SHRED THE HIMALAYAS!

JOIN THE HOUSE FOR AN EPIC ADVENTURE

Join Man of the People, #PaddyO and The-House.com as they travel to the Indian Himalayas this upcoming winter. Come along as they journey to Gulmarg, a powder-seekers paradise in Kashmir, northern India, in search of fresh lines and cultural (mis)-adventure! This trip will be an amazing opportunity to ride some of the world’s best snow and discover a world little-known to most Western riders. This will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the hardy few. Come experience this life-changing event firsthand this February with TheHouse.com team!

Gulmarg is a small town in northern India in the Pir Panjal range, one of 6 mountain ranges which form the Himalayas. This is the first mountain range to be hit by storms sweeping across the Indus Plains and needless to say, Gulmarg receives a ton of snow, on average 15m (50ft) per year. Skiing Magazine recently called this one of the top 10 snowiest resorts in the world. Luckily, there is a gondola to access all this snow and huge amounts of terrain, including one of the highest peaks in the world (topping out at 13,054ft or 3,890m). From there, 4,260 foot vertical powder runs (1,300m vertical) await!

The mountain is so big with so few skiers/boarders around and regular enough storms that it does not get tracked up. A busy day on the mountain is maybe 200 to 300 people. If you know where to go, you can always find untouched lines in Gulmarg. 95% gondola accessible backcountry, the skiing and boarding is out of this world! But don’t think it’s just about the skiing and riding…you will see some incredible wildlife in Gulmarg; the ever present Snow Monkeys running on rooftops, the elusive Snow Leopard, or perhaps a Eurasian Black Bear.

An international ski trip this epic includes the entire cultural experience. Kashmir is a Muslim state, but is part of India. The local Kashmiri’s are some of the friendliest and most hospitable people in the world. They are warm and welcoming and eager to meet Western tourists, of which they’ve met relatively few. They are very curious about people from outside of their country and you will get to meet many of these wonderful people during your stay in Kashmir and in India. We finish our 2 week trips back in the capital of Kashmir, in Srinagar on the houseboats on Dal Lake. The houseboats are converted barges that have been turned into little floating hotels and your captain takes care of everything for you. All you have to do is relax, rewind, and reminisce about all the incredible experiences you have just been through.

All this wouldn’t be possible without the help of a quality tour company and a team of the best guides available. We are working with The Adventure Project, a US-based tour operator who has been operating in Gulmarg since 2011. They are experts in putting together trips to Gulmarg and take care of all the details for you: the accommodation, the international and local guides, the transportation, the houseboats, and provide safe and epic untracked pow runs.

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