Then, there was time for acclimatisation and training. Yet accidents did happen. Some of the ridges are so sharp that if you miss a step, you end up falling to your death or being buried in snow. The men are equipped with avalanche equipment. Avalanches seem to be the soldier's worst nightmare here.
Many areas are prone to it.
The army monitors avalanche warnings very closely. The soldiers at the posts, for their part, keep an eye open for any dangerous mass that can come tumbling down. We do it either by using dynamite or by firing on it. At some places you can bring it down by simply shouting at it. Then, the soldiers are vulnerable to other vagaries of the terrain.