Cold wave conditions intensified across Himachal Pradesh on Sunday with the capital city and many areas of upper and lower hills in the state receiving fresh bouts of snow.
Popular tourist destinations Shimla, Manali and Dalhousie received spell of overnight snowfall on Saturday, which snapped internal road links in some areas of Himachal Pradesh but tourists made merry by hurling snowballs at one another.
Tourist spots near Shimla, such as Kufri, Chail, Fagu and Narkanda also experienced mild snowfall, making the hill stations even more picturesque.
Dalhousie in Chamba district saw 30 cm of snow, state's highest.
The plains and low hills of the state experienced rainfall, an official of Met Department said.
Following the snowfall, hoteliers cheered in the hope that more tourists will come in large numbers in the coming days even as the Met Office forecast dry weather from Monday.
Shimla has received 3.5 cm snowfall so far bringing down the minimum temperature to 0.2 degree Celsius.
Manali in Kullu district received 23 cm snowall and Kufri in Shimla district 8 cm snowfall, Chail and Saluni witnessed 2.5 cm snowfall each, said the Met official.
Tribal district Lahaul and Spiti's administrative centre Keylong got 9 cm snowfall whereas another tribal district Kinnaur's Kalpa received 8 cm snowfall.
According to the Met Department, Keylong continued to be the coldest place in the state with a low of minus 11 degrees Celsius, whereas the minimum temperature in Kalpa was minus 4.8 degrees Celsius.
The minimum temperature in Kufri was minus 3.4 degrees Celsius, Dalhousie minus 1.7 degrees Celsius and it was minus 1.6 degrees Celsius in Manali.