No snowfall in Sikkim - tourists opting out of visiting Chhangu Lake and Nathu-la

The upper reaches of Sikkim have yet to receive any snowfall and the delay has happened for the first time. It is making tourists change their plans of visiting tourist spots like Chhangu Lake and Nathu-la to experience the phenomenon.
Tour operators are also worried because the delay was affecting business since most visitors were either postponing their trips or going to other states.
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 21 December 2016.

Usually Nathu-la at 14,400 feet and Chhangu Lake at 13,500 feet experience snowfall by November-end or the first week of December and Yumthang Valley and Gurudongmar Lake in the North receive snow by the last week of November till the end of March. This time, however, the places are still waiting for the mercury to plummet.
As a tour operator has said - snow brings business because thousands of tourists arrive to enjoy snowfall during this season. But this year, many bookings are getting cancelled. Tourists who visit Sikkim between November and February do so mostly to experience snow.
Sikkim's peak tourist season is during March-April and September-October. Last year, around 12 lakh people had visited the Himalayan state and 50,000-odd who came between December and January.


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