In the above picture, which the artist, F. Matania, has drawn from personal descriptions, we see a party of Austrian soldiers being swept away in full view of the Italians entrenched on the opposite crest. These avalanches are caused in many ways—by the melting of the snow itself, through the reverberation of heavy guns, or by actual shell fire, which dislodges snow at one point, and causes a fall, which rapidly grows into an avalanche.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 764, 22 July 1916, Page 9

In the above picture, which the artist, F. Matania, has drawn from personal descriptions, we see a party of Austrian soldiers being swept away in full view of the Italians entrenched on the opposite crest. These avalanches are caused in many ways—by the melting of the snow itself, through the reverberation of heavy guns, or by actual shell fire, which dislodges snow at one point, and causes a fall, which rapidly grows into an avalanche.