Part I- 5 Places To Enjoy Snowboarding In North India

Snowboarding is a pleasuring giving activity and a sport where a person has to descend from a snow covered slope standing on a snowboard that will be attached to his feet. Snowboarding developed from skateboarding, skiing, surfing and shielding. This game is also a winter Olympic and Paralympics sport.
Snowboarding is an activity where you need to balance yourself on a slide board by fully covering your body with layers of woolen clothes to protect from the chilling and cold weather. Snowboarding and skiing are often confused by common people. Skiing is an activity where people propel on the mountains using two thin planks and two ski-sticks.

In India, snowboarding and skiing are popular winter games. Skiing is more popular than snowboarding in India. Here are 5 destinations for snowboarding in India.

* Gulmarg

Gulmarg, in Kashmir, is known as the heartland of winter sports and is the 7th largest destination in Asia for snowboarding and skiing. It is located in the district of Baramulla. This place provides the best long run snowboarding experience on its natural slopes and easy floating on the soft snow in India.

* Solang

Solang valley located 12km away from Manali is also a place for snowboarding in India. It is popularly known as Solang Nala. It one of the favorite places for the tourists to play winter games. The snowy scenery, cold weather and woolen clothes and its warmth add even more beauty to the place. People celebrate festivals in the winter. Tourists from all over the world can come and view the festival as well as enjoy snowboarding and other sports.

* Pahalgam

Pahalgam is one of the premium places for winter sports in India. This place is very popular for snowboarding and white-water rafting. The snow capped mountains adds a mesmerising view of the place. This place is very popular among trekkers, nature lovers and adventure seeking people from all over the world.

* Auli

Auli in Uttarakhand is a beautiful place with clean surrounding and glittering snow everywhere. It is located 250km away from Rishikesh on the Garhwal hills; Auli is one of the most visited places in India. It is specially visited by people who would want play winter games like snowboarding.

* Narkanda

Narkanda is located on the Hindustan Tibet road. It has an elevation of 2708 meters. This is also a premium place for snowboarding. The Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) offer snowboarding and skiing courses which cost from INR 900. Most of the tourists will love this place because of its peace and natural background. This is the best place for snowboarding.