Do You Need a Guide to Ski Gulmarg?
Do you need a guide to ski Gulmarg? Based on my experience above Phase 2, here’s what it’s actually like and why most visitors don’t go without one.
Do you need a guide to ski Gulmarg? Based on my experience above Phase 2, here’s what it’s actually like and why most visitors don’t go without one.
After the 2025 attack in Kashmir, most people assumed I canceled my ski trip. I didn’t. I wrote this to share why I’m still going, how I’m preparing, and what the journey means to me.
Japow still delivers, but the crowds pushed me to look beyond Japan for my 2026 ski trip. I dug into places like Jyrgalan, Shymbulak, and China’s far west before circling back to Gulmarg in Kashmir. This post walks through the full search and how I landed on my final choice.