Kashmir snow crisis raises fears of upcoming water woes

Dry winter hits ski resorts hard and prompts warnings on agricultural impact

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Deserted, dry slopes are seen in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, on Jan. 11. (Photo by Faisal Bashir)

QURATULAIN REHBAR, Contributing writer

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir -- Surrounded by the majestic Pir Panjal mountains, Kashmir's town of Gulmarg is famous for skiing and snowboarding. This season, however, it has not been the winter wonderland visitors expect -- a state of affairs that tourism-dependent locals fear is a climate-change-induced sign of things to come.

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