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First Timer

Your first days on snow, with an instructor beside you.

What First Timer means

Never skied before. Learn the basics, balance, stopping and turning on gentle beginner slopes.

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You are at this level if…

  • You have never skied, or tried once a long time ago.
  • You are not yet sure how to stand, slide or stop on skis.
  • You would rather learn it properly from the first morning than work it out alone.

What you work on

  1. Putting on boots and skis, and getting up again after a fall.
  2. Sliding, balancing and stopping with a snowplough.
  3. Your first turns on gentle, groomed snow.
  4. Riding a beginner lift safely.

Where you ski

The gentle beginner slopes in Gulmarg, where the snow is groomed and the gradient is easy, with an instructor keeping you on ground that suits the day. The higher slopes can wait until you can turn and stop with confidence.

Lessons & guides for this level

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Lift passes for this level

Learn to Ski Pass

Our beginner course with the lift access and the equipment that go with it, so a first-timer has everything for the week in one booking. Three progressive days with a certified instructor on... From ₹12,000 per person.

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Phase 1 Pass

The lower stage of the gondola, from Gulmarg up to Kongdoori. The gentler half of the mountain and the one most first-timers ski, with the beginner slopes and the sledging runs within walkin... Quoted for your dates.

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