Shimla, Oct 11 (TIWN) High-altitude tourist destinations in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday witnessed season's heaviest snowfall while the state capital and Manali experienced overnight rains, pushing the mercury down by several notches, the weather office here said.

Hoteliers cheered up in the hope of arrival of winter tourists with the timely onset of snowfall.  The high-altitude Spiti and Lahaul valleys experienced moderate snowfall, making hill stations Kaza, Losar and Chicham more picturesque.  Hills overlooking the picturesque tourist destinations of Chitkul, a village close to China border, in Kinnaur district and the majestic Rohtang Pass (13,050 feet), located 52 km from Manali, experienced snowfall.