Avalanche 01
Avalanche 01 : Natural Disaster. (1) Also called: snowslide. A mass of snow (perhaps containing ice and rocks) moving rapidly down a steep mountain slope. Avalanches may be characterized as loose and turbulent, or slab; either type may be dry or wet according to the nature of the snow forming it, although dry snow usually forms loose avalanches and wet snow forms slabs. (2) Also called: landslide: A mass of earth material (soil, rock, etc.) moving rapidly down a steep slope