashmir …

A photo posted by uzair khanday (@uzair_khanday) on Jan 8, 2017 at 9:02pm PST

Bridging the gap and the distances. The Himalayan river in its grandeur! #wanderlust #travelgoals #traveladdict #traveldiary #himgeo #hippieinhills #kashmirdiaries #kashmir #himalayas #valley #vscoindia #winters #natgeotravel #mountains #mountainsarecalling #explorer #yourshot_india #storiesofindia #igramming_india #incredibleindia #indiaig #snowfall #dslrphotography #canon #jhelum #river #lonelyplanetindia #discoverychannel #thevisualyatra #india_undiscovered

A photo posted by Nomad! (@shutter_strikes_back) on Jan 8, 2017 at 9:09pm PST

When the lake is frozen and the mountains are carpeted with white blanket. How can one misses the shot? This is not a home,this is a feeling and which is priceless. Strong chills from the Zabarwan heights numbs the fingers and body but warms one's heart when you see such magical scene happening in front of you. I stood there. Stared. A snow capped peak stared back. I became exceedingly captivated by the canvas of impeccable beauty. In picture Kashmiri boatman rows the boat amid partly frozen lake in the backdrop of Zabarwan hills at Dal Lake in Srinagar. #kashmir #srinagar #dallake #winter #landscape #landscapephotography #indiapictures #dwpfrozen #nature #mountains #ajeinpictures #bbc_travel #iamatraveler #yourshotphotographer #hippieinhills #lake #sky #snow #beautiful #beauty #himalayas #explore #kpc #kashmirpp #boat #worldcaptures #worldbestgram #kashmirscape #wanderlust @instagram @natgeocreative #jktourismsnowcarnival

A photo posted by Suheem Khanday (@ksuheem) on Jan 8, 2017 at 11:01am PST

The day it snowed!!! #kashmir #kashmirphotographers #photobyeesaa #snow #winter #2017🎄 #blackandwhite

A photo posted by Eesaa (@eesaa_kash) on Jan 8, 2017 at 8:00am PST

Photo by @syed_shahriyar A View of Snow fall in Kashmir university campus in Srinagar .#instagram#reportagespotlight#dailylifekashmir#everydaykashmir#srinagar#snowfall#climate#nature#weather#winter#kashmir#mobliephotography#everydayindia#ajinpictures#

A photo posted by KASHMIR ARTISTS✏️🖌🖍🎵📷 (@valleyofartists) on Jan 8, 2017 at 7:51am PST

Hey misty mountains. We the children of mountains. #cabin #cabinfever #himalayas #k2skis #snow #winter #night #kashmir #kashmirpp #mountains #gulmarg #himgeo #skiresort #blue #nikon #nature #wanderlust #123wander #dawndotcom @fasahat_allaqband @himalayan_edges #vsco

A photo posted by Őmar Bazaz (@omarbazaz) on Jan 8, 2017 at 9:00am PST

If you’re planning to visit Kashmir, pick tips from our guide to snowboarding in Gulmarg, and check out this video on the Gulmarg’s snow sport community.