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What can you do to prevent a avalanche?

snow ski only in the summer.


Why do avalanche's happen?

Avalanches often happen when loose packed snow becomes too heavy for snow lower down a slope to support it. When the snow becomes too heavy, it creates an avalanche.


What is A mass of ice and snow abruptly dislodging from a mountain face?

The sudden sliding of snow is called an avalanche. Usually when there is an avalanche there is a lot of snow that slides from on top of a mountain.


Is snow a destructive force?

Snow is a destructive force because if you are up in the Mountains where big chunks of snow and ice lie, an avalanche could happen any moment.


What would happen to a car caught in an avalanche?

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What an avalanche of snow called?

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What is it called when snow falls off a mountain?

When snow falls off a mountain, it is called an avalanche.


What is like a rockslide but on a snow-covered mountain.?

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When does avalanches happen?

Avalanches can happen anytime when the conditions are right, typically during or after heavy snowfall or when there is a rapid change in temperature. Slopes with a steep angle are more prone to avalanches, especially if there is a weak layer of snow beneath a fresh snowfall.


What do you called a sudden landslide of snow?

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When snow flows downhills it's called?

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