19 interesting facts about avalanches

The winter of 1950-1951 went down in history as the «Winter of Horror». Then in the Alps during the winter months a record number of avalanches came down, as many as 649. They caused the death of several hundred people. The Swiss city of Andermatt was hit by 6 avalanches in an hour.

Contrary to popular belief, avalanches come down not only from very high mountains, but also from quite low ones.