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Spectacular view from atop
Venue For Winter Games
Services and Facilities
Training Courses offered
Reaching Auli
| | Spectacular view from atop | | Auli is nestled in the lap of the snow-capped peaks of Garhwal Himalayas in the Chamoli District of western Uttar Pradesh, near the world famous religious shrine of Badrinath.
It offers a panoramic view of Mt. Nanda Devi, Mana Parbat, Dunagriri, Beethartoli, Nilkanth, Hathi Parbat And Ghori Parbat.
The rugged and snowy terrain is so challenging that it used to be a training ground for India's para-military forces in the 1970's.
Realising the potential of Auli as a ski-resort, the Government of U.P. had it surveyed by French and Australian experts, who favourably compared the slopes of Auli to the best in the world.
| | | Venue For Winter Games | | Apart from skiing festivals that are held here since 1986, national championships under the aegis of Winter Games Federation of India have been held at Auli, with technical and other backup assistance provided by various governments and adventure-related agencies.
Its pristine natural beauty and the alpine atmosphere lure many a tourist. Auli sure has something to offer to all, whether to seek a respite from the hustle and bustle of the city life, or conquering the challenging heights of the glorious peaks. People come here simply to savour the tranquil nature in its most pristine self or may be to throw snowballs at each other.
| | | Services and Facilities | | The Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam (GMVN), a U.P. Government Undertaking, provides many facilities at Auli for the convenience of tourists:
(A). A state-of-art ski lift, which has been imported from France.
(B). The slopes of Auli also have the luxury of an 800-m long chair lift, linking the lower slopes with upper slopes.
(C). Two snow-beaters are imported from Germany.
(D). The dressed and improved ski slopes, make the slopes of Auli ideal for hosting skiing festivals and competitions.
(E). A 3.9 km. long ropeway links Joshimath with the upper slopes of Auli, tracking a distance of 4.15 kms. and is the longest ropeway in Asia in zig-back system. It has ten towers of self-supporting steel structures with saddles and shoes. Remote controlled hydraulic and pneumatic braking systems make it the safest ropeway.
Besides, most sophisticated electronic circuitry with telemetry, and storm-warning devices are used to minimize human error.
| | | Training Courses offered | | Auli is not only the battle- ground for experienced skiers, but is also a training ground for those aspiring to ski with dexterity, with the help of expert guidance.
Training courses are conducted in modules of 7 and 14 days giving training to the enrolled persons, in modern skiing techniques by qualified instructors from skiing and tourist resorts.
The 7-days courses are non-certificate courses with a total of 25 seats. These courses are conducted in January, February and March.
The 14- days module is a certificate course, each one having 15 seats.
| | | Reaching Auli | |
The most popular way to drop in at Auli is by the famed cable car service.
Auli is only a 13 kms. drive from Joshimath.
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