How's Snow on Rohtang Pass this Year ?

saajan_20

PLEASE be a little elaborate on ur description about the road trip from manali to leh ??

wat s the road condition like ?

any obstacle u would like to point out ?

i am driving down in my qualis from delhi to manali and further from manali to leh !

regards
saajan

Styler

Here are some answers to your querries

1. It's been raining for the last 2-3 days. A T-Shirt and a Shirt would do in the Day, But in the evenings one woolen/ Jacket would be required. Nights you would surely need a good sleeping bag or a quilt.

2. To Camp out take a bus to Kothi/Palchan on way to rohtang, and walk on some foot track and find a good place to pitch your tent. It's better if there are 2-3 people camping together.
Being near Kothi / Palchan you would be able to walk down to the village shops to buy food /eggs etc. If you have more energy i would recommend walking upto Malana from Nagar and camp somewhere around there.


3. I don't know any locker kind of place in Manali, but for the first couple of days you could stay in any hotel in Old manali /Vashist for 400-500 Rs a night, get freindly there and leave stuff with the hotel. YOu might also find some fellow campers this way.

4. Not a simple rush hr but a major traffic jam period.
The Rohtang pass is traffic jammed between 8.30 am to 3.00 pm
Be sure to be stuck in a trafic jam for a couple of hours at least if you reach there in this period.

5. I hope there are fellow IMers , otherwise you should meet up with Naushad of Antrek Travels. He is an IMers who runs a travel Company in Manali. His Office/Shop is Just behind SABA restaurant / dancing fountain on the higher end of the Mall Road.
If you meet him say my Hi..
He is really helpful. I met him when i was in Manali in May. Now i plan to Drive Delhi-manali Leh -Kashmir around 20th of August

Dont Worry..WIth the way you are planning, i'm sure you'll have a time of your life.

rishabh6296

Hi guys,
it snowed again on rohtang pass;there was a picture of rohtang pass full of snow and clouds in TIMES OF INDIA dated 26th of june.

amyl

hey thanks styler!!!

i only hope its not wet in the coming week.....

let God be there to dry up the road for me.....amen!

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MeCasa

Truthfully, I find a traffic jam leading to a wilderness area to be the ultimate contradiction in terms

As is most of India

jyotipg

Well.. I have seen a genuine trafic jam in Yamunotri last month. There were too many tourist and the Paliwallahs and the mules added to the commotion.. Finally, the administration had to impose a One Way on the route for that day. Only people coming down from Yamunotri were allowed to move and all vehicles, mules, palki moving uphill were stopped..

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MeCasa

There are so many people in India who are learning to travel that I fear Leh will soon be overrun

dhananjay

Hi ,

All traveling up to Spiti .. The NH at Khab caved in today and the road has been closed. Today means as in 4th Of July. 4 Labourers also died on the Spot. Another 5-6 days before the highway opens. Could be earlier. Would keep you posted.

Cheers,
Dhananjay

amyl

o o .... spiti...i won't be logging in again in 3 days from now so will not ask any questions here.... and yeah!!!! i finally roller bladed down from Rohatang.....was THRILLLLLLLLLLLLL
there was no traffic so to say but yes some turns and my speed down slope wud have taken me directly down to Beas for cremation

ok..heading to Lahaul or Spiti in a couple of hours... will have to find out the scene to Spiti....am still not sure where i will head ..lahul or spiti

ok more when i get back home....

btw there is absoultely no snow at Rohatang.... cool breeze, sun shine with some shadow play by huge huge clouds makes it a worth visit.... i thoroughly enjoyed my 30 mins there before devouring hot maggie and soup and coffee...was bliss sitting inthe sun and having hot hot maggie...

chal see ya all!!

Jai Hadimba!

Lovemax

3 cheerS for you Amyl...

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MeCasa

Kudos to you, that must of been one wild ride

mk26in

Hey MeCasa Brother, no offence meant but this is our home, our country, we live here. We are not travelling here, you are.

Mk

Lovemax

ANyone on the Rohtang weather in last 2 days !!
If anyone can update me please as what exactly are the weather conditions on Rohtang and on the Baatal, will be really thankful.

CHeerS
-M-

MeCasa

No offence taken, but currently not many people live in Leh, the vast majority of people regardless of color travel to Leh, my concern is no more than my concern for the great wilderness areas of the US that are also being overtaken by tourists of all lands to a point where they are no longer wilderness areas

Whether it be India or the United States, it saddens me to lose wilderness areas and yes I do realize that I am one of those people traveling to wilderness areas, a double edged sword for sure, but it doesn't take away the saddness when I see traffic jams in Yosemite National Park

mk26in

Absolutely, i agree with you, but there's nothing we or government can do about this problem.
Even Mount Everest is not spared. Better roads and more better accomodation at places like Leh, Lahaul Spiti and Ladakh region is pulling tourists. Moreover, a tunnel is being proposed under Rohtang Pass, this means un-intrrupted traffic (may be civil traffic) throughout the year.

Mk