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Skiing is an old sport but
it was recognized in 1930's in the modern form. Skiing as a competitive
sport is either racing or jumping with feet attached to runners, known as
skies,over snow surfaces of varing angles. Skiing is divided into 2 main
sections viz. Alpine and Nordic. Alpine skiing is racing down on steep prepared
snow slopes one after the other and the fastest skier is the winner. The
races are divided inti 3 categories viz down hill, giant slalom and slalom. Nordic
skiing includes cross country i.e.running overundulating surfaces and ski
jumping from an elevation plateform. Extremely light ski are worn. The standard
distance to be covered varies from 5 km to 50 km. Different types
of cross country of the world and it has since been included in the Olympics. Himachal
Pradesh lies among the Himalayan ranges of Dhauladhar, Great Himalaya, Shiwalik
and Pir Panjal; of the western Himalaya where most of its higher reaches
remain under snow for a long time. Thus one can undertake the ski tour at
any time to any height.There are very good slopes in Kullu, Lahaul &
Spiti, Kinnaur and Shimla areas, which have been surveyed by the government
for development them in a big way. Skiing in Himachal is a very old recreational
activty which was introduced by British Army officers in 1930 when thay
explored the Kufri slopes about 12 km from Shimla on the Hindustan Tibet
road.There is another of similar exploration of ski slopes in Laka and
Triund above Dharamshala during the same time. But the Triund area remained
neglected till today having been away from capital Shimla On the other
hand Kufri slopes were developed and a regular winter sports club was founded
and is still continuing where the enthusiasts flock during winter. The club
has some ski equipments for hiring and providing basic instructions to
the tourists.
For further information please contact :
Himachal
Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation,
Marketing Office,
The Mall - Shimla. Himachal Pradesh - 171001
Phone : 0177-252561,258302 Fax :- 0177-252557
E-mail : tourism@hptdc.com
URL: www.hptdc.com
Himalayan Journeys
The Mall, P.O. Box – 15, Near State Bank of India
Manali Phone : 01902 – 52365,53065. Fax:53065.
Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering,
C-1, Hutments, Dalhousie Road, New Delhi - 110 011
Phone : 011-3016179 Fax : 011-3011518
Mountaineering Institute and Allied Sports
Aleo, Manali (Himachal Pradesh) 175 131.
Phone : 01902 – 52342.
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