/* =========================================================
   VISIT CHAMOLI — INDIVIDUAL STORY ARTICLES
   Shared by all five individual story pages.
   Does not modify the existing vc-stories.css.
   ========================================================= */

.vc-story-article {
    --vca-navy: #183449;
    --vca-gold: #f5b82e;
    --vca-cream: #f8f5ed;
    --vca-white: #ffffff;
    --vca-ink: #26343b;
    --vca-muted: #68747a;
    --vca-border: rgba(24, 52, 73, 0.14);

    overflow: hidden;
    background: var(--vca-cream);
    color: var(--vca-ink);
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
}

.vc-story-article *,
.vc-story-article *::before,
.vc-story-article *::after {
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.vc-story-article img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.vc-story-article h1,
.vc-story-article h2,
.vc-story-article h3 {
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--vca-navy);
    font-family: "Urbanist", sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.12;
}

.vc-story-article p {
    margin: 0 0 18px;
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.9;
}

.vc-story-article a {
    color: inherit;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-container {
    width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 48px));
    margin-right: auto;
    margin-left: auto;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-eyebrow {
    display: inline-block;
    color: #a77808;
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 2.2px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* HERO */

.vc-story-article .vca-hero {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    isolation: isolate;
    height: min(82vh, 820px);
    min-height: 660px;
    background: var(--vca-navy);
    color: var(--vca-white);
}

.vc-story-article .vca-hero-image,
.vc-story-article .vca-hero-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: -1;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-hero-image {
    object-position: center 52%;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-hero-overlay {
    background:
        linear-gradient(90deg,
            rgba(9, 26, 38, 0.88) 0%,
            rgba(9, 26, 38, 0.67) 43%,
            rgba(9, 26, 38, 0.12) 100%),
        linear-gradient(0deg,
            rgba(9, 26, 38, 0.55) 0%,
            transparent 50%);
}

.vc-story-article .vca-hero-content {
    padding-top: 70px;
    padding-bottom: 80px;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-hero .vca-eyebrow {
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    color: var(--vca-gold);
}

.vc-story-article .vca-hero h1 {
    max-width: 790px;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    color: var(--vca-white);
    font-size: clamp(44px, 6.3vw, 82px);
    letter-spacing: -2.4px;
    line-height: 1.02;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-hero-content > p {
    max-width: 570px;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88);
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.8;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-text-link {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 15px;
    padding-bottom: 11px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--vca-gold);
    color: var(--vca-white);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 1.3px;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: gap 0.25s ease;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-text-link:hover {
    gap: 23px;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-text-link span {
    color: var(--vca-gold);
    font-size: 20px;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-hero-caption {
    position: absolute;
    right: max(24px, calc((100% - 1180px) / 2));
    bottom: 28px;
    left: max(24px, calc((100% - 1180px) / 2));
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 20px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* INTRODUCTION */

.vc-story-article .vca-intro {
    padding: 110px 0 105px;
    background: var(--vca-cream);
}

.vc-story-article .vca-intro-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 0.7fr 1.7fr;
    gap: 75px;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-side-label {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    align-self: start;
    gap: 12px;
    color: var(--vca-navy);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-side-label > span {
    width: 30px;
    height: 2px;
    flex: 0 0 30px;
    background: var(--vca-gold);
}

.vc-story-article .vca-intro-copy h2 {
    max-width: 820px;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    font-size: clamp(35px, 4.3vw, 57px);
    letter-spacing: -1.5px;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-intro-copy h2 em {
    display: block;
    color: #a77808;
    font-style: normal;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-intro-copy .vca-lead {
    color: var(--vca-navy);
    font-size: 19px;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.75;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-intro-copy p:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* FULL-WIDTH IMAGE */

.vc-story-article .vca-image-break {
    position: relative;
    height: 530px;
    background: var(--vca-navy);
}

.vc-story-article .vca-image-break::after {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(
        0deg,
        rgba(9, 26, 38, 0.74),
        transparent 65%
    );
    content: "";
    pointer-events: none;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-image-caption {
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 32px;
    left: 0;
    z-index: 1;
    color: var(--vca-white);
}

.vc-story-article .vca-image-caption span {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    color: var(--vca-gold);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-image-caption p {
    max-width: 620px;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    color: var(--vca-white);
    font-family: "Urbanist", sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(21px, 2.6vw, 31px);
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.4;
}

/* GENERAL CONTENT SECTIONS */

.vc-story-article .vca-section {
    padding: 110px 0;
    background: var(--vca-cream);
}

.vc-story-article .vca-section-heading {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin: 0 auto 60px;
    text-align: center;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-section-heading .vca-eyebrow {
    margin-bottom: 17px;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-section-heading h2 {
    margin-bottom: 22px;
    font-size: clamp(35px, 4.3vw, 55px);
    letter-spacing: -1.4px;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-section-heading > p {
    max-width: 660px;
    margin-right: auto;
    margin-left: auto;
    color: var(--vca-muted);
}

/* NUMBERED REASONS */

.vc-story-article .vca-reason-list {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--vca-border);
}

.vc-story-article .vca-reason {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 100px minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 35px;
    padding: 35px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--vca-border);
}

.vc-story-article .vca-number {
    color: #b6871b;
    font-family: "Urbanist", sans-serif;
    font-size: 37px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-reason h3 {
    margin-bottom: 13px;
    font-size: 25px;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-reason p {
    max-width: 800px;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    color: var(--vca-muted);
}

/* SPLIT IMAGE AND TEXT */

.vc-story-article .vca-split-section {
    padding: 100px 0;
    background: #eee9dd;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-split-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    align-items: center;
    gap: 80px;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-split-image {
    position: relative;
    height: 600px;
    background: #ddd4c3;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-image-tag {
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    padding: 14px 18px;
    background: var(--vca-gold);
    color: var(--vca-navy);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.8px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-split-copy .vca-eyebrow {
    margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-split-copy h2 {
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    font-size: clamp(35px, 4vw, 52px);
    letter-spacing: -1.4px;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-split-copy > p {
    color: #58646a;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-quote {
    margin: 30px 0 0;
    padding: 8px 0 8px 22px;
    border-left: 3px solid var(--vca-gold);
    color: var(--vca-navy);
    font-family: "Urbanist", sans-serif;
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.5;
}

/* LANDMARK CARDS */

.vc-story-article .vca-landmarks-section {
    background: var(--vca-white);
}

.vc-story-article .vca-card-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    align-items: stretch;
    gap: 25px;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-place-card {
    min-width: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: var(--vca-cream);
}

.vc-story-article .vca-card-image {
    height: 275px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: #e3dfd4;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-card-image img {
    transition: transform 0.55s ease;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-place-card:hover .vca-card-image img {
    transform: scale(1.035);
}

.vc-story-article .vca-card-content {
    padding: 28px 26px 30px;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-card-kicker {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    color: #a77808;
    font-size: 9px;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 1.4px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-card-content h3 {
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    font-size: 25px;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-card-content p {
    margin-bottom: 0;
    color: var(--vca-muted);
    font-size: 14px;
}

/* FEATURE IMAGE AND DARK TEXT PANEL */

.vc-story-article .vca-feature {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    min-height: 590px;
    background: var(--vca-navy);
}

.vc-story-article .vca-feature-image {
    min-height: 590px;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-feature-copy {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 80px clamp(35px, 7vw, 105px);
    color: var(--vca-white);
}

.vc-story-article .vca-feature-copy .vca-eyebrow {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    color: var(--vca-gold);
}

.vc-story-article .vca-feature-copy h2 {
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    color: var(--vca-white);
    font-size: clamp(35px, 4.1vw, 52px);
    letter-spacing: -1.4px;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-feature-copy p {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
}

.vc-story-article .vca-feature-copy p:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL */

.vc-story-article .vca-responsible-section {
    padding: 100px 0;
    background: var(--vca-cream);
}

.vc-story-article .vca-responsible-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    align-items: start;
    gap: 80px;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-responsible-grid .vca-eyebrow {
    margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-responsible-grid h2 {
    max-width: 520px;
    font-size: clamp(35px, 4vw, 49px);
    letter-spacing: -1.3px;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-responsible-copy > p {
    color: var(--vca-muted);
}

.vc-story-article .vca-responsible-copy ul {
    display: grid;
    gap: 15px;
    margin: 24px 0 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-responsible-copy li {
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 27px;
    color: var(--vca-ink);
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.75;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-responsible-copy li::before {
    position: absolute;
    top: 9px;
    left: 0;
    width: 9px;
    height: 9px;
    transform: rotate(45deg);
    background: var(--vca-gold);
    content: "";
}

/* CLOSING BANNER */

.vc-story-article .vca-closing {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    isolation: isolate;
    min-height: 580px;
    padding: 90px 24px;
    background: var(--vca-navy);
    text-align: center;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-closing > img,
.vc-story-article .vca-closing-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: -1;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-closing-overlay {
    background: rgba(12, 31, 43, 0.78);
}

.vc-story-article .vca-closing-content {
    max-width: 820px;
    color: var(--vca-white);
}

.vc-story-article .vca-closing-content .vca-eyebrow {
    margin-bottom: 22px;
    color: var(--vca-gold);
}

.vc-story-article .vca-closing-content h2 {
    margin-bottom: 23px;
    color: var(--vca-white);
    font-size: clamp(36px, 5vw, 61px);
    letter-spacing: -1.6px;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-closing-content > p {
    max-width: 650px;
    margin: 0 auto 30px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
    font-size: 16px;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-location {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 12px;
    padding-top: 17px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(245, 184, 46, 0.75);
    color: var(--vca-gold);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 1.6px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vc-story-article .vca-location i {
    display: inline-block;
    width: 4px;
    height: 4px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--vca-gold);
}

/* KEYBOARD ACCESSIBILITY */

.vc-story-article a:focus-visible {
    outline: 3px solid var(--vca-gold);
    outline-offset: 5px;
}

/* TABLET */

@media (max-width: 991px) {
    .vc-story-article .vca-hero {
        min-height: 620px;
        height: 75vh;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-intro {
        padding: 85px 0;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-intro-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 30px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-split-grid {
        gap: 40px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-split-image {
        height: 520px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-card-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-place-card:last-child:nth-child(odd) {
        grid-column: 1 / -1;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-place-card:last-child:nth-child(odd) .vca-card-image {
        height: 330px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-feature-copy {
        padding: 60px 35px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-responsible-grid {
        gap: 40px;
    }
}

/* MOBILE */

@media (max-width: 767px) {
    .vc-story-article .vca-container {
        width: calc(100% - 36px);
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-hero {
        min-height: 610px;
        height: 78vh;
        max-height: 760px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-hero-image {
        object-position: 58% center;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-hero-overlay {
        background:
            linear-gradient(90deg,
                rgba(9, 26, 38, 0.84),
                rgba(9, 26, 38, 0.25)),
            linear-gradient(0deg,
                rgba(9, 26, 38, 0.68),
                transparent 75%);
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-hero h1 {
        max-width: 560px;
        font-size: clamp(40px, 11vw, 61px);
        letter-spacing: -1.5px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-hero-content > p {
        font-size: 15px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-hero-caption {
        right: 18px;
        bottom: 20px;
        left: 18px;
        font-size: 8px;
        letter-spacing: 1px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-intro,
    .vc-story-article .vca-section,
    .vc-story-article .vca-split-section,
    .vc-story-article .vca-responsible-section {
        padding: 70px 0;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-intro-copy h2,
    .vc-story-article .vca-section-heading h2,
    .vc-story-article .vca-split-copy h2,
    .vc-story-article .vca-responsible-grid h2 {
        font-size: 36px;
        letter-spacing: -0.8px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-intro-copy .vca-lead {
        font-size: 17px;
    }

    .vc-story-article p {
        font-size: 14px;
        line-height: 1.85;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-image-break {
        height: 390px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-image-caption {
        bottom: 24px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-reason {
        grid-template-columns: 40px minmax(0, 1fr);
        gap: 18px;
        padding: 28px 0;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-number {
        font-size: 27px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-reason h3 {
        font-size: 22px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-split-grid,
    .vc-story-article .vca-responsible-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 35px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-split-image {
        height: 390px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-quote {
        font-size: 20px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-section-heading {
        margin-bottom: 40px;
        text-align: left;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-section-heading > p {
        margin-left: 0;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-card-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 22px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-place-card:last-child:nth-child(odd) {
        grid-column: auto;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-card-image,
    .vc-story-article .vca-place-card:last-child:nth-child(odd) .vca-card-image {
        height: 250px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-card-content {
        padding: 24px 22px 26px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-feature {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-feature-image {
        min-height: 340px;
        height: 340px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-feature-copy {
        padding: 60px 24px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-feature-copy h2 {
        font-size: 37px;
        letter-spacing: -0.8px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-closing {
        min-height: 500px;
        padding: 70px 20px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-closing-content h2 {
        font-size: 38px;
        letter-spacing: -0.8px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-closing-content > p {
        font-size: 14px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-location {
        font-size: 9px;
        line-height: 1.8;
    }
}

/* SMALL MOBILE */

@media (max-width: 420px) {
    .vc-story-article .vca-hero {
        min-height: 570px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-hero h1 {
        font-size: 39px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-side-label {
        font-size: 9px;
        letter-spacing: 1px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-reason {
        grid-template-columns: 32px minmax(0, 1fr);
        gap: 12px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-number {
        font-size: 23px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-split-image {
        height: 320px;
    }

    .vc-story-article .vca-feature-image {
        min-height: 280px;
        height: 280px;
    }
}

/* =========================================================
   AULI SNOWFALL STORY — TEXT VISIBILITY FIX
========================================================= */

.vc-story-auli-snowfall {
    color: #334650;
    background: #f8f5ed;
}

.vc-story-auli-snowfall h1,
.vc-story-auli-snowfall h2,
.vc-story-auli-snowfall h3 {
    color: #183449;
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
}

.vc-story-auli-snowfall p {
    color: #52616b;
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    line-height: 1.8;
}

.vc-story-auli-snowfall .vca-eyebrow,
.vc-story-auli-snowfall .vca-side-label,
.vc-story-auli-snowfall .vca-card-kicker {
    color: #9a7427;
    opacity: 1;
}

.vc-story-auli-snowfall .vca-intro-copy,
.vc-story-auli-snowfall .vca-split-copy,
.vc-story-auli-snowfall .vca-card-content,
.vc-story-auli-snowfall .vca-feature-copy,
.vc-story-auli-snowfall .vca-responsible-copy {
    color: #334650;
}

.vc-story-auli-snowfall .vca-hero-content,
.vc-story-auli-snowfall .vca-closing-content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
}

.vc-story-auli-snowfall .vca-hero-content h1,
.vc-story-auli-snowfall .vca-hero-content p,
.vc-story-auli-snowfall .vca-closing-content h2,
.vc-story-auli-snowfall .vca-closing-content p {
    color: #fff;
}

.vc-story-auli-snowfall .vca-reason,
.vc-story-auli-snowfall .vca-place-card,
.vc-story-auli-snowfall .vca-section-heading {
    visibility: visible;
    opacity: 1;
}

.vc-story-auli-snowfall .vca-text-link {
    display: inline-flex;
    color: #9a7427;
    visibility: visible;
    opacity: 1;
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
    .vc-story-auli-snowfall p {
        font-size: 15px;
        line-height: 1.75;
    }
}