Come
winter and the snow-covered slopes lure a skier to a great skiing
excitement. From elementary skiing to the slalom, Himachal offers myriad
thrills. The mountaineering Institute at
OTHER SKI SLOPES
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 activity,
which was introduced by British Army officers in 1930 when they 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 .