{"id":205,"date":"2019-03-20T13:22:08","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T20:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snow.ucsb.edu\/?p=205"},"modified":"2019-04-03T06:44:38","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T13:44:38","slug":"manali-march-20-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/2019\/03\/20\/manali-march-20-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Newark (EWR) to Bhuntar (KUU) to Manali, March 20, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Made it to Manali last night. No hiccups. Could not believe how packed the DEL airport was at 2 am. Important information for anyone planning on skiing the Kuulu Valley is that my Mammut Snow Pulse 2 and Timbo&#8217;s Black Diamond Jet Force avalanche airbag packs made it the whole way (MMH-LAX-EWR-DEL United; DEL-KUU Air India) without incident. I had the regulator removed and the cartridge was empty per TSA guidelines. In fact, the only grief I got was at the Mammoth airport where the TSA agent called his supervisor over and said &#8220;that&#8217;s a torch.&#8221; I replied that no, it&#8217;s not a torch and the cartridge is empty. The TSA supervisor said she could see that the cartridge was empty and I was waived through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/164A0543-23D3-4F09-A772-7DEF27973E51.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/164A0543-23D3-4F09-A772-7DEF27973E51-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/164A0543-23D3-4F09-A772-7DEF27973E51-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/164A0543-23D3-4F09-A772-7DEF27973E51-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/164A0543-23D3-4F09-A772-7DEF27973E51-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/164A0543-23D3-4F09-A772-7DEF27973E51-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Eastern Turkey <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/A6897B0A-B225-415F-8F3A-F58A17C59422.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/A6897B0A-B225-415F-8F3A-F58A17C59422-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/A6897B0A-B225-415F-8F3A-F58A17C59422-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/A6897B0A-B225-415F-8F3A-F58A17C59422-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/A6897B0A-B225-415F-8F3A-F58A17C59422-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/A6897B0A-B225-415F-8F3A-F58A17C59422-624x351.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Skirting Iran and Pakiatan\u2018s airspace. The detour will require a refueling stop in Frankfurt upon return.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/12854949-9E33-4FA7-940F-EC975B3DFE6F.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/12854949-9E33-4FA7-940F-EC975B3DFE6F-1024x393.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/12854949-9E33-4FA7-940F-EC975B3DFE6F-1024x393.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/12854949-9E33-4FA7-940F-EC975B3DFE6F-300x115.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/12854949-9E33-4FA7-940F-EC975B3DFE6F-768x295.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/12854949-9E33-4FA7-940F-EC975B3DFE6F-624x240.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>DEL at 2 am<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/38A0F60D-D1FD-44ED-BA1F-BE5BB2751B68.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/38A0F60D-D1FD-44ED-BA1F-BE5BB2751B68-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/38A0F60D-D1FD-44ED-BA1F-BE5BB2751B68-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/38A0F60D-D1FD-44ED-BA1F-BE5BB2751B68-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/38A0F60D-D1FD-44ED-BA1F-BE5BB2751B68-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/38A0F60D-D1FD-44ED-BA1F-BE5BB2751B68-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>KUU, deep valley with some rough roads to get through<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Drive up from KUU (Bhuntar) to Manali was obscenely third world with painted people for Holi packing the road and pounding on the doors, cows wandering along the road, flooded areas,huge pot holes, and filth. I had to max out the atm\u2019s daily limit with two different cards in order to get enough cash to pay for the Jypsy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Very beautiful here and everyone has been exceptionally nice, especially the Jeep rental guy Ashkay who got us a sweet 4wd Jyspy with snorkel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manali is crowed and trendy. Goood cheap food and drinks, like 700 INR ($10 US) for a large beer and a full dinner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1F907E8D-059C-4CCB-B3AA-DDDB2CEF0B7C.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1F907E8D-059C-4CCB-B3AA-DDDB2CEF0B7C-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1F907E8D-059C-4CCB-B3AA-DDDB2CEF0B7C-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1F907E8D-059C-4CCB-B3AA-DDDB2CEF0B7C-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1F907E8D-059C-4CCB-B3AA-DDDB2CEF0B7C-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1F907E8D-059C-4CCB-B3AA-DDDB2CEF0B7C-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>4wd manual trans Gypsy with snorkel . No power steering. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4kssQT-4Dho?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Poured rain last night but weather is improving <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Made it to Manali last night. No hiccups. Could not believe how packed the DEL airport was at 2 am. Important information for anyone planning on skiing the Kuulu Valley is that my Mammut Snow Pulse 2 and Timbo&#8217;s Black Diamond Jet Force avalanche airbag packs made it the whole way (MMH-LAX-EWR-DEL United; DEL-KUU Air [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":506,"href":"https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205\/revisions\/506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.snow.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}