Since avalanches are traveling at over 100 miles per hour, you have very few milliseconds to decide what action to take. The snow is coming down more fully and faster in the center of the fall, so moving to the side is definitely a good choice to avoid an avalanche disaster. Read more »

An avalanche can also be called a snow slide. Fast moving snow train might be a more accurate term and rightly so considering the speed it moves.  Snow slides at a fast moving pace down a mountain that is usually around 25 to 50 degrees. Did I mention these are the prime degrees for skiing, snowboarding and snowmobiling? Read more »