Kashmir, Feb 1:
The first heavy spell of snowfall this year has brought cheer to hundreds of tourists visiting the famed
Sonamarg health resort in Ganderbal district.
Sonamarg received the first heavy snowfall since Tuesday after a prolonged dry weather, which brought
cheers on the faces of hundreds of tourists visiting the famous resort.
Sonamarg received about 1 feet of snow since Monday, draping the health resort in a blanket of white.
Hundreds of tourists including children were seen enjoying the snowfall at Sonamarg despite the fresh
snowfall bringing down the temperature.
“We are enjoying the snowfall and feel lucky that we witnessed it this time,” a tourist from Mumbai said.
“We were here for a couple of days and had not seen snow. The snowfall brought us so much joy,”
another tourist from Bangalore said.
Meanwhile, hoteliers and people associated with the tourism at Sonamarg are expecting good business
after the snowfall.
“Tourists always love snow and we expect that the number of tourists will increase in the coming days
after the snow which will have a good impact on our business,” said Mudasir Ahmad, a hotelier.
“Everyone associated with tourism is upbeat after the snowfall and hopefully the tourist footfall will
increase.”
Another hotelier said that as of now there was not much tourist footfall at Sonamarg, however, they were
expecting more tourist arrivals from now onwards.
