Winter Storm

Snow has come to Central Asia, but not without causing it's fair share of problems. Temperatures in Bishkek are barely above freezing after a large winter storm moved through last week. The slides we observed in Altyn-Arashan are nothing compared with other avalanche activity in the region. Parts of Afghanistan, northern Pakistan and India received between upwards of two meters (that is +6ft) in the past storm. Over 160 people were killed by avalanches on Salang Pass in Afghanistan on Monday February 8th (read BBC article).