A skier from Switzerland was killed and two others were injured Friday after an avalanche hit them while skiing in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.

The accident occurred at world-known ski resort of Gulmarg, about 52 km northwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.

"A foreign tourist holding citizenship of Switzerland and Britain was killed and two other people accompanying him were injured today after being hit by a snow avalanche at Gulmarg," said a police spokesman in Srinagar. "The visiting tourists were skiing along the heights when the avalanche hit them."

Police identified the deceased skier as 59-year-old Arnaw Roy.

Thousands of tourists including foreigners throng Gulmarg for skiing and other winter sports.

The Himalayan slopes in Gulmarg offers access to daredevil practitioners of the sport to ski on its virgin snow.

On Wednesday the region received heavy snowfall, following which authorities issued avalanche warnings for people living in higher reaches and urged them not to venture in avalanche prone zones.