Trouble on the road
Streams run highest in the afternoon during the monsoon. Cross early in the day.
When: July to September
Repeated slides cut Kinnaur and Spiti off from Shimla, once for about ten days. Debris keeps falling while crews work.
From tribuneindia.com · dated 7 October 2023 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
A landslip broke the highway and stranded tourist vehicles and apple trucks on both sides.
From tribuneindia.com · dated 2 October 2024 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
A rider blog reports no petrol pump on the whole stretch over Kunzum La.
From discoverwithdheeraj.com · dated 11 September 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
October snowfall shut the pass for a week in 2025. Mornings and evenings are slippery before the winter closure.
From tribuneindia.com · dated 14 October 2025 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it