860-288797 - 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.

860-288796 - 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.

1113-104148 - Mountain guide shoveling snow, checking danger of avalanches, Bavaria

1113-104149 - Mountain guide checking snow, danger of avalanches, Oberstdorf, Bavaria, Germany

832-387366 - Ski tourer holds avalanche transceiver, avalanche search exercise, Wattentaler Lizum, Tuxer Alps, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

1116-48258 - Yellow caution sign warning of avalanche danger, Thompson-Nicola P, British Columbia, Canada

860-288154 - Plantation avalanche protection in Oisans, Ferrand Valley, Ecrins NP, Oisans, Northern Alps, France

860-288155 - Plantation avalanche protection in Oisans, Ferrand Valley, Ecrins NP, Oisans, Northern Alps, France

832-380520 - Avalanche control on the mountain slope with snow, Nauders, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

832-283249 - Road protected against avalanches on mountain Grossglockner Carinthia Austria

832-272013 - Broken ice at the glacier Perito Moreno, National Park Los Glaciares, Argentina, Patagonia, South America

832-212881 - Avalanche barriers in the Stubaital valley, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

832-167872 - Avalanche protection on Maloja Pass, Bregaglia, Grisons, Switzerland, Europe

832-167108 - Wooden fences, protection from snow avalanches and snow drifts, Austria, Europe

832-167874 - Avalanche protection on Maloja Pass, Bregaglia, Grisons, Switzerland, Europe

911-9292 - An avalanche on Machapuchare (Fishtail Peak) in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

911-9297 - An avalanche on Machapuchare (Fishtail Peak) in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

911-9055 - A sign about avalanche risk and acute mountain sickness in the Annapurna Sanctuary, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

911-9296 - An avalanche on Machapuchare (Fishtail Peak) in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

911-9333 - A gaping hole left where a massive block of ice detached causing an avalanche on Machapuchare (Fishtail Peak) in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

911-9294 - An avalanche on Machapuchare (Fishtail Peak) in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

911-9298 - An avalanche on Machapuchare (Fishtail Peak) in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

911-9295 - An avalanche on Machapuchare (Fishtail Peak) in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

911-9293 - An avalanche on Machapuchare (Fishtail Peak) in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

911-9291 - An avalanche on Machapuchare (Fishtail Peak) in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

911-9299 - An avalanche on Machapuchare (Fishtail Peak) in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

857-14862 - 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

857-14868 - 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.

857-14905 - 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.

857-14866 - 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.

857-14871 - 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.

857-14864 - 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

857-14902 - 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.

857-14865 - 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

857-14869 - 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.

857-14863 - 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

857-14890 - 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.

832-22046 - Ice breaks down from the glacier Perito Moreno, National Park Los Glaciares, Argentina, Patagonia, South America

832-22074 - broken ice at the glacier Perito Moreno, national park Los Glaciares, Argentina, Patagonia, South America

911-7788 - Avalanche debris on a hill off Drumochter Pass, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

1034-156 - Avalanche, Paradise Bay Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean.

979-7608 - Small avalanche in Neko Harbour on the Antarctic Peninsula in Andvord Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

979-7607 - Small avalanche in Neko Harbour on the Antarctic Peninsula in Andvord Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

911-1931 - Avalanche protection above the Pordoi Pass in the Italian Dolomites above Arabba, Belluno, Veneto, Italy, Europe

911-4363 - Equipment used by the Scottish Avalanche Information Service to assess avalanche risk in the Scottish mountains, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

911-858 - Mountaineers surviving atrocious conditions on Cairngorm, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

911-4376 - 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

832-4104 - Broken ice at the glacier Perito Moreno, National Park Los Glaciares, Argentina, Patagonia, South America

1-30787 - Lake in Rocky Mountains near Banff, with avalanche damage visible in bottom half of picture, Alberta, Canada, North America

39-2167 - An avalanche on Hiunchuli in the Himalayas in Nepal, Asia

197-1348 - A sand avalanche after a rainstorm in the Sahara Desert, Algeria, North Africa, Africa