The Team
Founders first, then the hill crew — locals who ski, ride and walk these mountains year-round.
Founders
The people who built this school
Gullu
Founder | Lead Guide
Gullu grew up on Gulmarg’s front range and registered as an official ski guide with J&K Tourism in 2009. Lead guide, ski racer, and the mountain memory of Himalayan Ibex.
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Mozim
Co-founder | Itinerary designer
Co-founder who turns Kashmir’s backcountry into workable days — skiing, trekking, and the logistics that make a trip feel considered rather than stacked.
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Jawsheed
Co-founder | Snowboarding
Co-founder and snowboarding lead — avalanche-aware, freeride-minded, and one of the people who made high-altitude riding in Kashmir a serious craft.
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On the mountain with you
Showket
Senior Ski Trainer
Senior ski trainer and alpine instructor with 12+ years at IISM Gulmarg — technique, slope safety, and the patience to build a skier properly.
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Roy
Head Snowboard Trainer
Umar “Roy” Lone, head snowboarding trainer — gold medals across basic, intermediate and advanced courses, plus waterski credentials.
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Firdous
Snow Skier
A Gulmarg skier who makes technical terrain look quiet — years on varied snow, instinct you cannot buy from a manual.
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Manzoor
Ski Guide
Ski guide with deep knowledge of Pir Panjal backcountry routes — the person you want when the day goes off-piste.
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Ajaz
Ski Guide
Ten years guiding Gulmarg’s demanding terrain — encyclopaedic local slopes and a calm manner that settles first-timers.
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Mudasir
Ski Instructor & Medical
A decade of ski instructing paired with medical training — technique on the hill and first aid when the mountain is unkind.
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