The story of the Sussex avalanche.
Do avalanches happen in Scotland? This question has been levelled at me a number of times, usually with the assistance of a pair of raised eyebrows. The answer of course is yes, we do, hundreds of them in a year. Most of them go unseen, leaving a debris tip as proof of their existence. All that’s required is a slope with some snow on it for the potential avalanche. Nonetheless it is surprising that the most devastating occurrence happened not in the snowy Highlands of Scotlan
