IS SKIING IN YUMTHANG TO REMAIN PERPETUALLY A DREAM PROJECT?

Letters - On 19 March 2008, NOW! carried an article, “To Yumthang, to Ski”. Every hotelier was really excited to read the article and welcomed the news of skiing being introduced in the North. Even the visiting tourist were really overjoyed, especially the young. The skiing program was initiated almost for 15 days till there was ice and snow on the slopes of Phuni and Yumthang. A very encouraging speech was made by the then area MLA and bureaucrats of the district. Daring stunts were even performed by the SMA experts. The tourists returning from Yumthang on that day enjoyed thoroughly. Yumthang was pointed out as the best location for the sport in the entire state. It's been almost 5 years, there is no sign of this sport being introduced. The slopes and ridges of the North district still receive plenty of snow till the end of March to mid-April. This is another factor which would make the sport very viable. Yet another reason for encouraging skiing is that it eco-friendly since no damage can occur to the surrounding environment. Have the organizers lost all interest of introducing this sport? But our snowy icy ridges and slopes have not lost hope, they are waiting with their snowy gowns for humans to ride down them gracefully!  
Deki Choden Dahdul, MG Marg [recvd on email]