Chopta

• 24th of August
• Joshimath - Auli - Joshimath - Chamoli - Gopeshwar - Chopta
• 125km

My legs were still out of commission when we hit the cable-car station first thing in the morning. The whole ride from Joshimath to Auli takes about 22 minutes. Huh, so much for the longest cable car in Asia. On the way up, we saw the ski slopes from the cable car. Although now they were lush green fields, in winter they are covered up with 8-10 feet of snow.

Prashi gives a Patel pose in the cable car.

The cable car pylons overlook the ski slopes.

Sandy looks down at the slopes from the ski lodge

More slopes, and a ski lift. This lift ferries skiers from the bottom of the slopes to the lodge.

• Ski Resorts and Log Cabins