To make snowy peaks of Himachal Pradesh more easily accessible to tourists, a multi-million ropeway-cum-ski project at the picturesque Solang Valley near Manali was inaugurated on Jan 23, 2011 . Set up with an investment of Rs.36 crore, the project was a joint initiative between the state tourism department and a private company Ski Himalayas Ropeway Pvt Ltd

Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, (Himachal Pradesh, India) is one of the oldest boarding schools in Asia, (after St. Paul’s School, Darjeeling estd. 1823 and St. George’s College, Mussoorie estd. 1853) having been founded on 28 July, 1859, by Bishop George Edward Lynch Cotton. The alumni of Bishop Cotton are known as Old Cottonians. The school celebrated 150 years of existence in 2009.

Hidimba Devi Temple is located in Manali, a very popular hill station in the State of Himāchal Pradesh in North India. The temple is surrounded by a cedar forest at the foot of the Himalayas. The sanctuary is built over a huge rock jutting out of the ground, which was worshiped as an image of the deity. The structure was built in the year 1553.