Gulmarg turns white as Kashmir receives fresh snowfall

A blanket of snow covered Kashmir on Sunday as most areas received moderate snowfall, cutting the valley's surface as well as air connection with the rest of the country. In pic: A boy enjoys cycle ride on snow at a ski resort in Gulmarg. (Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir received four inches of fresh snowfall, while the areas around Jawahar Tunnel on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway recorded about ten inches of snowfall, PTI reported. (Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

The mercury at Gulmarg improved from the previous night's low of minus 7.5 degrees Celsius to settle at a low of minus 5.0 degrees Celsius on Saturday night. (Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

Kashmir is currently under the grip of 'Chillai-Kalan' -- the 40-day harshest winter period when a cold wave grips the region and the temperature drops considerably leading to the freezing of water bodies. (Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

The fresh snowfall led to the suspension of traffic on the highway. (Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

Srinagar received about three to four inches of fresh snowfall, while Qazigund, the gateway town to the valley in south Kashmir recorded around nine inches of snowfall, PTI reported. (Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

(Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi)