An avalanche is a cascade of snow down a slope.
Avalanche may also refer to:
Places Avalanche, Wisconsin, unincorporated community, US Avalanche Lake (disambiguation) Avalanche Peak (disambiguation) Mount Avalanche, a mountain in New Zealand
Technology Avalanche (blockchain platform), a decentralized, open-source blockchain with smart contract functionality Avalanche (P2P), a proposed peer-to-peer network Avalanche (phishing group), a criminal syndicate which performs phishing attacks Avalanche breakdown, a form of electric current multiplication Avalanche diode Avalanche effect, a concept in cryptography and hashing Avalanche photodiode, a highly sensitive semiconductor device that converts an optical signal into an electrical signal Electron avalanche, a process similar to an avalanche breakdown, occurring without connection between two electrodes
Film and television Avalanche (1923 film), an Austrian film Avalanche (1928 film), an American silent western film Avalanche (1946 film), an American film directed by Irving Allen Avalanche (1951 film), a French film Avalanche (1952 film), a Japanese film directed by Kaneto Shindō Avalanche (1969 film), a British film Avalanche (1978 film), an American disaster film with Rock Hudson and Mia Farrow Avalanche (1994 film), a Canadian film Avalanche (1999 film), an American film directed by Steve Kroschel The Avalanche (1919 film), an American film The Avalanche (1946 film), a Czech film "Avalanche" (Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons), a 1967 episode of Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Avalanche (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe Avalanche Releasing and Avalanche Home Entertainment, distribution labels of Cinépix
Music
Albums Avalanche (EP), 2000, by Echo & the Bunnymen Avalanche (Thea Gilmore album), 2003 Avalanche (Matthew Good album), 2003, or the title song Avalanche (Some Velvet Sidewalk album), 1992 Avalanche (British India album), 2010 Avalanche (Mountain album), 1974 Avalanche (Leah Andreone album), 2009 The Avalanche (Sufjan Stevens album), 2006 The Avalanche (Owen album), 2020 Avalanche (Quadron album), 2013
Songs "Avalanche" (Bring Me the Horizon song), a song on Bring Me the Horizon's 2015 album That's the Spirit "Avalanche" (Leonard Cohen song), a song on Leonard Cohen's 1971 album Songs of Love and Hate "Avalanche" (Migos song), a song on Migos' 2021 album Culture III "Avalanche," a song on Ryan Adams's 2004 album Love Is Hell "Avalanche", a song on Arch Enemy's 2014 album War Eternal "Avalanche", a song on James Arthur's 2021 album It'll All Make Sense in the End "Avalanche", a song on David Cook's 2008 album David Cook "Avalanche", a song on Dawn of Solace's 2006 album The Darkness "Avalanche", a song on Marié Digby's 2009 album Breathing Underwater "Avalanche", a song on Disillusion's 2006 album Gloria "Avalanche", a song on Epica's 2012 album Requiem for the Indifferent "Avalanche", a song on The Ghost Inside's 2014 album Dear Youth "Avalanche", a song on Gigolo Aunts's 1988 album Everybody Happy "Avalanche", a song on Nick Jonas' 2014 album Nick Jonas "Avalanche", a song on Avril Lavigne's 2022 album Love Sux "Avalanche", a song on Manafest's 2010 album The Chase "Avalanche", a song on The Smashing Pumpkins' 2023 album Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts "Avalanche", a song on Still Remains' 2006 album The Serpent "Avalanche", a song on Thirty Seconds to Mars' 2023 album It's the End of the World but It's a Beautiful Day "Avalanche," a song on Wintersleep's 2003 album Wintersleep "Avalanche", a song on Youngblood Brass Band's 2003 album Center:Level:Roar
Performers Avalanche (band), a 1980s Norwegian disco group The Avalanches, an Australian electronic music group
Gaming Avalanche (video game), 1978 arcade game released by Atari Avalanche (marble game), mechanical abstract strategy game with marbles Avalanche: The Salerno Landings, 1976 board wargame Avalanche chess, chess variant Avalanche joseki, sequence in the game of Go Avalanche Press, producer of wargame and roleplaying game products Avalanche Software, American video game developer Avalanche Studios, Swedish video game developer AVALANCHE, fictional organization in Final Fantasy VII; see Characters of the Final Fantasy VII series
Sports Avalanche, a professional wrestling character portrayed by John Tenta Any move performed normally on the mat but when executed off the top or second rope in pro wrestling Adelaide Avalanche, an Australia hockey team Alaska Avalanche, a US hockey team Colorado Avalanche, a US hockey team Denver Avalanche, a US soccer team Hamilton Avalanche, a Canada soccer team Salem Avalanche, a US baseball team Quebec Avalanche, a Canada hockey team
Transportation Chevrolet Avalanche, a sport utility truck HSV Avalanche SUV, a dual-cab utility vehicle Avalanche, a GWR Banking Class locomotive run by the Great Western Railway from 1846 to 1865 Avalanche, a GWR 3031 Class locomotive that was built for and run on Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915 Gemballa Avalanche, a high-end automobile
Roller coasters Avalanche (Kings Dominion), a roller coaster at Kings Dominion Avalanche (Blackpool Pleasure Beach), a roller coaster at Pleasure Beach Blackpool
Other meanings Avalanche (character), a Marvel Comics character Avalanche (novel), by Kay Boyle Avalanche!, a 1954 children's novel by Anna Rutgers van der Loeff Avalanche, a horse in Dragon Avenger, the second book in the Age of Fire series by E. E. Knight "Avalanche", a 2007 story from the Railway Series book Thomas and Victoria Underwater avalanche (or undersea avalanche), synonyms sometimes used for turbidity currents
See also Operation Avalanche (disambiguation) Lavalas (disambiguation) Snowball effect, a metaphorical term for a process of gradual growth