Abid Khan
Srinagar, Feb 11: The second snow ski course of the Indian Institute of Ski and Mountaineering (IISM) concluded at Gulmarg on Wednesday.
The duration of the course was of 15 days and on the concluding day examinations of the trainees was held. In the examination all the students satisfied the criteria laid by the examiners and were declared passed. In the examinations examiners were seeing the usage of techniques and the flow of skier while coming down from the slope. By that they judged whether to declare student pass or not.
The course had started on January 28 and in it 40 students from all over India participated in three level of skiing course, Basic, Inter-Mediate and Advance. The trainees were of different ages in both boys and girls categories.
In Basic course Wasim Wani bagged first position while as Umer Farooq bagged first position in Inter-mediate course. In advance course, which is last course of training after which skier can take part in any competition Faizan Manzoor got first place while as Irshad Ahmad Ganai got second position.
Shifan Jahan was awarded was given consolation prize for being best skier in the kids category.
The prize distribution of first ski course, which was held from January 14 to February 27, in which 40 participants took part, was also done on the occasion. In Basic course Muzamil Fayaz bagged first positions while as Varun Ashok bagged first place in Inter-mediate course.
Principal Institute of Hotel Management, Nisheet Srivastava was the chief guest on the occasion he distributed prizes among the winners. Apart from winning trophies the certificates were also among the participants.
Training to the participants was imparted by instructors of the institute which include Hadeeqa Khurshid, Muhammad Shafi, Tariq Zargar, Feroz Ahmad Khan, Jeelani and Shabir Ahmad Dar.
Giving details about the courses being conducted by the IISM, Principal of the institute Khurshid Ahmad Mir said, “IISM is national institute which has been promoting winter and adventure sports in valley from last five decades. During all these years we have promoted Kashmir as the ultimate adventure destination through out India.”
He said that Institute each year organizes five ski courses in which participants from all over India take part. “There is huge rush of applicants for the courses but we always keep it up to 40 only as we want to give good attention to all the participants” he said.
IISM has the best equipment and facilities available in whole Gulmarg, he said.
“We are the only institute in Valley which has got the latest ski equipment and the facilities which we provide are unparallel to any other training course being held in Gulmarg. Apart from trainees our instructors are well equipped in everything and have latest ski suites and equipment, which makes them distinct from others” he said.
IISM has its own snow scooters, snow beating machines and all the hi-tech gadgets that are being used in the skiing. They brought them last year in order to make institute best in India.
“ We have our own skidoo’s and snow beating machines and all the other equipments and gadgets which are being used in modern skiing. Before us they in state only with tourism department but after procuring these things we are even better equipped then tourism” he said.
In Gulmarg all the ski courses that are being run are dependent on tourism department IISM is the only institute which is not dependent on them.He said, “By procuring these equipments we have become independent and there is no need for us to be dependent on tourism department.
Srinagar, Feb 11: The second snow ski course of the Indian Institute of Ski and Mountaineering (IISM) concluded at Gulmarg on Wednesday.
The duration of the course was of 15 days and on the concluding day examinations of the trainees was held. In the examination all the students satisfied the criteria laid by the examiners and were declared passed. In the examinations examiners were seeing the usage of techniques and the flow of skier while coming down from the slope. By that they judged whether to declare student pass or not.
The course had started on January 28 and in it 40 students from all over India participated in three level of skiing course, Basic, Inter-Mediate and Advance. The trainees were of different ages in both boys and girls categories.
In Basic course Wasim Wani bagged first position while as Umer Farooq bagged first position in Inter-mediate course. In advance course, which is last course of training after which skier can take part in any competition Faizan Manzoor got first place while as Irshad Ahmad Ganai got second position.
Shifan Jahan was awarded was given consolation prize for being best skier in the kids category.
The prize distribution of first ski course, which was held from January 14 to February 27, in which 40 participants took part, was also done on the occasion. In Basic course Muzamil Fayaz bagged first positions while as Varun Ashok bagged first place in Inter-mediate course.
Principal Institute of Hotel Management, Nisheet Srivastava was the chief guest on the occasion he distributed prizes among the winners. Apart from winning trophies the certificates were also among the participants.
Training to the participants was imparted by instructors of the institute which include Hadeeqa Khurshid, Muhammad Shafi, Tariq Zargar, Feroz Ahmad Khan, Jeelani and Shabir Ahmad Dar.
Giving details about the courses being conducted by the IISM, Principal of the institute Khurshid Ahmad Mir said, “IISM is national institute which has been promoting winter and adventure sports in valley from last five decades. During all these years we have promoted Kashmir as the ultimate adventure destination through out India.”
He said that Institute each year organizes five ski courses in which participants from all over India take part. “There is huge rush of applicants for the courses but we always keep it up to 40 only as we want to give good attention to all the participants” he said.
IISM has the best equipment and facilities available in whole Gulmarg, he said.
“We are the only institute in Valley which has got the latest ski equipment and the facilities which we provide are unparallel to any other training course being held in Gulmarg. Apart from trainees our instructors are well equipped in everything and have latest ski suites and equipment, which makes them distinct from others” he said.
IISM has its own snow scooters, snow beating machines and all the hi-tech gadgets that are being used in the skiing. They brought them last year in order to make institute best in India.
“ We have our own skidoo’s and snow beating machines and all the other equipments and gadgets which are being used in modern skiing. Before us they in state only with tourism department but after procuring these things we are even better equipped then tourism” he said.
In Gulmarg all the ski courses that are being run are dependent on tourism department IISM is the only institute which is not dependent on them.He said, “By procuring these equipments we have become independent and there is no need for us to be dependent on tourism department.
published in Greater Kashmir on Feb 12 link http://greaterkashmir.com/full_story.asp?Date=12_2_2009&ItemID=2&cat=4
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