History of Auli

In the 8th era AD, the brilliant Guru Adi Shankaracharya is said to have move on these fields. The sanctuary built by him at Joshimath still happens. For hundreds of years, the bright semi-drifting societies of the Bhotiyas, of the Mongolian stock, passed over the routes at Auli, nearby called Thatauli. Their long-haired yaks, packed with a variation of products, assisted them in leading a thriving trade with nearby Tibet.

Before Auli was well-known as a ski resort its slopes were the preparation ground for men of valiance and daring-the ski-equipped men of the Indo-Tibetan boundary Police. Among the breath-taking, mythological peaks extended round Auli, the 23,490-feet-high Trishul was the scene of a unique excursion in 1958. The Mountaineers took four days to hike the peak and only 90 minutes to ski low to the base camp.