Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering
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| affiliation = Government of India, Department of Tourism
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| principal = Dr. Alok Sharma
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| city = Gulmarg
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Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering (IIS&M) was established in 1969 at Gulmarg by the Department of Tourism and the Government of India. The institute is chartered to train skiers and mountaineers from all over the world.{{Cite news|url=http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2007/jan/30tourist.htm|title = Why new-look Gulmarg is drawing tourists| newspaper=Rediff }}
History
Founded in 1969, initially IIS&M was started as a Project named Gulmarg Winter Sports Project (GWSP) in order to develop ski resorts of international standard in Gulmarg. Now it has grown into an institute which conducts various adventure courses and corporate activities.{{Cite web | title=Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering {{!}} Gulmarg.org – Skiing, Adventure, Fun in Gulmarg, Kashmir | url=http://www.gulmarg.org/indian-institute-of-skiing-and-mountaineering/ | access-date=2024-12-27 | website=www.gulmarg.org}}
Courses
The institute conducts courses on various fields such as skiing, water skiing, paragliding, paramotors, parasailing, hot air ballooning, and canoeing{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/06/travel/skiing-kashmir-s-slopelets.html?sec=travel&spon=&pagewanted=all | title=Skiing Kashmir's Slopelets | date=6 January 1985 | first=James | last=Traub | newspaper=The New York Times | accessdate=11 June 2018 }}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-02-14 |title=Conclusions of 4th Snow Skiing course conducted by IISM Gulmarg |url=https://risingkashmir.com/conclusions-of-4th-snow-skiing-course-conducted-by-iism-gulmarg/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=Rising Kashmir |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.iismgulmarg.in Official website]
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Category:Education in Jammu and Kashmir