Issues Protected Area Permits; stops and resumes permits after snow or landslides
From sikkim.gov.in · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Open their pageNorth Sikkim
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 Gangtok or Mangan district, read 8 Oct, 5:04 pm. That is not the same as clear weather.
Who decides
Mangan District Administrative Centre
Dated 14 days agoRoad status by stretch, with the place of each block
From mangan.nic.in · dated 24 September 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Open their pageBorder Roads Organisation
Dated 27 days agoRestores and clears the road; publishes no road status page
From etvbharat.com · dated 11 September 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Open their pageNational Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited
Dated 14 months agoRestores National Highway 10 after landslides
From newsonair.gov.in · dated 17 August 2025 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
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Roads and Bridges Department, Government of Sikkim
Dated 17 days agoInspects and restores state roads after monsoon damage
From indiatodayne.in · dated 21 September 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Government of Sikkim, Cabinet
Dated 50 days agoDecides whether the August 2026 two-wheeler proposal becomes a rule
From indiatodayne.in · dated 19 August 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.
Thangu12,690 ft · sunset 5:14 pm
| Day | Snow | Low | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 8 | under 1 cm | −1°C | 35 km/h |
| Fri 9 | 5 cm | 0°C | 32 km/h |
| Sat 10 | 3 cm | −5°C | 30 km/h |
Gurudongmar Lake17,260 ft · sunset 5:13 pm
| Day | Snow | Low | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 8 | — | −13°C | 52 km/h |
| Freezing level below the pass | |||
| Fri 9 | 3 cm | −11°C | 62 km/h |
| Freezing level below the pass | |||
| Sat 10 | under 1 cm | −15°C | 53 km/h |
| Freezing level below the pass | |||
Yumthang11,920 ft · sunset 5:13 pm
| Day | Snow | Low | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 8 | — | −1°C | 41 km/h |
| Fri 9 | 1 cm | 3°C | 32 km/h |
| Sat 10 | 4 cm | 0°C | 34 km/h |
From Open-Meteo, read 8 Oct, 5:04 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?
- 9 Mar 2026Connected. Motorcycles not yet allowed, or not named. discoverwithdheeraj.com
- Oct 2023Closed for winter etvbharat.com
Each line links to the order or news report it came from.
When it opened before
2 years- 2026Connected 9 March
- 2023Closed October
No seasonal opening dates are announced; the lake is frozen from November to mid-May, and access since 2023 has depended on flood repairs.
Notes and sources for each year
- 2026. Blog: permits resumed 9 March, stopped again around June. News: road open to traffic by February, permits issued from 11 September. Motorcycles not mentioned. discoverwithdheeraj.com etvbharat.com
- 2023. Closed by the October 2023 flood on the Teesta, not by snow. etvbharat.com discoverwithdheeraj.com
A date that is missing means no source gave one. It does not mean the road stayed shut.