The ski run was closed after the last avalanche.    From LearnThat.org. 

The program brought an avalanche of mail.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Solution: collaborate with Cemagref, the world leading institution in avalanche science.    From Wordnik.com.  [Glacier-Sailing with the Katabatic Winds] Reference

Tying a man around your waist and then wondering when the avalanche is going to cut loose, doesn't help much.    From Wordnik.com.  [Smoke Bellew - The Little Man] Reference

Snow slide, she repeated firmly to herself, wishing the word avalanche would stop creeping around in her mind.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cold Noses Warm Kisses]

When an avalanche is deemed likely, it detonates a mixture of oxygen and propane gas in its explosion chamber.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gazex®] Reference

05/22 Update: The avalanche is on; e-mails works again.    From Wordnik.com.  [Waldo Jaquith - Mail server update.] Reference

It sounds like the crown of the avalanche was a deep one.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 6, 2007] Reference

He said the avalanche was a size two, or about 100 metres long.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference

Police say that the slide was a Class 4 avalanche, which is the second-largest rating.    From Wordnik.com.  [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference

"We've been waiting for the so-called avalanche of women offenders to appear," says Smith.    From Wordnik.com.  [TIME.com: Top Stories] Reference

The guide on board the first helicopter advised police that the avalanche was a class 2 1/2.    From Wordnik.com.  [Opinion 250: News] Reference

Nor does the f-word avalanche make the story any more realistic when, at its foundation, it's bogus goods.    From Wordnik.com.  [Top Stories - Google News] Reference

(Some reports suggest the avalanche was a natural phenomenon, which is "unlikely" when the rating is moderate.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Daimnation!: Daniel Arato, one of the] Reference

All reports from people there were that there was an "avalanche" of boos.    From Wordnik.com.  [Palin Gets Booed At Hockey Game] Reference

In clear areas such as avalanche paths, green alder Alnus crispa proliferates.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn, Switzerland] Reference

These are the people you need if you have any hope of avoiding an "avalanche" next month.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ken Blackwell: "Gibbsy" Steps in it] Reference

Britain faced an 'avalanche' of job losses next year, Sir John told the And rew Marr Show on the BBC.    From Wordnik.com.  [Well Said Sir John Major on Cyclops Brown:If a burglar has ransacked your house, you don't normally invite him back to fix the security locks."] Reference

Ever notice how a pile of sand tends to "avalanche" until it attains a certain slope, which is always the same?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Traveling Sharks] Reference

Should immigrants bring dependent families, Feldman says this "avalanche" would have to be closer to 20 million.    From Wordnik.com.  [Japan’s Phony Solution] Reference

RAF man killed in German avalanche.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Brittany Murphy's last film set for release this year] Reference

Four skiers killed in French avalanche.    From Wordnik.com.  [BBC News - Home] Reference

Two Czechs reported dead in Slovak avalanche.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest articles - Radio Prague] Reference

Lithuanian mountaineer dies in Slovak avalanche.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

I heard someone shout 'avalanche' or 'be careful'.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Area bank official expects 'avalanche' of foreclosures.    From Wordnik.com.  [news | OS | http://www.ocala.com] Reference

But in 1817 "avalanche" itself had not long been naturalized.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2] Reference

There was an "avalanche" of patients just after the earthquake.    From Wordnik.com.  [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference

FL bank official expects 'avalanche' of foreclosures as more jobs to be.    From Wordnik.com.  [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference

It should come as no surprise with this "avalanche" of fakes then that close to 75% of U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED] Reference

Brian Skaggs said he and his wife hope to start an "avalanche" of organ donor registration.    From Wordnik.com.  [NewsOK.com RSS - home] Reference

But I've noticed how just the announcement of my candidacy has produced a kind of avalanche of discussion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pajamas Media] Reference

He overheard the examination of a man who wished to drive one of the "avalanche" wagons, as they call them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medical Essays, 1842-1882] Reference

The MAX15032 is suitable for applications such as avalanche-photodiode, PIN-diode and varactor-diode biasing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Electronicstalk - electronics industry news] Reference

ADVERTISEMENT aken in an "avalanche" of pets over the festive period, currently caring for almost 200 animals.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

The avalanche has been a huge concern there.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 16, 2008] Reference

"avalanche," looking as chirpy as if he had won the battle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recollections of a Virginian in the Mexican, Indian, and Civil wars,] Reference

"avalanche" to describe the demand for afternoon schooling.    From Wordnik.com.  [AWID RSS Feed] Reference

"avalanche" of labour market policy now make it more onerous to employ.    From Wordnik.com.  [Address at the Opening of Parliament] Reference

'avalanche' of anti-Christ suggestions, including Tony Blair and Bill Clinton.    From Wordnik.com.  [Media Matters for America - Limbaugh Wire] Reference