Jammu, Dec. 24 -- Aaqib Khan Srinagar, Dec 23 (KNS): After a bruising year marked first by an unusually delayed snowfall and then by the terror attack in Pahalgam earlier this year, the fresh spell of snowfall in Kashmir has brought with it more than just a change in weather, it has revived cautious optimism across the tourism-dependent highland economies, particularly in Gulmarg, the Valley's premier ski destination. Last winter, Gulmarg bore the brunt of climate unpredictability. The ski resort, which relies almost entirely on timely snowfall between late December and January, witnessed one of its worst seasons in recent years as snow arrived weeks late. Ski slopes remained bare well into the peak tourist window, forcing cancellations, ...