Border Roads Organisation
Dated 5 months agoSnow clearance over Razdan Pass
From kashmirlife.net · dated 25 April 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Open their pageGurez valley
Is it open?
Is it open?
We link, we do not guessWe do not say open or closed
Conditions change by the hour. Below are official alerts in force, and the offices that decide.
Official alerts
None in force for this road
No alert from the government’s feed for Srinagar, Baramulla or Bandipore district, read 8 Oct, 2:04 pm. That is not the same as clear weather.
Who decides
Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Gurez
Dated 7 months agoSuspends and restores traffic, sets direction and vehicle class after snow
From thekashmirimages.com · dated 7 March 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora
Dated 14 months agoWhether tourists, including non-locals, may enter Gurez
From tribuneindia.com · dated 25 July 2025 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Traffic control points at Tragbal and Kanzalwan
Dated 22 months agoCut-off times and the chain requirement on the day
From greaterkashmir.com · dated 26 November 2024 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Traffic Police Headquarters, Jammu and Kashmir
Dated 11 days agoDaily traffic plan; the 27 September 2026 edition did not list this road
From jkadworld.com · dated 27 September 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Weather at the passes
Next 3 daysA forecast, not a road status
Snow on the forecast does not mean the road is shut, and none does not mean it is open.
Razdan Pass11,550 ft · sunset 6:06 pm
| Day | Snow | Low | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 8 | — | −2°C | 32 km/h |
| Fri 9 | — | −4°C | 45 km/h |
| Sat 10 | — | −2°C | 34 km/h |
From Open-Meteo, read 8 Oct, 2:04 pm, under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Global weather models, a grid about 10 km apart: a pass can be colder and windier than this.
Riders’ sightings
Not officialNo rider has told us what they saw on this road yet. What they send is kept apart from the offices above.
Were motorcycles allowed?
- Apr 2025Connected. Motorcycles not yet allowed, or not named. risingkashmir.com
Each line links to the order or news report it came from.
When it opened before
3 years- 2026Not yet entered
- 2025Connected April
- 2024Not yet entered
Razdan Pass shuts for several winter months; dated opening and closing announcements were found only in fragments.
Notes and sources for each year
- 2026. Shut about 23 January; reopened 13 February for light vehicles, one direction a day, with chains. Suspended again on 7 March. Snow clearance under way on 25 April. Full opening date not found. greaterkashmir.com thekashmirimages.com kashmirlife.net
- 2025. First tourist vehicles reported by 21 April. Closed to non-local tourists within days, after the Pahalgam attack, and reopened to them in July. Motorcycles not named. risingkashmir.com tribuneindia.com tribuneindia.com
- 2024. Open on 6 October despite fresh snow. Shut 23 to 25 November, then reopened with chains compulsory. Date of the winter closure not found. greaterkashmir.com greaterkashmir.com
A date that is missing means no source gave one. It does not mean the road stayed shut.