Located on the
Badrinath route in the state of
Uttarakhand,
Auli is becoming more and more popular as an ideal hill station. The
hill station invites skiers from every corner of the world. It is during
the bitter winters that the hill station of Auli can be enjoyed and
experienced at its best. Geographically, Auli forms a part of the
Garhwal ranges of the Himalayas. The snowy slopes here are as high as
9,000 ft and skiers can really have the time of their life with verdant
mountains, snow-laden landscape and the forests of deodar and oak all
around. While you enjoy skiing down the slopes, you can also soak up
bird's eye view of
Himalayan peaks including Nanda Devi, Kamet, Mana
Parvat and Dunagiri.
Before Auli was developed into a full fledged ski resort, it served as
the training ground for the men in the
Tibetan Border Police Force.
A number of legendary peaks are located around Auli. Of these, very much
popular is the Trishul, the site of an expedition in 1958. For adventure
seekers, the best time to make a trip to Auli is between the months of
November and March. Skiers make a beeline at the slopes in Auli from as
early as 8 O' clock in the morning till 4 in the evening.
The closest popular town from
Auli is Joshimath, at 16 km.
Tourists can easily reach places like
Dehradun,
Rishikesh and
Haridwar
in
Uttarakhand and then hire jeeps to get to the
hill station of Auli. A part of the distance between
Joshimath and
Auli can also be
covered through some scenic trekking.
