Snowfalls halts Raid-De-Himalaya

BunnyPunia · 6th October 2007, 11:02

Heavy snowfall has once again stopped the raid-de-himalaya.

Read more at -
The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Himachal Pradesh Edition

http://news.webindia123.com/news/Art...05/785737.html

Snow halts the 9th Raid-de-Himalaya run : myHimachal

khaadu75 · 6th October 2007, 11:52

You beat me to posting this .... I feel the organisers need to change the dates a bit for this event from next year . Maybe pre pone the event to mid Sept when chances of snow are much lower and therefore allow the event to run without any weather problems .

Suresh Rana was again at his best at this edition of the Raid ... seems he's really tough to beat in his own back yard

Cheers

torqueunlimited · 6th October 2007, 23:10

Just had a talk with my bro. Only the first three stages took place. He is 7th currently in the Adventure Trials in the Forester.

esteem_lover · 7th October 2007, 00:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by khaadu75

Maybe pre pone the event to mid Sept when chances of snow are much lower and therefore allow the event to run without any weather problems .

You mean advance the dates, right ? That would certainly do a lot of good for the participants as well as the organisers.

hvkumar · 7th October 2007, 18:55

Typically, it starts snowing in Baralacha La in the first week of October, often as early as Oct 1. When I did my Ladakh drive in 2004, I drove up Baralacha La on Oct 2 and it was snowing. Chang La also had 1-2 feet snow. The Raid that year too ran into difficulties (second week of October) and had to be cancelled. Does not make sense to have a rally in such conditions, best to prepone to Sep 15 week onwards when conditions are dry.

Tiger · 7th October 2007, 20:00

I think they have started too late this time..

Sep it will start snowing & will be very dangerous to drive at this point of time.

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khaadu75 BANNED Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: same as the proposed venue for F1 ;-) Posts: 1,156 Thanked: 19 Times View My Garage	You beat me to posting this .... I feel the organisers need to change the dates a bit for this event from next year . Maybe pre pone the event to mid Sept when chances of snow are much lower and therefore allow the event to run without any weather problems . Suresh Rana was again at his best at this edition of the Raid ... seems he's really tough to beat in his own back yard Cheers
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6th October 2007, 23:10	#3
torqueunlimited BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 321 Thanked: 19 Times	Just had a talk with my bro. Only the first three stages took place. He is 7th currently in the Adventure Trials in the Forester.
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7th October 2007, 18:55	#5
hvkumar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 7,369 Thanked: 3,463 Times	Typically, it starts snowing in Baralacha La in the first week of October, often as early as Oct 1. When I did my Ladakh drive in 2004, I drove up Baralacha La on Oct 2 and it was snowing. Chang La also had 1-2 feet snow. The Raid that year too ran into difficulties (second week of October) and had to be cancelled. Does not make sense to have a rally in such conditions, best to prepone to Sep 15 week onwards when conditions are dry.
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7th October 2007, 20:00	#6
Tiger BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blr -> Hyderabad Posts: 101 Thanked: 8 Times	I think they have started too late this time.. Sep it will start snowing & will be very dangerous to drive at this point of time.
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