Synonyms of snowslide

snowslide

noun

as in landslide

a large mass of snow descending from a high place

They closed off part of the mountain to skiing due to a snowslide.

Related Words

• landslide
• flood
• slide
• avalanche
• blizzard
• torrent
• mudslide
• river
• outflow
• flood tide
• surge
• Niagara
• inundation
• washout
• waterfall
• tide
• overflow
• outpouring
• deluge
• cataract
• spate
• bath
• cataclysm
• stream
• burst
• inflow
• influx
• discharge
• current
• outburst
• engulfment
• flush
• cascade
• flux
• gush
• alluvion

Dissimilar Words

• drip
• trickle
• dribble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of snowslide

Deaths are not uncommon, either from the snowslides, storms or altitude sickness. — Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023

The massive snowslide took place Sunday afternoon local time at the Armancette glacier in southeastern France about 20 miles southwest of Chamonix. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023

The skiers, traveling uphill, triggered the snowslide in an area that wasn't mitigated for avalanches and was not yet open for the ski season, the Crystal Mountain Ski Resort said in a release. — Kay Jones, CNN, 12 Dec. 2021

Though Diana was fortunately not on the slopes that fateful day, Charles was, but miraculously avoided being caught in the snowslide, which injured one member of their group and killed another, Major Hugh Lindsay, a former aide to Queen Elizabeth. — Andrea Park, Marie Claire, 30 Nov. 2020

Eight people were rescued from that avalanche and the second snowslide occurred as teams were searching for two others. — NBC News, 5 Feb. 2020

Police and rescuers searched the snowslide after witnesses said more people might be buried, but the operation ended with police saying there were no more victims. — Fox News, 28 Dec. 2019