Gulmarg's 18-hole golf course is the popular attraction during the summers. It is the main venue for cross country ski training. If you dont skii then just relax the watch the skiers. Apart from skiing there is also sledging, you can sit on the sledge and let gravity take you down slopes. There is also tobaggoning, snow scooters and snow bobbing which requires no skills. The nearby sights to see are Khilanmarg, Kongdori, Seven Springs and Alpanther lake and the picturesque Alphine lake. Slightly lower than Gulmarg is the shrine of Baba Reshi a mystic saint.

Gulmarg has around 40 hotels of all grades. The peak season starts with the snow fall in December and lasts until April. Gulmarg has Asia's highest and longest cable car project called the Gulmarg Gondola. This is a  two-stage ropeway that ferries about 600 people per hour to and from Kongdoori Mountain, a shoulder of nearby Afarwat Peak.