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Lake in Rocky Mountains near Banff, with avalanche damage visible in bottom half of picture, Alberta, Canada, North America

A gaping hole left where a massive block of ice detached causing an avalanche on Machapuchare (Fishtail Peak) in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

A sign about avalanche risk and acute mountain sickness in the Annapurna Sanctuary, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Avalanche protection above the Pordoi Pass in the Italian Dolomites above Arabba, Belluno, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Small avalanche in Neko Harbour on the Antarctic Peninsula in Andvord Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

A member of the Scottish Avalanche Information Service looks at snow crystals to help assess avalanche risk on Cairngorm in the Cairngorm National Park in Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Equipment used by the Scottish Avalanche Information Service to assess avalanche risk in the Scottish mountains, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Small avalanche in Neko Harbour on the Antarctic Peninsula in Andvord Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Broken ice at the glacier Perito Moreno, National Park Los Glaciares, Argentina, Patagonia, South America

Broken ice at the glacier Perito Moreno, National Park Los Glaciares, Argentina, Patagonia, South America

Ski tourer holds avalanche transceiver, avalanche search exercise, Wattentaler Lizum, Tuxer Alps, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Ice breaks down from the glacier Perito Moreno, National Park Los Glaciares, Argentina, Patagonia, South America

broken ice at the glacier Perito Moreno, national park Los Glaciares, Argentina, Patagonia, South America

At an avalanche area near Silverton, Colorado in the San Juan Mountains a helicopter has dropped explosives to set off a slide while the road is closed. This stretch of highway receives more avalanches than any other in North America.

An avalanche rescue dog, trained to sniff out victims buried in avalanches, finds a buried practice victim buried in the snow on the slopes of Snowmass Ski Resort, near Aspen, Colorado

Students at the Silverton Avalanche School in Silverton, Colorado, form a line to search the snow with probes. The Silverton Avalanche School is held each January and it is quite acclaimed.

An avalanche rescue dog, trained to sniff out victims buried in avalanches, with his owner, handler at Wolf Creek Ski Area near Pagosa Springs, Colorado.

An avalanche rescue dog, trained to sniff out victims buried in avalanches, finds a buried practice victim buried in the snow on the slopes of Snowmass Ski Resort, near Aspen, Colorado

Avalanche rescue dogs, trained to sniff out victims buried in avalanches, are carried down the slopes of Snowmass Ski Resort, near Aspen, Colorado to avoid injury.

At an avalanche area near Silverton, Colorado in the San Juan Mountains a plow clears snow from the road after an avalanche was safely set off while the road is closed. This stretch of highway receives more avalanches than any other in North America.

An avalanche rescue dog, trained to sniff out victims buried in avalanches, finds a buried practice victim buried in the snow on the slopes of Snowmass Ski Resort, near Aspen, Colorado

An avalanche rescue dog, trained to sniff out victims buried in avalanches, finds a buried practice victim buried in the snow on the slopes of Snowmass Ski Resort, near Aspen, Colorado

An avalanche rescue dog, trained to sniff out victims buried in avalanches, rides a chairlift with his owner, handler at Wolf Creek Ski Area near Pagosa Springs, Colorado.

An avalanche rescue dog, trained to sniff out victims buried in avalanches, on the slopes of Snowmass Ski Resort, near Aspen, Colorado with his owner, handler digging in background.

Remarkable flysch formations of Deba, Basque Coast Geopark, Basque Country, Spain. Flysch formed at the end of the Mesozoic era in the Cretaceous - flyschs are formed by sediment accumulation following repeated submarine avalanches, due to earthquakes, and producing after compaction and crystallization very regular layers of sandstone and limestone here recovered by Pyrenean orogeny and released by erosion.

Remarkable flysch formations of Deba, Basque Coast Geopark, Basque Country, Spain. Flysch formed at the end of the Mesozoic era in the Cretaceous - flyschs are formed by sediment accumulation following repeated submarine avalanches, due to earthquakes, and producing after compaction and crystallization very regular layers of sandstone and limestone here recovered by Pyrenean orogeny and released by erosion.