Utsav Pathak

Utsav Pathak
Utsav Pathak in Annapurna Sanctuary to Ski
Personal information
NationalityNepali
Born
Dolakha, Nepal
EducationBachelor in Travel and Tourism Management
Years active2016-Present

Utsav Pathak is a Nepalese skier, snow sports promoter and organizational leader, best known as the president and founder of Ski and Snowboarding Foundation Nepal (NFSS), a non profit organization focused on the development of skiing and snowboarding in Nepal.[1][2] His work is associated with the early institutional growth of snow sports and ski tourism in the country.[3][4][5]

In 2016, at about 20 years old, Pathak tried skiing for the first time — a sport he had only known through media. That experience helped solidify his conviction that skiing could become more than a novelty in his home country.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Turning snow into opportunity: Nepal's ski movement". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
  2. ^ "No business like snow business". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
  3. ^ Pattisson, Pete (2019-02-23). "'Slowly the craze will come': the off-piste plan to get Nepal skiing". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
  4. ^ Jackson, Brooke (2017-07-12). "The sport of skiing is growing in the massive Himalaya; this writer went there to investigate". Freeskier. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  5. ^ Sen, Sandeep (2018-03-26). "Team to go to India". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2025-12-02.