Laughs and screams and snow and skiing are back on the hills of Gulmarg along the Pir Panjal range in north of Kashmir after a fearful start of the winter this year took life out from the famous ski-resort. Photo: Mubashir Khan/ GKDraped in white and dotted with skiers and skateboarders, young and adults, some first-timers, some learned donning red, blue, yellow, green, blue, pink jackets and pullovers, infused vibrancy onto Gulmarg's lower ski-slope or baby slope. Photo: Mubashir Khan/ GKWhile skiers were driven by adrenaline rush on one flank, groups of people were being pulled by sledge-pullers on the other flank of the slope. Photo: Mubashir Khan/ GKA trainer steers a young skier along the Phase-One slope. Photo: Mubashir Khan/ GKChopper lands as billows of snow rise from the helipad in Gulmarg. Photo: Mubashir Khan/ GK"Gulmarg is alive again, God breathed life to this place which seemed dead a fort-night ago," said Aqeel Khan, a 27-year-old sledge puller. Photo: Mubashir Khan/ GKThe day ended with skiers from Phase II and Phase-one going down in a symmetry, adding to the brilliance and beauty of the place. Photo: Mubashir Khan/ GK
