Famous tourist resort of Shimla in Himachal Pradesh and the Trikuta hills, abode of the Mata Vaishnodevi temple in Jammu region have received the season's first snowfall. The snowfall disrupted normal life in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, affecting vehicular traffic and power supply.The snowfall in the Himachal capital brought cheers to the local people and thousands of tourists, who have reached there to ring in the New Year. It is nearly after two decades that Shimla received snowfall around New Year.The 'Queen of Hills' received about 15-20 cm of snow on Friday night while intermittent snowfall continued during the day. Adjoining resorts of Kufri, Narkanda and Kharapatthar recorded 80-100 cm of snow overnight.The Hindustan-Tibet National Highway was closed beyond Chharabra due to heavy snow, and vehicular traffic to Rampur and Jeory was being routed via Basantpur and Kingal.Manali, Solang Nallah, and Palchang have been witnessing intermittent snowfall since yesterday and about 50-75 cm of snow was recorded. Rohtang Pass received 150 cm of snow.Mid and lower areas in the hill state were lashed by intermittent rains accompanied by strong icy winds. Dharampur in Mandi district was the wettest in the region with 120 mm of rain followed by Palampur (99 mm) and Kandaghat (90 mm).The cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi in Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir received season's first snowfall as pilgrims were making a beeline at the shrine for darshan on the New Year day.Around 3-4 feet snow was accumulated on the Trikuta hills around the shrine.Jammu-Srinagar National highway, the only road link between Kashmir Valley and rest of the country, remained closed for second day even as the minimum temperature in Srinagar city stayed around freezing point following snowfall on Thursday.Over 400 people stranded inside the Jawahar Tunnel near Qazigund, the gateway town to the Valley, were evacuated by the civil administration with the assistance of the Army.The air link to the Kashmir Valley was restored and all flights operated as per routine. The flights to and from Srinagar airport were cancelled on Thursday due to snowfall. Srinagar recorded a minimum of minus 0.2 deg C, while Qazigund settled at a low of minus 0.6 deg C. Leh in Ladakh region recorded a minimum temperature of minus 7 deg C.