Gopeshwar: The national alpine skiing championship got off to a colourful start on the slopes of Auli in Uttarakhand`s Chamoli district today with a march past by 16 participating teams from across the country.
The main competitions at the three-day annual event are scheduled to begin from tomorrow.
On the opening day 96 participants from different states including Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab staged a march past followed by a cultural programme in the presence of Winter Games Federation of India officials.
Chamoli District Magistrate S A Murugesan was the chief guest on the occasion.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 16:51
