snowslide

Example Sentences

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An avalanche forecaster died in a snowslide he triggered while skiing in eastern Oregon this past week, officials said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024

The bizarre holiday snowslide is just one of the many challenges facing the ski resorts of New York state as they approach obstacle after obstacle while trying to function during a pandemic.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2021

The snowslide that was initiated earlier in the week by athletic director Lynn Swann’s resignation accelerated by several orders of magnitude Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2019

He’s correct that the snowslide began as a controlled one; we see a cannon setting it off as part of the ski resort’s ongoing safety maintenance.

From Slate • Oct. 24, 2014

The only pleasant thing was that there came a tremendously big heavy snowslide right down on the little shoemaker, Jorgen.

From What Happened to Inger Johanne As Told by Herself by Zwilgmeyer, Dikken