Winter in the Himalayas should mean blanketing snow, and for Gulmarg in Indian-administered Kashmir, one of the highest ski resorts in the world, that usually means thousands of tourists. But this year, the deep powder once taken for granted is gone.
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00:00 [wind]
00:05 I am 26 years old. I have never seen Gulmarg snowless like this in winter or in January.
00:16 This is the first time I have seen Gulmarg snowless like this.
00:20 [wind]
00:39 [wind]
00:57 Honestly, it feels like crying because we have never seen anything like this.
01:02 We are wholly and solely dependent on this.
01:06 We have a six-month business. We work for six months.
01:11 We spend the remaining six months on our own savings.
01:15 All our plans for the future have gone down this year.
01:21 [wind]
01:25 The ski guides and the skiers, we have ski shops everywhere in Gulmarg.
01:31 Every day we are receiving cancellations because of less snow.
01:36 Most of the people come for the ski here.
01:39 Almost the skiers who come for the ski, they cancel their booking.
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02:13 [whispering]