The famous Gulmarg-Kungdoor gondola ride opens after six months

Try your hand at these winter sports for a dose of icy adventure. And no, you don’t need to leave India

Zoom past your fears and take a dive on these Himalayan mountain ranges

Love snow? Check out these winter destinations in India

The Khyber Himalayan Resort & Spa makes for a grand vacation

Take a ski break in Gulmarg with this great package from The Khyber Himalayan Resort and Spa

Kashmir Heliski offers heliski packages where you get 60 runs on fresh powder snow over six days

Take your pick from bedroom hutments, or family-friendly resorts or even a fully 'filmi' hotel

When winter wonderland goes dud and one has to go through countless frisking hurdles, grumpy prevails

The unearthly beauty of Kashmir and the simple lives of its people are captured in these moments. Photographs by Shefali Bharati

There's lots of fresh powder on the slopes but it's warm and toasty by the fireplace. Take a winter break in Gulmarg

There's substance as well as style to the newly launched L'Occitane Spa at the Khyber Himalayan Resort in Gulmarg

Santa waving under a hot sun in Australia, skiing in Gulmarg and Christmas markets in Austria - the months of December and January are full of festivities

Take a winter break in Gulmarg as you sit by the fireplace and watch fresh powder on the slopes