An accident occured in Gulmarg, a place called Khilanmarg which is a ski resort and a place for tourist attraction. The avalanche hit the Army's High Altitude Warfare School in northwest Kashmir, a rugged area at an altitude of 2,730 m (9,000 feet) near a military line.
Colonel J S Brar, an army spokesman and police said 15 men were buried in snow and 17 others were rescued and moved to base hospital at Srinagar. The dead included an officer, Lt Prateek, and 14 other ranks from the High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS). The avalanche came down on a 60-strong group as they were going up the sheer ice walls in Khilanmarg with near zero visibility. The meaning of Avalanche is a slide of large masses of snow and ice.
The weather forecast of Gulmarg and its surrounding areas is that they have been receiving unprecedented snowfall for the past two days around six feet of snow in certain areas. Heavy snow blocked Kashmir's main highway. Senior Police official A Q Manhas said "it is snowing heavily and there is fog. Weather is hampering rescue operations".
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