avalanche

A trek to the site of the deadliest avalanche in California history reveals a surprisingly tranquil spot, a stark contrast to the frenzied 15 minutes that determined who survived.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

He told different people he had stepbrothers whose parents died in a fishing accident or an avalanche, a former employee recalled.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck the area in 2015 and triggered a rock-ice avalanche, could have also weakened the underlying rock mass, according to the study.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The elimination of import quotas, taxes and other trade restrictions has led to an "avalanche" of imports that have been like a body blow to Kioshi, Fernandez said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Laney emerged from the comic-book avalanche still gripping Oliver’s hand.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

The researchers point to possible applications in avalanches, landslides, materials science, and particle-filled inks used in 3D printing.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

These deposits form when underwater avalanches of mud, sand, and debris rush down the seafloor and eventually settle into thick sediment layers.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

The latest deaths took to 18 the number of dead in avalanches in Austria this winter season.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

The man was among six people rescued in four separate incidents on and around Ben Nevis - two of which were during avalanches.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

Dozens of avalanches rumbled down the steep walls above, but our camp was safely beyond their reach.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

A million tons of sodden dirt avalanched down onto Riverside Drive from Elysian Park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

No wonder Norway avalanched us in the medal count last month.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2018

It added: "Two of the rescue team men avalanched traversing below No 3 Gully Buttress."

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2016

The awareness of the trend has since avalanched.

From Forbes ● Mar. 9, 2011

He was happy to learn this, he said, for the Brooks Range was treacherous in winter; whole mountainsides avalanched, and storms brewed up in mere minutes.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

But many of today’s backcountry users want to make graceful turns through steep slopes covered with untracked powder, which means they generally want to ski slopes that have a relatively high possibility of avalanching.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2021

For many artists the avalanching awards and wealth of later life come with an unwelcome diminishing of ideas, but Rauschenberg was still avid for discoveries in his 80s.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 25, 2016

The results came in slowly throughout all the night, and then all at once, with calls avalanching in from key states between 10 and 11 p.m..

From Time ● Nov. 5, 2014

Added weight in the ice-filled catchment basin, caused by new snows or an earthquake avalanching down old ice and snows from the higher slopes forces an impulse through the glacier.

From Time Magazine Archive

I froze, my heart in my throat, but the avalanching ice passed fifty yards to the left, out of sight, without doing any damage.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer