1 / 9Most of the plain areas in Kashmir experienced the season’s first snowfall in November last year and some of the pics have now gone viral on the web.2 / 9The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg, in north Kashmir, recorded four inches of fresh snowfall during the night, while Pahalgam tourist resort in south Kashmir, recorded 10 cm of snow3 / 9The fresh snowfall had forced the closure of Srinagar-Leh road as well as Mughal road4 / 9Post the snowfall, social media was flooded with beautiful pictures of the snow-covered valley5 / 9Using hashtag #Snowfall and #Kashmir many residents shared pictures online.6 / 9Many areas, including Marog, Magerkote and Panthiyal, also witnessed heavy landslides due to the heavy snowfall.7 / 9Snowfall in Kashmir brings hope of revival for tourism in the area which has been severely hit for most of the year due to the coronavirus pandemic8 / 9Snowfall in Kashmir provides providing much-needed relief from the intense cold as the mercury rose due to cloud cover.9 / 9The MeT office had issued an ‘Orange’ weather warning for the higher reaches of J&K and Sonmarg -Zojila axis on the Srinagar-Leh road after the heavy snowfall.