Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Banjar, and Kullu district administration
Dated 10 months agoTraffic restrictions on the highway
From hpkullu.nic.in · dated 27 November 2025 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Open their pageJalori Pass, Tirthan valley and Shoja
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 Mandi or Kullu district, read 8 Oct, 4:44 pm. That is not the same as clear weather.
Who decides
National Highways Authority of India
Dated 20 months agoClears snow and restores the highway
From tribuneindia.com · dated 9 February 2025 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Himachal Pradesh Public Works Department
No date foundRoads open, blocked or restored
From hppwd.in · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Open their pageUnion Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Dated 21 months agoApproved the alignment of a tunnel under the pass
From tribuneindia.com · dated 29 December 2024 · 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.
Jalori Pass10,280 ft · sunset 5:56 pm
| Day | Snow | Low | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 8 | — | 3°C | 41 km/h |
| Fri 9 | — | 3°C | 41 km/h |
| Sat 10 | — | 2°C | 34 km/h |
From Open-Meteo, read 8 Oct, 2:06 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?
- Mar 2026Connected. Motorcycles not yet allowed, or not named. jibhi.in
- 9 Feb 2025Connected. Motorcycles not yet allowed, or not named. tribuneindia.com
- Mar 2024Connected. Motorcycles not yet allowed, or not named. tribuneindia.com
Each line links to the order or news report it came from.
When it opened before
4 years- 2026Connected March
- 2025Connected 9 February
- 2024Connected March
- 2020Connected 10 February
Jalori Pass has no fixed closing order; it shuts whenever snow falls between December and March and reopens when the highway authority clears it.
Notes and sources for each year
- 2026. A local blog says the road has been open since mid-March 2026. Closing date for the 2025-26 winter not found. jibhi.in
- 2025. Shut by snow on 5 February 2025; restored for four-wheel-drive vehicles on 9 February. tribuneindia.com
- 2024. Shut by snow on 30 January 2024, reopened after 45 days in mid-March, blocked again on 19 March. tribuneindia.com
- 2020. Reopened on the evening of 10 February after 37 days shut. tribuneindia.com
A date that is missing means no source gave one. It does not mean the road stayed shut.