snowslides
Sliding winter masses
Snowslides are masses of snow that slide down a mountainside, essentially synonymous with avalanches.
The term emphasizes the sliding motion rather than the tumbling collapse: The road was closed due to snowslides.
Snowslide also names the path or channel where such slides regularly occur.
Successive downward flow
trigger · roar · rumble · whiteout · burial · sweep · engulf · surge
Tall natural landmass
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- chuteInclined passage for descent
- gullyChannel carved by flowing water
- couloirSteep mountain gully
ridge · elevation · steepness · aspect · snowpack · gradient · bowl · cirque
Accumulated mountain winter layers
- layersStacked levels or coatings
- hoarFeathery ice crystals
- crustHard outer layer
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
temperature · freeze-thaw · instability · loading · storm · accumulation · bonding · facets
Exposure to harm
- warningAlert about danger
- fatalitiesLosses of life
- rescueSave from harm
- evacuationRemoval from danger
survivors · casualties · emergency · aftermath · recovery · closure · backcountry · risk
cascade
Successive downward flow
release · trigger · roar · rumble · whiteout · burial · sweep · engulf · surge · momentum
mountain
Tall natural landmass
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- chuteInclined passage for descent
- gullyChannel carved by flowing water
couloir · ridge · elevation · steepness · aspect · snowpack · gradient · bowl · cirque · treeline
snowpack
Accumulated mountain winter layers
cornice · temperature · freeze-thaw · instability · loading · storm · accumulation · bonding · facets
danger
Exposure to harm
- warningAlert about danger
- fatalitiesLosses of life
- rescueSave from harm
evacuation · survivors · casualties · emergency · aftermath · recovery · closure · backcountry · risk · mitigation
gravity
Mutual mass attraction
friction · kinetic · impact · force · pressure · shear · stress · compaction · dynamics · energy
snowslidesrockfalls
Falling mountain debris
rockslides · landslides · mudslides · earthslides · lahars