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cairn builder
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PostTue Mar 11, 2014 9:23 pm 
This weekend I saw a lot of piles of snow, all at the bottom of gullies. They came up higher than the surrounding snow. They looked less like powder and more like talus. And these piles had a lot of dirt in them. Now I didn't see the slides come down, I just saw the aftermath. Did I see avalanches? Is an avalanche an event only, or is it also the jumbled pile of snow and debris left afterwards? And if it's only the slide itself while sliding, what's the right word for the snow pile caused by the avalanche? You know, "honey, look at that ?????????"

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PostTue Mar 11, 2014 9:45 pm 
I believe you are seeing the aftermath of an avalanche. The pile of snow at the bottom is called avalanche debris.

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PostTue Mar 11, 2014 9:45 pm 
The avalanche is the event, the pile of stuff is the debris, or debris field.

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PostWed Mar 12, 2014 8:34 pm 
Interesting. That would explain why those people were looking at me like I'm an idiot. clown.gif

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