2011 South Asian Winter Games
south asian winter game officially st south asian winter game held dehradun auli himalayan state uttarakhand india january game conducted indian olympic association winter game federation india grand opening closing ceremony took place january january dehradun auli respectively ice skating ice hockey event conducted january dehradun skiing snowboarding event held january auli dehradun facility created raipur sport college ice skating ice hockey arena seating capacity ice skating rink area person skate every hour also olympic size meter fully air conditioned swimming pool basketball court cafeteria inside complex central government sanctioned ₹ billion constructing facility auli destination skiing snowboarding skiing facility auli ski slope artificial snow making system water storage artificial snow making system chair lift system ski sport residential accommodation complex event work including ice making facility put place guest room built athlete official season auli extended creating artificial ice captive snow plant new passenger terminal building jolly grant airport dehradun fully operational installation night landing system nls instrument landing system il completed light installed runway facilitate night landing main runway extended airport authority india ft facilitate landing bigger aircraft airbus boeing helipad auli reconstructed ensure regular chopper service jolly grant airport service used ferry athlete official event official mascot first south asian winter game bharal himalayan bluesheep bighorn ovis ammon wild sheep native central asia himalaya bharal chosen ideal mascot game keeping view agility strength surefooted nature adaptability survival snowcovered high altitude area male massive wrinkled horn inch length form spiral horn female much smaller weighs around quintal stand inch shoulder nanda devi national park uttarakhand famous abode brownish grey himalayan bighorn called bharal host nation india afghanistan participate bangladesh bhutan india maldives nepal pakistan sri lanka four winter sport event included south asian winter game alpine skiing consisted slalom giant slalom super g men womens event crosscountry skiing consisted three event men – km km xkm relay womens event consisted km km km snowboarding slalom giant slalom event men woman skating event included short track speed skating men woman skiing snowboarding event held auli gmvnl ski resort auli skating ice hockey event held dehradun rsc arena dehradun figure bracket indicates number event demonstration event ice hockey figure skating scheduled medal event india entered competition became demonstration event south asian game winter game federation india