Published on: 11/12/2015IST

Winter In Kashmir: 9 Breathtaking Frames Of Fresh Snowfall In Jammu & Kashmir

User Image Anuj Tiwari Last updated on: 11/14/2015, Permalink

Winter has already settled in restive Kashmir valley, draping mountains and meadows in a carpet of snow, blocking highways and sending residents craving for warmth.
Jammu and Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Thursday leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded on national highway connecting rest of India with the state. However, the snowfall brought it with smiles too. Hundreds of tourists flocked major tourist destinations of the valley experiencing the snow first hand.?
We?brings you some breathtaking frames of the snow-draped landscape and treacherous roads that lead to the valley:


A view of fresh snowfall at Mughal Road in Poonch on Thursday | PTI Photo

Tourists clicking pictures following the season?s first snowfall on Mugal Road near Peer-ki-Gali in South Kashmir?s Shopian district on Wednesday. | PTI Photo


A view of fresh snowfall at Mughal Road in Poonch on Thursday | PTI Photo?


Stranded vehicles after Poonch received heavy snowfall from Mughal Road in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday | PTI Photo


The Mughal road connecting Shopian in south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch closed due to fresh snowfall in Poonch on Sunday | PTI Photo

A view of snow covered Mughal Road after receiving season's first snowfall in Peer Panchal range in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday | PTI Photo

The Mughal road connecting Shopian in south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch closed due to fresh snowfall in Poonch on Sunday | PTI Photo


Tourists enjoy sledge ride during the season's first snowfall at famous Ski resort Gulmarg 55 km's from Srinagar on Saturday | PTI Photo


Bakarwals or nomads start their journey back to Jammu region with their sheep following snowfall on Mughal Road near Peer-ki-Gali in Shopian district on Saturday | PTI Photo


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