Avalanche: Avalanche

The impact of natural disasters is made vivid in this video segment adapted from NOVA. A small town in Iceland, prepared for recurrent avalanches, is devastated when one takes a new and damaging path. [4:18]

In this video segment adapted from NOVA, dramatic footage of avalanches and animations of ice crystals illustrate how a layer of weakly-bonded snow can contribute to a devastating avalanche. [4:03]

Considered to be the main portal to avalanche information, this contains avalanche research, avalanche course information, danger scale, and avalanche statistics.

This site is provided for by the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Who should be aware of a possible avalanches? When and where do they occur? What is the anatomy of an avalanche? Find the answers to these questions and a lot more!

Defines a landslide, avalanche, and a rockslide and provides examples. Describes the causes and effects of these events.

Despite their speed and power, avalanches are not entirely unpredictable forces of nature. Using field tests and a deep understanding of how to identify weaknesses in the snow pack, staff members from the Utah Avalanche Center forecast...

Do you have the knowledge to make safe choices as you navigate through avalanche country? This interactive simulation is designed to see if you're prepared.

Learn how the weather effects avalanches. Learn why the spring and and fall are hazardous times. How does the wind effect avalanches?

This article takes a look at the unique killer of the Italian Front, avalanches.

This page tells you about how to catch an avalanche on film. This page has a teacher resource link.