Murree snow-season set from December 15
Authorities in Murree, Pakistan, have declared the December 15-to-February 25 snow season with a new safety advisory for tourists.
Murree’s snow season will officially run from December 15 through February 25, local authorities announced on November 18, 2025.
The declaration comes along with a comprehensive “snow-management” plan to enhance safety, traffic control and tourist services.Thunderstorm Alert Flight Disruptions Hit Major Airports
Under the new plan, 19 facilitation centres will open from December 15 to assist tourists and manage operations.
A fleet of 20 snow-clearing vehicles will operate round-the-clock in three shifts, each staffed by two personnel. Large reserves of de-icing salt and chemicals have also been deployed.
Parking restrictions have been tightened: no parking will be permitted on roads leading into Murree, on Mall Road or in local market areas. Illegally parked vehicles will be sealed and only designated parking zones will be available for tourists. (
Entry to Murree via the motorway, GT Road and from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or Azad Kashmir will be closely monitored; when vehicle limits are reached, access will be temporarily closed. Local residents with ID cards will retain unrestricted entry.
Authorities have instructed hotels to maintain uniform heater-rental charges and have empowered price-checks on room rents, food outlets and leisure activities such as chair-lifts and horse-riding. Over-charging will prompt action.
Security provisions include standby military units, deployment of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), police, “Rescue 1122”, traffic wardens and Civil Defence volunteers.
Visitors are advised to carry drinking water, juices, dried fruits, milk, metal snow-chains, warm clothing and blankets. Use of gas heaters inside vehicles is strongly discouraged due to suffocation risks.
The enhanced measures follow a major snow-storm tragedy in January 2022 that killed 23 tourists in Murree after they were trapped and suffocated in their cars. The new framework aims to avoid a repeat of such events.
With winter tourism set to surge, local authorities are pressing for better crowd control, improved road safety and more robust service standards in the resort town. Tourism experts say snow-flooded hill stations attract large domestic crowds but also pose higher risk due to weather, road blockage and infrastructure strains.
As Murree heads into the snow-season beginning December 15, both visitors and businesses will need to adapt to stricter controls and elevated safety expectations. Observers say the initiative may also set a precedent for winter-tourism zones across Pakistan’s northern hill stations.
