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| March 1, 2010 | Himachal Pradesh's young skiers showcase their skills | | Narkanda: Young skiers from hilly town of Narkanda in Himachal Pradesh enthralled the audience by showcasing their awesome skiing skills during a Skiing Competition on Sunday. The two-day snow skiing race was organized
to explore young talent in snow sports. Nearly 40 young local children participated
in this competition. The competition was organised with a motive to expose the
young skiers. "We have the local youth altogether and we are conducting this small
championship to give exposure to the local children of this area as a skiing race."
said Jampa Negi, organizer. Local young participants taking part in the championship
believed that this kind of attempt would help the young talent to come forward
to enjoy the benefits. "I guess people here don't know much about this game. There
must be only a few people going to other places and practicing out there. They
mostly settle out there because they have more tourism and better-advanced techniques
and all. So out here it's like a small place, small town and small people," said
Rasheel, a local young skiing player. Situated at an attitude of 2708 meters on
the Hindustan Tibet road (NH - 22), Narkanda has produced some international level
players in snow sports like, skiing, alpine skiing, snow boards and snow shoeing
etc. The skiing at Narkanda was started in 1980 and since then, Himachal Pradesh
Tourism department is conducting skiing courses every year. | |
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