|
Death toll (estimate) |
Event |
Location |
Date |
| 1 |
22,000 | Huascarán avalanche; triggered by the 1970 Ancash earthquake[1] | Peru | 1970 |
| 2 |
2,000−10,000 | White Friday (1916)[2] | Italy | 1916 |
| 3 |
4,000 | Huascarán avalanche[1] | Peru | 1962 |
| 4 |
310 | 2015 Afghanistan avalanches | Afghanistan | 2015 |
| 5 |
265 | Winter of Terror; series of 649 avalanches | Austria-Switzerland-Italy | 1951 |
| 6 |
201 (56 confirmed, 145 presumed dead) | 2012 Afghanistan avalanches[3] | Afghanistan | 2012 |
| 7 |
200 | Lahaul Valley avalanche[4] | India | 1979 |
| 8 |
172 | 2010 Salang avalanches; series of at least 36 avalanches | Afghanistan | 2010 |
| 9 |
155 | 1918 Mitsumata village avalanche[5] | Japan | 1918 |
| 10 |
154[citation needed] | 1918 Asahi village avalanche | Japan | 1918 |
| 11 |
138 | 2012 Gayari Sector avalanche | Pakistan | 2012 |
| 12 |
125 | Kolka-Karmadon rock ice slide | Russia | 2002 |
| 13 |
107 | Saint-Martin[6] (Hautes-Pyrénées) | France | 1600 |
| 14 |
102 | 2010 Kohistan avalanche | Pakistan | 2010 |
| 15 |
97 | 1992 Görmeç avalanche | Turkey | 1992 |
| 16 |
96 | Wellington, Washington avalanche; deadliest avalanche in the United States | United States | 1910 |
| 17 |
90 | 1922 Ōmi Train avalanche[7] | Japan | 1922 |
| 18 |
84 | 1938 Unazuki avalanche[8] | Japan | 1938 |
| 19 |
81 | Pragelato | Italy | 1904 |
| 20 |
79 (57 confirmed 22 presumed dead) | 1954 Blons avalanches | Austria | 1954 |
| 21 |
70 | Frassino avalanche | Italy | 1885 |
| 22 |
65 | Palm Sunday Avalanche; deadliest avalanche along Chilkoot Trail (Alaska) | United States | 1898 |
| 23 |
62 | 1910 Rogers Pass avalanche; deadliest avalanche in Canada | Canada | 1910 |
| 24 |
59 | 1993 Bayburt Üzengili avalanche | Turkey | 1993 |
| 25 |
55 | Møre og Romsdal | Norway | 1679 |
| 26 |
50[citation needed] | Siglunesi | Iceland | 1613 |
| 27 |
43 | La Giettaz (Savoie)[9] | France | 1641 |
| Lenin Peak disaster[10] | Kyrgyzstan | 1990 |
| 2014 Nepal snowstorm disaster | Nepal | October 2014 |
| 30 |
42 | 1995 Gokyo avalanche[11] | Nepal | 1995 |
| 31 |
41 | 2020 Van avalanches | Turkey | 2020 |
| 32 |
40 | Puente del Inca avalanche[12] | Argentina | 1965 |
| 33 |
39 | 1970 Val-d'Isère avalanche (Savoie)[13] | France | 1970 |
| 34 |
38 | Huez-en-Oisans (Isère)[14] | France | 1749 |
| 35 |
37 | Ortiporio (Corsica) | France | 1934 |
| 36 |
32 | Vallouise (Hautes-Alpes) | France | 1757 |
| 37 |
31 | 1999 Galtür avalanche | Austria | 1999 |
| 38 |
29 | Rigopiano avalanche | Italy | 2017 |
| 39 |
28 | Granduc Mine Avalanche[15] | Canada | 1965 |
| 2023 Nyingchi avalanche | China | 2023 |
| 39 |
27 | 2022 Uttarakhand avalanche | India | 2022 |
| 40 |
24 | Seyðisfjörður | Iceland | 1885 |
| 2017 Gurez sector avalanche | India | 2017 |
| 42 |
23 | Bâlea Lake; deadliest avalanche in Romania | Romania | April 1977 |
| 43 |
22 | 2015 Mount Everest avalanches; triggered by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake[16][17] | Nepal | April 2015 |
| 44 |
21 | Sogn og Fjordane | Norway | 1873 |
| Lofoten | Norway | 1956 |
| 46 |
20 | Hnífsdalur | Iceland | 1910 |
| 1995 Flateyri avalanche | Iceland | 1995 |
| 48 |
18 | Rybô[18] | Slovakia | 1924 |
| 49 |
16 |
1937 Nanga Parbat tragedy |
Nepal |
1937 |
| Low Tatras[19] | Slovakia | 1956 |
| Vassdalen | Norway | 1986 |
| 2014 Mount Everest avalanche | Nepal | April 2014 |
| 52 |
15 | 1972 Manaslu Nepal avalanche | Nepal | 1972 |
| 2023 Kharough avalanche[20] |
Tajikistan |
February 2023 |
| 53 |
14 | 1995 Súðavík avalanche | Iceland | 1995 |
| 54 |
12 | 1974 Neskaupstaður avalanches | Iceland | 1974 |
| High Tatras[21] | Slovakia | 1974 |
| 1999 Montroc avalanche[22] | France | 1999 |
| Kaprun avalanche | Austria | 2000 |
| 58 |
11 |
2009 Zigana avalanche | Turkey | 2009 |
| Manaslu[23] | Nepal | 2012 |
| 2022 Marmolada serac collapse | Italy | 2022 |
| 2023 Astore avalanche | Pakistan | 2023 |
| 62 |
10 | 2009 Afghan avalanches | Afghanistan | 2009 |
| 63 |
9 | Seyðisfjörður | Iceland | 1732 |
| Siglufjörður | Iceland | 1919 |
| Cerro ventana avalanche[24] | Argentina | 2002 |
| 2003 Tatra Mountains avalanche | Poland | January 2003 |
| Mont Maudit avalanche (Haute-Savoie)[25] | France | 2012 |
| Restelica | Kosovo | 2012 |
| Aru Range, Rutog County; two of the largest avalanches in history[26][27][28][29][30] | China (Tibet) | 2016 |
| 70 |
8 | Flathead Valley avalanches | Canada | 2008 |
| Lewes avalanche; deadliest avalanche in the United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 1836 |
| 72 |
7 | Alpine Meadows (northern California) | United States | March 1982 |
| Sankt Anton am Arlberg (Wolfsgruben avalanche) | Austria | 1988 |
| 2003 Connaught Creek Valley avalanche | Canada | 2003 |
| Western Tatras | Slovakia | 2005 |
| 76 |
6 | Oravska Magura | Slovakia | 1968 |
| 1970 Mount Everest disaster | Nepal | 1970 |
| 2009 Schalfkogel avalanche | Austria | 2009 |
| Valfréjus avalanche | France | January 2016 |
| 80 |
5 | Loveland Pass avalanche[31] (Colorado) | United States | 2013 |
| 2016 Geier avalanche | Austria | February 2016 |
| 82 |
4 | 2021 Millcreek Canyon avalanche[32] (Utah) | United States | 2021 |
| 83 |
3 | 1996 Mount Everest disaster[33] | Nepal | 1996 |
| 2009 Buachaille Etive Mòr avalanche | United Kingdom | 2009 |
| 2012 Tunnel Creek avalanche (Washington) | United States | 2012 |
| 2019 Howse Peak avalanche | Canada | 2019 |
| 2020 Silver Mountain avalanche (northern Idaho) | United States | 2020 |
| 2025 Chugach Mountains avalanche |
United States |
2025 |