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Tourism department has proposed to host ‘International Skiing Race’ in collaboration with the Winter Games Federation of India from first week of March 2008. Tentative dates are March 1-3.

Jammu and Kashmir Tourism department is organizing ‘Kashmir Snow Festival’ at Gulmarg from December 24 (to Dec 29) with the view to promote the state as an adventure tourism hub, particularly for the period of the winter season, by hosting a series of adventure sports.

Also, an international skiing petrol team is being put in place on the ski slopes of Gulmarg, in order to make the skiing more safe and professional. “The team would contain experts from Australia, New Zealand and America, whose expertise would be used in rescue operations and avalanche control”

As Delhi is set to host the 2010 edition of Commonwealth Games, Gulmarg will organise the segment of winter games. Work is on to set up the necessary infrastructure; the National Games in Feb 2008 would serve as a good prelude towards the preparations.