Title:
Auli to host skiing competition from Feb 20
Source:
The Times of India
Date:
9
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1
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2015
DEHRADUN: In what could be a significant step towards establishing 'Auli' as a ski capital of India and global winter sports destination, the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), Uttarkashi, in collaboration with Uttarakhand government is all set to organize a week long National Skiing Championship at Auli Ski Resort, in Chamoli district, from February 20.
The National Skiing Championship, which will have both junior and senior level competitions, will see around two-hundred skiers taking part in the mega event. The events will include professional skiers from Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, NIM, ITBP and Army.
"The championship will be organized from February 20 to 26 at the Auli Ski Resort and we have started the preparations to be done in advance like conducing a recce of the whole skiing terrain and making sure that everything else is in place", Vishal Ranjan of NIM said.
Moreover, the trial of Auli ropeway, a 4 km cable car that connects Joshimath with Auli, has started and will be finished before January 15, according to the officials. Located at 2,500 to 3,050 meters, the ski slopes at Auli descend from 3,049 meters to 2,915 meters.
According to the NIM officials, the arrangements for accommodations of around 250 persons including the officials will be made at Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam (GMVN) run resort at Auli and Joshimath.
"We had a meeting with the representatives of Chamoli Hotel Association to discuss issues related to accommodation for participants and tourists who will throng the winter destination to experience the thrill of skiing", said Vishal Ranjan.
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