What causes an avalanche?
Nov 28, 2019
3 minutes
Words by Ailsa Harvey
Mountaintops are like a continuous dumping ground for the clouds, with some accumulating metres of snow every day during winter seasons. Snowy peaks usually remain calm in blissful winter wonderland scenes, but the sudden arrival of icy clouds can dramatically transform them.
Looking at a snow-covered mountain, it is difficult to determine the composition of the icy layers below and the strength at which snow clings to the mountainside. Just one wrong foot placement,
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