Untouched & unexplored beauty of Auli in Uttarakhand
Starting from Delhi to Auli, the whole trip was an amazing experience. We felt like gravity of the mountains are attracting us towards them, to explore the beauty of it. Being an isolated place we didn’t had much to do but enough to perceive what God has given us in the form of nature. So, if you have the desire to visit Auli-Uttarakhand then you must know that this is the best skiing place in India, and it is not only for those who love skiing but also for those who love snow.
If you think yourself as a challenging person then you must visit here because in winters the temperature at night goes down to less than -25 degree C. We were there on 30th December to celebrate New Year party, at that time temperature was went down around -14 degree C. That was the extreme temperature, I ever felt in my life. But thanks to the bonfire, due to which all our 7 friends spent 3-4 hours of quality time at night.
Even, you can enjoy a ropeway ride from Joshimath to Auli’s artificial lake or chairlift ride from Auli’s view point to artificial lake which is worth having. But we did not do this because we loved to trek in the icey Mountain. We also found Colourful camps but we stayed at 'HOTEL SHIVA PALACE', which is the best hotel for maximum number of people coming from Delhi, and we felt like home there. The Charges are normal in winter season, 3500 for one person for 2 nights 3 days. They also have geyser facility which is always required in a cold climate. It is an isolated area, separated from the outer world and had a scenic view also for the ones who enjoy being in peace.
We were living in Joshimath and next morning we went to Auli which is 12 km away from Joshimath. Our journey started and we saw the astonishing iceberg which looked like heaven. The beautiful green and brown mountains looked like a panoramic view. We covered 12 kms and visited Auli. Since it was a New Year time, so there were loads of people doing trekking, hill camping, skiing, and ropeway. We start climbing and when we reached at the mountain top we enjoyed a lot.
Gradually, the time came to dusk, the sun set and moon come out and so we came down to our hotel. It was difficult for us to come down
because of the ice slides. We were slipping and falling. Finally we reached our hotel. Since it was a New Year, we decided to do a full night celebration. We took a 15 mins power nap and after that we went for a bone fire. We saw a lot of people from different states enjoying and dancing on Garhwali songs.
The DJ was nice and played all type of songs such as Bhojpuri, Bollywood songs and Garhwali songs. Those who didn't know the Garhwali dance followed the locals doing Garhwali steps included me. This is how we enjoyed with Garhwali people and welcomed New Year 2019 with
The DJ was nice and played all type of songs such as Bhojpuri, Bollywood songs and Garhwali songs. Those who didn't know the Garhwali dance followed the locals doing Garhwali steps included me. This is how we enjoyed with Garhwali people and welcomed New Year 2019 with
our open arms. I hope you will also like to visit Auli which is a beautiful destination in Uttarakhand. However, we did not ski but we came to know the India's best skiing destination. Now let’s go through the brief description which will let you know that how you can enjoy in Auli?
Bonfire in chilled weather and minus temperature
Bonfire in chilled weather and minus temperature
Bonfire in Joshimath is the best way, especially at night with friends. We all enjoyed together and had a great moment, so anyone visiting Auli must spend one-night in Joshimath, especially in winter
season enjoying Bonfire, dancing with Garhwal people and following their steps seriously. It's great to follow their steps because it's simple and easy to learn and follow.
Snow shots of vodka and rum
In the chilled weather enjoying the snow shots of vodka and pegs of rum is the best thing. As you know, rum warms your body. Many people
joined us and enjoyed shots of vodka and rum together. The proverb "chaar chand laga dena" is best suited for our group. Nobody created any scene and just enjoyed each and every moment “living life like today is last day". So, we enjoyed the party like that and many other groups who came with their friends joined us.
Self made CHUSKI with ice from the grounds.
This is the wonderful moment to enjoy with your friends, between the snowy mountains and playing with self-made “chuski” with ice from the grounds. When we visited, there were no snowfall but we made it ourselves. We left nothing which gave us entertainment like doing trekking and all. We threw ice on each other and clicked a lot of amazing photographs which were like heaven on earth.
Best food of our trip- Maggi and a Cup of Tea
After enjoying each and every place around there, we got tired a lot. So we thought of having Chai and Maggi as on the mountains everywhere.
So we had Maggi with tea which was very delicious. Let me tell you that having Maggi and tea together is a delicious combination. You
must try it once. Since it was a New Year time, we got to know so many people from different places and enjoying and spending time with them learning their culture and dances was something we always remember in our life.
