The first heavy and significant snowfall of this winter in Shimla, starting on Friday night, threw normal life completely out of gear as traffic, telecommunication links, water supply were disrupted while a large number of tourists were stranded. A panoramic view of Shimla ‘s historic Ridge thronged by tourists on Sunday after snowfall A huge influx of tourists during the day further added to the chaos with traffic jams due to haphazard driving and skidding of vehicles.