On this page, we shall keep you updated about snow and snowfall status at Rohtang pass, Solang Valley, Manali and other tourist places of Kullu-Manali in 2023. (If this page is not loading properly in your browser, click on the above image) 19 February 2024: Heavy snowfall occuring in Solang valley, Atal tunnel, Rohtang, Hamta, Gulaba, Sissu and entire Lahaul valley and most parts of Manali. 30 January 2024: Fresh snowfall at Manali, Solang valley, Atal tunnel, Rohtang pass, Lahaul valley, Hamta and nearby places. 6 December 2023: Snow is available for tourists at Atal tunnel, Dhundi, Gulaba and Lahaul valley. 16 October 2023: Fresh snowfall is occurring near Manali including Rohtang pass, Marhi, Atal tunnel, parts of Lahaul, Hamta and other higher places here. 14 June 2023: Rohtang pass, which recently opened for tourists, is the present snow point of Manali. Tourists can see several feet deep snow at Rohtang pass. The snow at Rohtang is expected to last for one more month. 30 May 2023: Fresh snowfall in the higher reaches of Manali including Rohtang pass, Bhrigu, Hamta pass and some higher parts of Lahaul. While tourists are not allowed to these areas, they can see snow at Marhi and Lahaul (Koksar) and northern part of Atal tunnel. 25 May 2023: Tourists can see snow at Atal tunnel's north portal, Koksar, Gramphoo, Marhi and Beas Nala near Manali. Rohtang pass is still closed for all kinds of vehicles. 05 May 2023: After recent snowfall, fresh snow is available at Dhundi and near Atal tunnel and Gulaba. Rohtang and Marhi also received fresh snow but these areas are inaccessible due to closure of the road. 22 April 2023: Rohtang pass is still closed for tourists, but they can see snow at Atal tunnel, Dhundi, Gulaba and Hamta. 19 April
On this page, we shall keep you updated about snow and snowfall status at Rohtang pass, Solang Valley, Manali and other tourist places of Kullu-Manali in 2023. (If this page is not loading properly in your browser, click on the above image) 19 February 2024: Heavy snowfall occuring in Solang valley, Atal tunnel, Rohtang, Hamta,
Heavy snowfall in parts of Kullu-Manali, Lahaul-Spiti and Mandi districts left traffic interrupted in many major roads while nearly 200 tourists stranded near Manali on Thursday. Hundreds of tourists had reached Gulaba and Kothi to see snowfall on Thursday morning. As it was snowing fast, tourists were asked to descend down to Kothi. Ignoring warning, many tourists stayed below Gulaba. Some tourists walked along the highway towards Gulaba. Later vehicles started slipping on the road and they got stranded. After getting news about tourists getting stranded, local administration, police and rescue volunteers rushed to Gulaba to carry out relief operation. All tourists were brought back to Manali by late evening. Manali sub-divisional magistrate Raman Gharsangi said tourists were not allowed to go beyond Gulaba on Thursday but some tourists were reported to have stranded below Gulaba. “The road had become very slippery. The tourists were brought to safe place with help of police, taxi union and other volunteers. Situation is under control,” he said. Solang valley and Kothi near Manali have experienced season’s first snowfall. Both places have received nearly 10cm of snow. Entire Lahaul valley is also covered with a thin layer of white blanket. Jalori pass in Kullu district that connects Anni and Nirmand sub-divisions with the headquarters has also witnessed season’s first snowfall, blocking the highway. Manali-Rohtang-Keylong highway has again closed after heavy snowfall. Rohtang pass has received over 60cm of fresh snow. Over 75cm of snow on Baralacha pass has blocked Keylong-Sarchu road as well. Heavy snowfall on Kunzum pass has blocked Gramphoo-Kaza road. The high hills of Mandi district including Shikari hills have also received snow. The temperature in the state has dipped sharply after snowfall and rains. The minimum temperature of Keylong has dipped to minus 0.6 degree Celsius. Temperature of Manali (3.6), Shimla
Heavy snowfall in parts of Kullu-Manali, Lahaul-Spiti and Mandi districts left traffic interrupted in many major roads while nearly 200 tourists stranded near Manali on Thursday. Hundreds of tourists had reached Gulaba and Kothi to see snowfall on Thursday morning. As it was snowing fast, tourists were asked to descend down to Kothi. Ignoring warning,
As elections are nearing, Border Roads Organization (BRO) has speeded up snow clearance operations along Manali-Rohtang-Keylong highway. Rohtang, which is still experiencing fresh snowfall, is expected to open for tourists by end of May or early June. Meanwhile, people have continued to cross Rohtang on-foot while local authorities are helping some people in traversing Rohtang tunnel. On Wednesday, nearly ten people had left Manali for Lahaul but they failed to withstand blizzards on Rohtang and had to return back to Manali. Rescue post at Marhi and Koksar have now alerted pedestrians not to go towards Rohtang pass which has received nearly 15cm of more snow on Wednesday. The temperature in Manali and Lahaul valley has sharply dipped after snowfall on hills and rain in the lower regions. People had to wear sweaters and jackets to protect them from cold. With target to resume traffic on Manali-Keylong highway before election, BRO jawans are working till late evening to clear snow from the highway. The machines have successfully cut through the snow and ice walls of Rahni nullah, the most difficult stretch of the road where snow depth was more than 40ft. Jawans from Manali side will clear road of snow till Rohtang within a week but it may take at least two more weeks for other BRO team to reach the pass from opposite side. BRO is still cutting 10 to 20ft deep snow and have reached nearly 1km beyond Rahni nullah. The weather has again turned inclement but BRO machines are unstoppable. BRO’s focus is on connecting Lahaul with Manali. Then organization shall concentrate on clearing snow from Darcha-Sarchu stretch. Be it through Rohtang tunnel or via Rohtang pass, residents of Lahaul who had migrated to Kullu or other places to spend winters have started to come back home before
As elections are nearing, Border Roads Organization (BRO) has speeded up snow clearance operations along Manali-Rohtang-Keylong highway. Rohtang, which is still experiencing fresh snowfall, is expected to open for tourists by end of May or early June. Meanwhile, people have continued to cross Rohtang on-foot while local authorities are helping some people in traversing Rohtang
Very few advance hotel booking for the summer tourist season is worrying hoteliers in Himachal who believe continuing IPL matches and upcoming Lok Sabha elections will put their impact on the tourism till May 23. Peak summer tourist season in Himachal begins in mid-April and lasts till June end. As most hotels remain fully occupied during this duration, most of the tourists prefer booking hotels in advance. This year most of the hotels are complaining about very less booking. Hoteliers think this could be the impact of IPL matches and elections which can continue to affect their business until May 23 when the result of the election will be announced. A hotelier Ludar Chand said he is receiving very less advance booking if compared with last year. “90 percent of our clients come via online booking. Summer season is starting next month but there is almost no booking. Cricket matches put a negative impact on tourism as crores of people like to stay stick to the TV screens. Our booking agents say booking will remain little slow during elections as well,” he said. Another hotelier Surender Maheshwari said Lok Sabha election being the largest festival of the country and more and more people taking interest in politics is the reason people may choose elections over tourism. “This is the condition of almost all hoteliers in Himachal. Very few inquiries are pouring in. We get two and a half months to earn money. We hope June will bring us good business.” Hotels in Manali do a brisk business in the summer season when tourists head to hills to escape from the scorching heat of the plains. The hoteliers have to earn expenses for the whole year from business in a limited time period. Hoteliers earlier believed that tension in Kashmir will
Very few advance hotel booking for the summer tourist season is worrying hoteliers in Himachal who believe continuing IPL matches and upcoming Lok Sabha elections will put their impact on the tourism till May 23. Peak summer tourist season in Himachal begins in mid-April and lasts till June end. As most hotels remain fully occupied
The unexpected snowfall in Manali that started despite high temperature on Monday evening thrilled tourists here but fruit growers are worried a lot as snow may have destroyed plum, apricot and peach crops at some places. Manali recorded minimum temperature of 3.6 degrees C in last 4 hours. The maximum day temperature was recorded at 16.4 degrees C. There was no possibility of snowfall at such high temperature. Despite this the town and nearby places are experiencing snowfall. Lower areas including Kullu and Bhuntar towns are witnessing thundershowers. Till late evening, Manali town had received 10cm of fresh snow. Solang valley received over 15cm of snow. High mountain peaks including Rohtang pass too are receiving heavy snow since afternoon. Snowfall in Manali always brings cheer to hoteliers but it also brings some problems like landslides and cold. Tourists in Manali started shouting and blowing whistles out of excitement. These days tourists are heading to Solang valley to see snow. Nobody had expected snowfall and were expecting gradual rise in temperature in coming days. The residents here are annoyed after many spells of snowfall and rain and are praying for sunny days. However, hoteliers consider it beneficial for their business. Meanwhile, fruit growers are worried because snowfall on flowers can destroy fruit crops. The stone fruits including plum orchards in many areas are in bloom. Deposit of snow on flowers and sudden drop in temperature can destroy the crops. Snowfall in Manali is normal till March end but it totally depends on temperature and atmospheric pressure. The fresh western disturbance that created cyclonic conditions above Himachal brought snowfall in Manali on Monday.
The unexpected snowfall in Manali that started despite high temperature on Monday evening thrilled tourists here but fruit growers are worried a lot as snow may have destroyed plum, apricot and peach crops at some places. Manali recorded minimum temperature of 3.6 degrees C in last 4 hours. The maximum day temperature was recorded at
Mountains surrounding Manali are glittering like silver with first snowfall of the season which is continuing since Sunday. The intermittent snowfall has sent light waves of cold towards valleys where mercury has dipped abnormally. Mountain peaks including Rohtang, Hamta, Deo Tibba, Indrasan, Hanuman Tibba and Friendship peak are getting light snowfall. Lower parts of Kullu district are experiencing light rainfall and people in Manali town and adjoining villages were forced to wear woollens. Mountains around Lahaual also received some snow which has triggered cold wave condition in entire valley. Snow has brought good news for tourism industry of Manali as a beeline of tourists is expected to throng this town to see the fresh snow near Rohtang pass. Meanwhile, hoteliers are preparing for winter season and are bringing out quilts and room heaters for their guests. Contrary to cheering moments for tourism industry, fruit growers and farmers are not happy with snowfall and drop in temperature. It’s a peak potato season in Lahaul valley and apple season in Kullu district and snowfall may wreak havoc on them. Stockmen are collecting and drying grass from farms to stock for the winter season. Apple trees in Lahaul-Spiti and Kinnaur districts are laden with fruits and snowfall may destroy entire harvest.
Mountains surrounding Manali are glittering like silver with first snowfall of the season which is continuing since Sunday. The intermittent snowfall has sent light waves of cold towards valleys where mercury has dipped abnormally. Mountain peaks including Rohtang, Hamta, Deo Tibba, Indrasan, Hanuman Tibba and Friendship peak are getting light snowfall. Lower parts of Kullu
With frequent spells of snowfall and freezing temperature in May end, weather in Himachal seems to have turned ‘uncommon’ which has made life miserable for both people and administration. High hills of Himachal, including Lahaul valley, are getting heavy snowfall on Thursday. Keylong in Lahaul has received 5cm snow; fresh snow accumulation at Gulaba has reached nearly 10cm while it is over 20cm on Rohtang pass. Jalori pass on Kullu-Shimla bypass is also experiencing snowfall while almost all hills in Chamba, Kullu, Kinnaur, Lahaul-Spiti and Kangra with height more than 12,000 are receiving heavy snowfall since Thursday morning. The active western disturbances are causing rain in mid and low hills of the state. The mercury has plunged in all parts of Himachal and its freezing in high altitude areas. Border Roads Organization (BRO) has lost its predetermined target of April 15 to open Rohtang for vehicular traffic as snowfall has again blocked a large portion of highway which was recently opened. “We had opened 32km Manali-Marhi highway from south of Rohtang and from north side it was 5km beyond Koksar. Frequent snowfall is not allowing us to work continuously and now we’ll have to remove snow from Gulaba (26km) and Koksar one more time,” BRO commander Colonel Yogesh Nair said. On other side, Baralacha-la on Manali-Leh highway is also getting heavy snowfall; BRO will restart its snow clearance operation from Darcha in Lahaul. Snowfall on higher reaches and cold waves in lower valleys are nightmare for farmers and fruit growers. Snow in Lahaul is delaying sowing of peas, one of the two cash crops of district, apple growers in Kullu, Shimla and Mandi fear damage to apple crop which is on its blooming stage. Bringing slight shivers back, state capital Shimla experienced moderate rain all the day. In last 24 hours,
With frequent spells of snowfall and freezing temperature in May end, weather in Himachal seems to have turned ‘uncommon’ which has made life miserable for both people and administration. High hills of Himachal, including Lahaul valley, are getting heavy snowfall on Thursday. Keylong in Lahaul has received 5cm snow; fresh snow accumulation at Gulaba has
Good amount of snowfall has not only rejuvenated the glaciers of Himachal, but also proved beneficial for tourism industry of the state, with scores of tourists heading to hill state. Thousands of tourists, mostly couples are expected to visit Manali, Shimla, Dalhousie and Dharamshala in next few days. Also, hundreds of ski enthusiasts are reaching Manali to learn basic techniques of ski this month. Private ski instructors have offered many courses while Atal Bihari Vajpayee institute of mountaineering and allied sports (ABVIMAS) is going to start short and long term ski courses from Wednesday. “This is the best time to visit Manali when possibility to see fresh snowfall is very high, and tourists are reaching here to capture the romantic moments,” a travel agent in Manali, Roop Chand Negi said, adding, “Tourists are inquiring about the places in Himachal which have experienced fresh snowfall. Shimla and Manali are their first choice.” Travel agents in Delhi said at least five thousand inquiries per day are coming in to visit Shimla and Manali in January and February. Owner of Himalayan holidays Ritesh Mehta said, “Delhites are most excited about the snowfall in Himachal. Honeymooners are going to warm up the winter tourism in Himachal. Travel agents are having good response” Bringing cheer among locals and tourists, snowfall is continuing for the third day in tourist resorts of Manali. According to reports from rescue post at Marhi, Rohtang pass has received 3.5 feet of snow. Solang ski slopes have received 10 inch snow. The intermittent rain has melted 4 inch snow in Manali town and converted it into slush. Manali winter carnival is going to begin from January 5 and for the fun of tourists and participants from across the country, several snow related activities have been added this year. “Competitions like igloo
Good amount of snowfall has not only rejuvenated the glaciers of Himachal, but also proved beneficial for tourism industry of the state, with scores of tourists heading to hill state. Thousands of tourists, mostly couples are expected to visit Manali, Shimla, Dalhousie and Dharamshala in next few days. Also, hundreds of ski enthusiasts are reaching
Residents of Manali woke up to the snow on Friday morning. White sheet of snow brought cheers to the farmers and a surprise gift for thousands of tourists visiting Manali. Mall Road and Nehru Kund were the snow point for tourists who enjoyed skiing and other naughty events. News of the snowfall in Manali has cast a spell on people in planes. Parkings of Manali are jam packed with tourist cabs and thousands more are expected to arrive here by next few days. A newlywed couple from Delhi Amritanshu and Priyanka expressed their feelings, “It is like dream come true for us. We had never thought that almighty would bless our wedding with such a wonderful gift. We have no words to express our feelings.” Another couple Lucknow, Vineet and Srishti said they had prayed God before leaving from home that they should witness snowfall in Manali. Srishti adds, “I had only seen snowfall in TV programmes. This is my first visit to any hill station and I could see what I was praying and dreaming of.” According to travel agents, thousands of tourists are planning to visit Manali in next week only to see the fresh snow. “News of snowfall in Manali is being forecasted everywhere in the country. Tourists who had dreamed of snowfall are on their way to Manali. All the inquiries are only for snow,” owner of Wonderfull Himachal, Vijay Kumar said. Tourists have decorated the complexes of hotels with different shapes of snowmen. Despite traffic congestions within the city, and not caring for biting cold, tourists enjoyed strolling on 15 cm snowfall spread over the city.
Residents of Manali woke up to the snow on Friday morning. White sheet of snow brought cheers to the farmers and a surprise gift for thousands of tourists visiting Manali. Mall Road and Nehru Kund were the snow point for tourists who enjoyed skiing and other naughty events. News of the snowfall in Manali has