A dated record of every snowfall we could confirm across Uttarakhand this winter, from the Char Dham and the Adi Kailash road to Nainital, Mussoorie and Munsiyari, with the treks and roads it shut, the official snow and avalanche alerts, and a live snow forecast for ten places people drive to. Built for anyone deciding whether to go up, and when.
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Rudraprayag · Garhwal · Kedarnath temple and the hills around it
Snow fell on the temple and the surrounding hills overnight on 1 to 2 November. Officials said it could make movement harder for pilgrims. By then 18,80,398 devotees had visited this season. The temple closes on 11 November at 8:30 am.
Chamoli · Garhwal · Peaks around Badrinath
Snow fell on the peaks around Badrinath on the night of 1 November, with about minus 1°C forecast for the next night. IMD showed no warning for the Joshimath to Badrinath stretch on the morning of 2 November.
Uttarkashi · Garhwal · Gaumukh trek, Gangotri National Park
After heavy snow on the Gaumukh trek on 29 and 30 October, the Gangotri National Park stopped all tourists from using it until the weather and the path return to normal. Range officer Pradeep Bisht said the snow had raised the risk of avalanches and damaged the route in several places. Seven trekkers caught at Bhojbasa and Tapovan were contacted and were safe, and the forest department was working to bring them down to Gangotri.
Chamoli · Garhwal · Neelkanth and Nar-Narayan peaks above Badrinath, Auli, Gangotri
Heavy snow covered the Neelkanth and Nar-Narayan peaks, and snowfall continued at Gangotri and Auli. The Chief Minister ordered any blocked road to be reopened at once and asked for high-altitude trekking and mountaineering to be kept under control.
Uttarkashi · Garhwal · Kedartal trek above Gangotri, near Bhoj Kharak and Kedar Kharak
A group of 13, seven trekkers and six support staff, left Gangotri on 27 October for Kedartal. After an avalanche, reported on 30 and 31 October, a cook came back and four others were found safe near Kachhi Dhang, but eight people, seven trekkers and a guide, were stranded beyond Bhoj Kharak. The SDRF, police and a team from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering flown in by helicopter found a tent and belongings near Kedar Kharak at nearly 4,000 m. As of the night of 2 November the eight had not been found, and continuous snow was holding up the search.
Pithoragarh · Kumaon · Adi Kailash, Om Parvat and Panchachuli peaks; Darma, Vyas and Chaundas valleys
Light snow and rain began in the Darma valley on 29 October, and on 30 October light snow fell on the Om Parvat, Adi Kailash and Panchachuli peaks and the high Darma, Vyas and Chaundas valleys. Lower down, Pithoragarh, Munsiyari and Dharchula had rain, and the district's maximum fell from 23 to 18 degrees. Cloud and snow hid Panchachuli and Om Parvat from visitors.
Uttarkashi · Garhwal · Gangotri
A thick blanket of snow covered Gangotri on the morning of Thursday 29 October, while rain fell at Yamunotri, Haridwar and Dehradun. The state's disaster management secretary told the PWD, the national highways authority and the BRO to keep machinery ready to clear blocked roads.
Rudraprayag · Garhwal · Kedarnath
Kedarnath recorded 0.4 cm of snow early on Thursday 29 October as the temperature dropped below zero, and snow kept falling into 30 October. A thin layer of ice covered the paths and slowed movement. IMD put five districts, among them Nainital, Pithoragarh and Chamoli, on orange alert for hail on 30 October.
Uttarkashi · Garhwal · Yamunotri and Kedarnath
The season's first snow fell at the Yamunotri shrine on Sunday 25 October, and Kedarnath also had snow as the temperature dropped. About 6,000 pilgrims had reached Yamunotri the day before, and the temple committee asked visitors to carry medicines and take care. Yamunotri closes on 11 November.
Rudraprayag · Garhwal · Kedarnath and the high Garhwal shrines
Snow fell at Kedarnath and other high places on Sunday 18 October. Kedarnath was at around minus 6°C, and Badrinath and Gangotri at about minus 5°C.
Pithoragarh · Kumaon · Old Lipulekh pass, about 18,300 ft
The army closed the old Lipulekh pass, at about 18,300 ft, where Adi Kailash pilgrims go for a view of Mount Kailash, until further orders, because snow had frozen on the path and made it slippery. The Adi Kailash yatra itself carried on, with pilgrims also seeing Om Parvat near Nabhidhang.
Pithoragarh · Kumaon · Adi Kailash, about 14,500 ft
Fresh snow fell at Adi Kailash on 10 October, where three to four feet already lay and the temperature was minus 2 to minus 3°C. Cloud hid the peak until the afternoon, when more than 100 pilgrims had darshan.
Chamoli · Garhwal · Hemkund Sahib to Ghangaria path
The doors of Hemkund Sahib and the Lokpal Lakshman temple closed at 1 pm on 10 October, and the procession went down to Ghangaria along snow-covered paths. More than 3.84 lakh pilgrims came this season.
Uttarkashi · Garhwal · Tapovan and Kedartal treks, Gangotri National Park
The Gangotri National Park administration reopened the Gomukh trek to permit holders from Sunday 4 October, but kept the Tapovan and Kedartal treks closed to general trekkers. Range officer Pradeep Bisht said both were heavily snow-covered and risky.
Pithoragarh · Kumaon · Kuti to Jolingkong, Adi Kailash road
The Border Roads Organisation cleared the snow on the Kuti to Jolingkong stretch by 30 September and the Adi Kailash road reopened. The next night a landslide at Mangti Nala, not snow, held more than 350 pilgrims at Dharchula; it is on our Kumaon landslide record.
Pithoragarh · Kumaon · Gunji, Kuti, Nabi, Kalapani, Adi Kailash and Om Parvat
Over the three days to 28 September more than five feet of snow fell at Gunji and the villages around it. The road stayed blocked at Kuti on the way to Jolingkong, more than 400 pilgrims were stuck, some waiting at the Gunji camp, and more than 100 mules carried in supplies. The yatra resumed on Monday 28 September.
Bageshwar · Kumaon · Pindari Glacier and Khati
In the snow and rain that began on 26 September, 43 trekkers were stranded in Bageshwar district, 23 near the Pindari Glacier and 20 in Khati village. The Char Dham yatra was halted for two days and resumed on 28 September.
Uttarkashi · Garhwal · Gomukh to Tapovan trek, Gangotri National Park
Snow began on the afternoon of Saturday 26 September, and from 27 September the forest department brought all 121 trekkers stranded on the Gomukh to Tapovan trek down to Gangotri. Another 136 people were stuck on high routes in Uttarkashi, including 18 at the Kalindi Pass base camp and 29 at the Auden's Col base camp; three helicopters flew from Harsil, and 29 trekkers were lifted out from Odin Col on 28 September.
Chamoli · Garhwal · Hemkund Sahib
Snow began to fall on the higher reaches of Chamoli district on 26 September, and Hemkund Sahib was gradually turning white. The yatra carried on; the state advised against travel during the rain alert for 26 and 27 September.
Pithoragarh · Kumaon · Johar, Vyas and Darma valleys: Milam, Martoli, Kuti, Nabhidhang, Adi Kailash
Snow began on the evening of Friday 25 September. By the next day there was about a foot at Adi Kailash and Nabhidhang, about two inches at Kuti, three to four inches at Milam, Burfu, Bilju, Martoli, Relkot and Laspa, and two to three inches at Seepu in the Darma valley. Footpaths in Darma turned slippery, and in Munsiyari, at 11 degrees, people brought out their jackets.
Orders and notices checked by our editor
The winter closing dates announced on Vijayadashami: Tungnath on 6 November, Gangotri on 10 November at 12:05 pm, Kedarnath and Yamunotri on 11 November (Kedarnath at 8:30 am, Yamunotri at 10:28 am), and Badrinath and Madhyamaheshwar on 16 November (Badrinath at 9:37 pm). Hemkund Sahib closed on 10 October. After each closing the shrine’s road or path is not kept open for visitors.
The Gaumukh trek is shut to tourists indefinitely from 31 October after heavy snow on 29 and 30 October raised the risk of avalanches and damaged the path. The Tapovan and Kedartal treks have been shut to general trekkers since early October because of snow.
The old Lipulekh pass, at about 18,300 ft, where Adi Kailash pilgrims go to see Mount Kailash, is shut until further orders because of frozen snow on the path. The Adi Kailash and Om Parvat darshan continues.
The last verified position on each road and trek that snow usually shuts. After a fall the police and the district decide closures hour by hour; confirm with the district control room before you drive.
Snow at the temple on 18 and 25 October, 29 and 30 October and overnight on 1 to 2 November; on 29 October a thin layer of ice covered the roads. Officials say the snow may make movement harder. The temple closes for winter on 11 November at 8:30 am.
Snow on the peaks around Badrinath on 29 and 30 October and on the night of 1 November, but none on the road reported, and IMD showed no warning for the Joshimath to Badrinath stretch on 2 November. In snow the highway is shut beyond Hanuman Chatti. The temple closes on 16 November at 9:37 pm.
No closure reported this season, though snow fell on Auli's slopes on 29 and 30 October. Last winter only four-wheel-drive vehicles went beyond the TV Tower after snow, and the road shut for part of 24 January 2026 after vehicles skidded. It is the worst road in the district for frost.
No snow on the road reported this season. Tungnath temple closes on 6 November. On 23 January 2026 snow shut the road from Makku Band to Bhunkund; in December 2024 police parked visitors' cars at Dugalbitta and Baniyakund and ran chain-fitted local vehicles to Chopta.
Heavy snow at Gangotri on 29 October and more on 30 October; no closure of the highway reported. The temple closes on 10 November. Above Gangotri the Gaumukh trek has been shut indefinitely since 31 October, the Tapovan and Kedartal treks have been shut to general trekkers since early October, and eight people have been missing on the Kedartal trek since an avalanche reported on 30 October. On 28 January 2026 only four-wheel-drive vehicles with non-skid chains were allowed beyond Sukhi Top.
The first snow came on 25 September, and more than five feet around Gunji from 25 to 27 September stopped the yatra for three days; the BRO cleared Kuti to Jolingkong by 30 September. Three to four feet lay at Adi Kailash on 10 October, the army shut the old Lipulekh pass to pilgrims on 12 October until further orders, and light snow fell again on 30 October.
No snow on this road reported this season. On 23 and 24 January 2026 about a foot of snow near Kalamuni stranded about 20 tourist vehicles and traffic went round by Madkot and Jauljibi; from 27 February 2025 the road was shut for three days between Eco Park and Kalamuni.
No snow reported this season. On 12 and 13 January 2025 snow shut four roads here, including Barapathar to Kilbury and Pangot and Bhatelia to Mukteshwar and Dhanachuli; on 24 January 2026 the SDRF cleared Dhanachuli Band and brought 20 to 25 vehicles out.
No snow reported this season. After snow the road is blocked between Suwakholi and Kanatal; in December 2024 the snow traffic jammed for five kilometres at Suwakholi. In January 2026 frost made cars skid on Mussoorie's Camptee Road, Hathi Paon and Camel's Back Road.
No snow reported this season. On 25 January 2026 about 30 km of the Tiuni road lay under snow, three feet deep at Lokhandi and Koti Kanasar. In snow and frost police stop vehicles going up from Kalsi after 10 pm, a rule made in January 2025 after a tourist car fell into a gorge near Lokhandi.
Every road the Uttarakhand PWD lists as closed or partly open loads here from its live road closure list, refreshed at 05:00 IST. On 3 November 2026 it showed 12 roads closed and 8 partly open across the state, none of them on a route to a snow town.
The last snowfall reported in the ten places people most often drive to for snow, with last winter for comparison and the snow forecast for the next two days once it loads.
Nainital · Kumaon
Last reported snow: None reported yet this season
Last winter: Snow on China Peak (Naina Peak) and Kilbury on 23 January 2026, while the town itself had hail and rain. It was the only fall of the winter we found a report for. (ThePrint (PTI))
Nainital · Kumaon
Last reported snow: None reported yet this season
Last winter: The year's first snow fell on the evening of 23 January 2026 at Mukteshwar, Ramgarh and Dhanachuli; the next day the SDRF pulled 20 to 25 vehicles out at Dhanachuli Band. (Amar Ujala)
Pithoragarh · Kumaon
Last reported snow: None reported yet this season
Last winter: Three inches in town on 23 January 2026 (five at Khaliya, six at Balati, seven at Milam), with the Thal road shut between Ratapani and Munsiyari. The last fall on the high ground, at Milam, Panchachuli and Rajrambha, was on 29 April 2026. (Amar Ujala; ETV Bharat)
Chamoli · Garhwal
Last reported snow: 30 Oct 2026
Snow kept falling at Auli and Gangotri on 29 and 30 October, with heavy snow on the Neelkanth and Nar-Narayan peaks above Badrinath. No road closure was reported. (ThePrint Hindi (Bhasha))
Last winter: The main fall came on 23 January 2026 and shut the Joshimath to Auli road. Auli was still deep in snow on 8 April 2026, the last report of the winter. (Amar Ujala)
Rudraprayag · Garhwal
Last reported snow: None reported yet this season
Last winter: The season's first snow came on 23 January 2026 and shut the Ukhimath to Chopta road from Makku Band to Bhunkund, stranding hundreds of tourists. Snow still covered the Tungnath temple area on 8 April 2026. (ETV Bharat; Amar Ujala)
Rudraprayag · Garhwal
Last reported snow: 2 Nov 2026
Fresh snow on the temple and the hills around it overnight on 1 to 2 November, the fourth spell since 18 October. The temple closes for winter on 11 November at 8:30 am. (ETV Bharat)
Last winter: About two feet of snow at Kedarnath on 23 January 2026, during the first widespread fall of that winter. (ThePrint (PTI))
Uttarkashi · Garhwal
Last reported snow: 29 Oct 2026
Gangotri had the season's first heavy snowfall on the morning of 29 October, with a thick blanket over the area, and snow kept falling on 30 October. The temple closes on 10 November at 12:05 pm. (DD India)
Last winter: On 28 January 2026 only four-wheel-drive vehicles with non-skid chains were let through beyond Sukhi Top, and the Harsil to Mukhba road was shut by snow. (ETV Bharat)
Dehradun · Garhwal
Last reported snow: None reported yet this season
Last winter: First snow of the winter on 23 January 2026; the last was light snow and hail on 28 January, about two inches at Atal Udyan. (Amar Ujala)
Tehri · Garhwal
Last reported snow: None reported yet this season
Last winter: Snow on 23 January 2026, with police and JCBs posted at the junctions; light snow and hail again on 28 January. (Amar Ujala)
Dehradun · Garhwal
Last reported snow: None reported yet this season
Last winter: Snow from 23 January 2026 closed the Lokhandi road for three days. The last fall, light, came late on 15 March 2026 at Deoban, Khadamba, Mundali and Moila Top, the first March snow there since 2019. (Amar Ujala)
Snow has come early and often to the high ground this season, and not yet to any place most visitors drive to. The first fall we recorded was in the Johar and Vyas valleys above Munsiyari on 25 September, followed within two days by more than five feet around Gunji that stopped the Adi Kailash yatra, and by the snow that stranded 121 trekkers on the Gomukh to Tapovan trek and 43 near the Pindari Glacier. October brought repeated snow to Adi Kailash, the closure of the old Lipulekh pass and of the Tapovan and Kedartal treks, and from 18 October a run of falls at Kedarnath, Yamunotri, Gangotri, Auli and the peaks above Badrinath. The most serious event so far is the avalanche on the Kedartal trek reported on 30 October, after which eight people were still missing on 2 November. Nainital, Mukteshwar, Mussoorie, Dhanaulti, Chakrata and Munsiyari town have had no snow yet; in the last three winters their first snow came between 8 December and 23 January.
| Winter | What happened |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | The driest start in years: November 98 percent below normal and December dry. Snow reached the high peaks above Munsiyari and Auli on 6 October 2025 and the high Himalaya above Munsiyari again on 2 January. The first widespread snow came on 23 January 2026, Vasant Panchami, from Kedarnath (about two feet) to Auli, Mussoorie, Dhanaulti, Chakrata, Munsiyari, the Nainital peaks, Mukteshwar, Binsar, Jageshwar and Almora, and by the evening of 24 January 66 roads were blocked across the state. More fell on 27 to 29 January and on 15 to 20 March; the last report was from the high ground above Munsiyari on 29 April 2026. ThePrint (PTI), 24 Jan 2026 |
| 2024-25 | An early, wet winter, with December rain 89 percent above normal. First snow on 8 to 9 December 2024 across Munsiyari, Auli, Mussoorie, Dhanachuli and the Nainital peaks; more on 23 and 27 to 28 December; the biggest Nainital-area fall on 12 January 2025, with five inches at Snow View and four ridge roads shut; and snow again on 28 February, the day of the avalanche at Mana. ETV Bharat, 9 Dec 2024 |
| 2023-24 | A dry December, 75 percent below normal, with snow only on the highest ground, such as Khaliya Top in November and early December 2023. First snow at Auli on 17 to 18 January 2024. The main fall came on 31 January to 1 February: Mussoorie's first of the season, Dhanaulti, Chakrata, Harsil, Naina Peak and Munsiyari, with up to two and a half feet on Khaliya Top by 5 February. Ten minutes of snow at Mukteshwar on 22 February. Garhwal Post, 3 Feb 2024 |
Each winter stays on this page when the next one starts. For the place-by-place odds behind these winters, see where it snows in Uttarakhand, and for Nainital in detail, our Nainital snowfall guide.
This page answers that every morning at 5 am, from the news and the official alerts. As of 3 November 2026, snow this season has fallen only on the high ground above about 3,500 metres: Kedarnath, the peaks around Badrinath, Gangotri, Yamunotri, Auli’s upper slopes, Adi Kailash and Panchachuli. The most recent fall was at Kedarnath overnight on 1 to 2 November. No town that most visitors drive to, such as Nainital, Mussoorie or Munsiyari, has had snow yet.
In the week of 27 October to 2 November 2026 snow fell at Kedarnath on 29 and 30 October and again overnight on 1 to 2 November, at Gangotri on 29 and 30 October, on Auli’s slopes and the Neelkanth and Nar-Narayan peaks above Badrinath on 30 October and 1 November, and on Panchachuli, Om Parvat and Adi Kailash in Pithoragarh district on 30 October. An avalanche on the Kedartal trek above Gangotri was reported on 30 October.
The last snow reported around Nainital fell on China Peak (Naina Peak) and Kilbury on 23 January 2026, while the town itself had hail and rain. There has been none so far this winter. In the last three winters the first snow on the Nainital peaks came between 8 December and 23 January.
As of 3 November 2026 no road that visitors use to reach a snow town has been reported shut by snow this season. The Gaumukh, Tapovan and Kedartal treks above Gangotri and the old Lipulekh pass on the Adi Kailash route are shut. After a heavy fall the roads that usually close are Joshimath to Auli, Ukhimath to Chopta, Thal to Munsiyari at Kalamuni, the Gangotri highway beyond Sukhi Top, Mussoorie to Dhanaulti at Suwakholi, Chakrata to Lokhandi and the ridge roads around Nainital and Mukteshwar.
In the last three winters the first snow in a visitor town came between 8 December (2024) and 23 January (2026), and the biggest falls came in January and February. Snow above about 3,500 metres in September, October and November is normal and does not mean the towns lower down will get snow early.
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