Srinagar, Oct. 3 -- Kashmir's mountains received the season's first snowfall on Friday with the meteorological centre predicting widespread rains in the plains and snowfall over higher reaches over the next three days.

The winter sounded the bugle of its arrival over the mountains of the ski resort of Gulmarg in North Kashmir and Sinthan Top in south Kashmir's Anantnag.

"Affarwat received light snow dust during the night and we are expecting more snowfall in coming days for a grand start to winter adventure and tourism," said skier and tourist guide in Gulmarg, Farhat Naik.

Affarwat is the mountain in Gulmarg where tourists can reach a height of 12,200 feet using Gondola, one of Asia's largest and highest cable cars ringed by pine fore...