Can bury a person
Large avalanches can bury, kill, or injure a person. A typical D2 avalanche would fill the first floor of a large house with about 6 feet of debris (~100 tons of snow) and runs about the length of a football field.
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A large slab avalanche that would easily bury, injure, or kill a person. Credit: Crested Butte Avalanche Center
Video of a large slab avalanche