Avalanche
Mile High hockey
An avalanche is a mass of snow, ice, and debris sliding rapidly down a mountainside.
The term extends to any sudden overwhelming quantity: an avalanche of mail, an avalanche of criticism.
As a verb, to avalanche is to descend or accumulate like an avalanche: Complaints avalanched into the office.
Severe overflow of water
- onslaughtFierce, overwhelming assault
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
cascade · overwhelming · inundation · surge · wave · outpouring · bombardment · blitz
Accumulated mountain winter layers
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- mountainTall natural landmass
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- slabThick flat piece
powder · trigger · burial · beacon · probe · backcountry · ski · couloir
Guiding light source
- probeThorough examination or tool
- shovelTool for moving earth
- airbagVehicle collision cushion
- transceiverDual-function communication device
burial · search · survival · suffocation · companion · helicopter · dog · team
deluge
Severe overflow of water
barrage · cascade · overwhelming · inundation · surge · wave · outpouring · bombardment · blitz · storm
snowpack
Accumulated mountain winter layers
slab · powder · trigger · burial · beacon · probe · backcountry · ski · couloir · chute
beacon
Guiding light source
transceiver · burial · search · survival · suffocation · companion · helicopter · dog · team · first responder
warning
Alert about danger
advisory · conditions · rating · assessment · safety · education · awareness · protocol · avoidance · mitigation
- Hockey TeamsCanadiens, Rangers, Maple Leafs, Red Wings, Blackhawks
- carscar, auto, automobile, sedan, coupe
- Disaster Films2012, Armageddon, Deep Impact, The Day After Tomorrow, The Towering Inferno
- cryptoBitcoin, Ethereum, blockchain, cryptocurrency, tokens
- CryptocurrenciesBitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple, Dogecoin
- CryptocurrencyBitcoin, Ethereum, altcoin, crypto, cryptocurrency
Avalanchetrickle
Thin, slow stream
scarcity · drought · dearth · paucity · sprinkling
AvalancheDetroit Red Wings
Michigan NHL franchise
Denver Nuggets · Rockies · Colorado Rockies · Calgary Flames
- avalanche dangerSnowslide threat rating
- avalanche zoneSnow-collapse danger region
- avalanche warningNotice of sliding snow risk
- avalanche dogCanine finding snow-buried victims
- electron avalancheMultiplicative ionization cascade
- avalanche beaconSnow burial locator device