Gopeshwar, February 16 Night skiing was held for the first time in Auli, Uttarakhand, where skiers carrying torches navigated the snowy slopes in the dark.
The night skiing event on Sunday was part of the ongoing National Skiing Championship and Winter Carnival in Auli, organized by the Winter Games Association in collaboration with the Uttarakhand government.
The four-day skiing championship formally concluded on Monday with cultural programs.
The Himachal Pradesh team secured first place with six gold medals, followed by the Indian Army in second place and the Jammu and Kashmir team in third.
Harshmani Vyas, the president of the Winter Games Association of Uttarakhand, described this as a major step for winter tourism in Uttarakhand. He said that this will help Auli gain recognition as a leading winter sports hub on the international stage.