‘Snowglu’, Igloo Café in Gulmarg Could Be World’s Largest.

World famous tourist destination and ski resort Gulmarg got another high profile attraction as an Igloo café opened up in the area to give visitors a unique experience.

Syed Wasim Shah, the man who created the snowy cafe, claims that it is the largest igloo restaurant in the world. He says Its height is 37.5 feet, and its diameter is 44.5 feet. Shah has also applied for the Guinness Book of World Records.  He said, “Soon the Guinness Book team will come and inspect it.”

This restaurant had become the centre of attraction for tourists now a days in snow cladded Gulmarg.
Wasim says, “1700 people who worked day and night in two shifts to complete it in 64 days. Wasim himself is having a knowledge of snow art, all the work was done under his supervision.”

From Switzerland.

The cafe’s management—Kolahoi group—said that the concept of a snow cafe is incredibly popular in Switzerland, Finland and Canada. Several of them even have facilities to stay.

“I thought Gulmarg sees a lot of snow, so why not start this concept here,” Syed Wasim Shah, quoted as saying.

This is Wasim’s second such venture. Last year also he prepared an igloo restaurant in Gulmarg which was the largest igloo restaurant in Asia. Its height was 16 feet and its diameter was 22 feet.  At that time, it had 4 tables and about 16 people could sit and enjoy a meal. But this year he expanded it more and made igloo in two parts.

The first has been kept as a selfie point while in In the second part of the igloo, 10 table-chairs made of ice are placed on which about 40 people can sit and enjoy meals.

The artworks include hand-engraved copper samovar to give the cafe a traditional Kashmiri touch. Sheep hides have been placed on the tables and benches made of snow and ice to make the seating arrangements warm and comfortable. A guest can spend about one hour inside the igloo or until it gets chilly.