Ski route to win hearts

Surrounded with snow and hill slopes, Kupup is a brand new pastime for the travelers visiting Sikkim. The area Kupup is situated at an altitude of 13,025 feet in East Sikkim. The area has been chosen as the skiing point of Sikkim. The Indian Army’s Block Cat Division started training of skiing here for the civilians as part of their `Sadbhawana` projects.

The local people including the children and the elders are queuing up for the latest craze. There is also an opportunity for the local people to get this as a full time profession. The only famous skiing point in India is in Auli in Uttaranchal.
In a press meet the state army official said that the local people will be trained by the expertise and they will get more knowledge about their surroundings. They will be provided enough training by the army about skiing. After getting the enormous enthusiasm and interest from the local people the army took up the initiative. A winter survival school was set up in the area for the jawans and the local people shown their anxiousness about skiing. The venture of skiing was initiated with the support of Major General Avadesh Prakash, the general officer commanding of the Black Cat division. Though the lofty peaks and snow clad mountains found in the state throw up a host of challenges and adventure prospects for the army and residents alike, everybody seems keen on learning the ropes of the new sport. According to the army press release the main objects of the army was to provide the basic aspects of winter survival apart from training them in skiing and other adventure sports to the residents of the area. The skiing point will be able to receive a large number of tourists during the winter.

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