{
  "name": "Gulmarg",
  "alternateNames": [
    "グルマルグ",
    "古尔马尔格",
    "Gulmarag",
    "Gulmurg"
  ],
  "type": "ski resort",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/ski-resorts/gulmarg/",
  "summary": "A high ski area in Kashmir's Pir Panjal Range, served by the two-stage Gulmarg Gondola.",
  "location": {
    "country": "India",
    "region": "Jammu and Kashmir",
    "latitude": 34.05,
    "longitude": 74.38
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "topLift": 3980,
    "village": 2650
  },
  "season": {
    "opens": "Late December",
    "closes": "Late March"
  },
  "factsVerified": false,
  "forecast": {
    "status": "out of season",
    "resumes": "October"
  },
  "snowRecord": {
    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "mid-mountain",
    "daysPerMonth": {
      "january": 10.6,
      "february": 8.8,
      "march": 11.4,
      "april": 9.5,
      "may": 4,
      "june": 1,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 0.1,
      "october": 4.2,
      "november": 5,
      "december": 3.9
    },
    "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": {
      "january": 19,
      "february": 18,
      "march": 21,
      "april": 17,
      "may": 4,
      "june": 1,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 0,
      "october": 5,
      "november": 9,
      "december": 6
    },
    "averageDailyTemperatureC": {
      "january": {
        "low": -11,
        "high": -4.6
      },
      "february": {
        "low": -9.8,
        "high": -3.2
      },
      "march": {
        "low": -5.6,
        "high": 0.2
      },
      "april": {
        "low": -1.1,
        "high": 4.9
      },
      "may": {
        "low": 2.5,
        "high": 9.8
      },
      "june": {
        "low": 6,
        "high": 13.7
      },
      "july": {
        "low": 8.9,
        "high": 15.8
      },
      "august": {
        "low": 8.3,
        "high": 15.4
      },
      "september": {
        "low": 5.6,
        "high": 13.5
      },
      "october": {
        "low": 0.1,
        "high": 8
      },
      "november": {
        "low": -4.3,
        "high": 2.6
      },
      "december": {
        "low": -7.8,
        "high": -1.1
      }
    },
    "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": {
      "2016/17": 112,
      "2017/18": 86,
      "2018/19": 128,
      "2019/20": 123,
      "2020/21": 114,
      "2021/22": 79,
      "2022/23": 96,
      "2023/24": 106,
      "2024/25": 74,
      "2025/26": 84
    },
    "holidays": {
      "christmas": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 6,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 4
      },
      "newYear": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 8,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 7
      },
      "midFebruary": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 9,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 8
      },
      "easter": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 5,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 5
      },
      "midJuly": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 0
      }
    },
    "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Wikipedia (Gulmarg)",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulmarg"
    },
    {
      "label": "Wikipedia (Gulmarg Gondola)",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulmarg_Gondola"
    },
    {
      "label": "Ski Gulmarg hours of operation",
      "url": "https://skigulmarg.com/the-mountain/hours-of-operation"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}