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| National Karting Championship was held at Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Gurgaon. Hyderabad launched Asia's biggest indoor go- |
| karting track last month; it should be open to the public by the second or third week of this month. Contrary to popular |
| opinion, go-karting isn't a poor cousin of the high-speed, high-glamour world of motor-racing, and it's not like the bumper cars at a fair. It's actually quite a high-adrenaline sport, it can get very competitive (as anyone who has been to a track will testify to), can reach high speeds, and several world-famous F1 drivers like Michael Shumacher and Ayrton Senna learned the ropes of motor racing through go-karting. Still think it's for 12-year-olds? |
| Skiing season |
| The best time for skiing in the Himalayas is between December and March, when the region receives the maximum snowfall. |
| Auli, 16 km from Joshimath, is a popular winter resort run by the Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam (GMVN). There are many slopes which provide excellent opportunities for cross-country and snow-hill skiing events. Auli celebrates the |
| National Winter Games Championships every year in the month of February/March. |
| Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir is another famous skiing resort. It has slopes varying between 8,700 and 10,500 feet with some of the highest ski runs in India. |
| The Shimla, Narkanda, Kullu-Manali, Chamba, Kuper and Pabber areas in Himachal Pradesh have several ski slopes, which are attracting a growing number of enterprising winter sports enthusiasts. |
| Comfortable ski lodges, lifts and trained instructors, have been provided at most of these ski resorts in the state. |
| International cognoscenti rate the runs between Solang Nallah and Pathru worth any good skier's time and money. Heli-skiing facilities are available at Hanuman Tibba, Rohtang Pass, Deo Tibba and Chanderkhani Pass near Manali. |