Gulmarg translates as "the meadow of flowers" and is located 52 km from Srinagar, the capital of the Indian state of Kashmir. It is fast gaining a strong reputation as an excellent powder skiing destination with a season that runs from mid-December to mid-May.

Gulmarg boasts of Asia's highest and longest cable car projects, the Gulmarg Gondola. The two-stage ropeway ferries about 600 people per hour to and from Kongdoori Mountain, a shoulder of nearby Afarwat Peak (4200m/13779ft).

Gulmarg can be accessed from Srinagar (the capital of Kashmir) in about 1 hour by car or bus.