List of avalanches by death toll
This is an incomplete list of notable avalanches.
| Death toll | Event | Location | Date | |
| 1 | 22000 | Huascarán avalanche; triggered by the 1970 Ancash earthquake | Peru | |
| 2 | White Friday | Italy | ||
| 3 | 4000 | Huascarán avalanche | Peru | |
| 4 | 310 | 2015 Afghanistan avalanches | Afghanistan | |
| 5 | 265 | Winter of Terror; series of 649 avalanches | Austria-Switzerland | |
| 6 | 201 | 2012 Afghanistan avalanches | Afghanistan | |
| 7 | 200 | Lahaul Valley avalanche | India | |
| 8 | 172 | 2010 Salang avalanches; series of at least 36 avalanches | Afghanistan | |
| 9 | 155 | 1918 Mitsumata village avalanche | Japan | |
| 10 | 154 | 1918 Asahi village avalanche | Japan | |
| 11 | 138 | 2012 Gayari Sector avalanche | Pakistan | |
| 12 | 125 | Kolka-Karmadon rock ice slide | Russia | |
| 13 | 107 | Saint-Martin | France | |
| 14 | 102 | 2010 Kohistan avalanche | Pakistan | |
| 15 | 97 | 1992 Görmeç avalanche | Turkey | |
| 16 | 96 | Wellington, Washington avalanche; deadliest avalanche in the United States | United States | |
| 17 | 90 | 1922 Ōmi Train avalanche | Japan | |
| 18 | 84 | 1938 Unazuki avalanche | Japan | |
| 19 | 81 | Pragelato | Italy | |
| 20 | 79 | 1954 Blons avalanches | Austria | |
| 21 | 70 | Frassino avalanche | Italy | |
| 22 | 65 | Palm Sunday Avalanche; deadliest avalanche along Chilkoot Trail | United States | |
| 23 | 62 | 1910 Rogers Pass avalanche; deadliest avalanche in Canada | Canada | |
| 24 | 59 | 1993 Bayburt Üzengili avalanche | Turkey | |
| 25 | 55 | Møre og Romsdal | Norway | |
| 26 | 50 | Siglunesi | Iceland | |
| 27 | 43 | Lenin Peak | Kyrgyzstan | |
| 27 | 43 | 2014 Nepal snowstorm disaster | Nepal | |
| 29 | 42 | 1995 Gokyo avalanche | Nepal | |
| 30 | 41 | 2020 Van avalanches | Turkey | |
| 31 | 40 | Puente del Inca avalanche | Argentina | |
| 32 | 39 | Val-d'Isère | France | |
| 33 | 38 | Huez-en-Oisans | France | |
| 34 | 37 | Ortiporio | France | |
| 35 | 32 | Vallouise | France | |
| 36 | 31 | 1999 Galtür avalanche | Austria | |
| 37 | 29 | Rigopiano avalanche | Italy | |
| 38 | 28 | Granduc Mine Avalanche | Canada | |
| 39 | 24 | Seyðisfjörður | Iceland | |
| 39 | 24 | 2017 Gurez sector avalanche | India | |
| 41 | 23 | Bâlea Lake; deadliest avalanche in Romania | Romania | |
| 42 | 22 | 2015 Mount Everest avalanches; triggered by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake | Nepal | |
| 43 | 21 | Sogn og Fjordane | Norway | |
| 43 | 21 | Lofoten | Norway | |
| 45 | 20 | Hnífsdalur | Iceland | |
| 45 | 20 | 1995 Flateyri avalanche | Iceland | |
| 47 | 18 | Rybô | Slovakia | |
| 48 | 16 | Low Tatras | Slovakia | |
| 48 | 16 | Vassdall | Norway | |
| 48 | 16 | 2014 Mount Everest avalanche | Nepal | |
| 51 | 15 | 1972 Manaslu Nepal avalanche | Nepal | |
| 52 | 14 | 1995 Súðavík avalanche | Iceland | |
| 53 | 12 | 1974 Neskaupstaður avalanches | Iceland | |
| 53 | 12 | High Tatras | Slovakia | |
| 53 | 12 | Montroc avalanche | France | |
| 53 | 12 | Kaprun avalanche | Austria | |
| 57 | 11 | Flathead Valley avalanches | Canada | |
| 57 | 11 | 2009 Zigana avalanche | Turkey | |
| 57 | 11 | Manaslu | Nepal | |
| 60 | 10 | 2009 Afghan avalanches | Afghanistan | |
| 61 | 9 | Seyðisfjörður | Iceland | |
| 61 | 9 | Siglufjörður | Iceland | |
| 61 | 9 | Cerro ventana avalanche | Argentina | |
| 61 | 9 | High Tatras | Poland | |
| 61 | 9 | Mont Maudit avalanche | France | |
| 61 | 9 | Restelica | Kosovo | |
| 61 | 9 | Aru Range, Rutog County; two of the largest avalanches in history | China | |
| 68 | 8 | Lewes avalanche; deadliest avalanche in the United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |
| 69 | 7 | Alpine Meadows | United States | |
| 69 | 7 | Sankt Anton am Arlberg | Austria | |
| 69 | 7 | 2003 Connaught Creek Valley avalanche | Canada | |
| 69 | 7 | Western Tatras | Slovakia | |
| 73 | 6 | Oravska Magura | Slovakia | |
| 73 | 6 | 1970 Mount Everest disaster | Nepal | |
| 73 | 6 | 2009 Schalfkogel avalanche | Austria | |
| 73 | 6 | Valfréjus avalanche | France | |
| 77 | 5 | Loveland Pass avalanche | United States | |
| 77 | 5 | 2016 Geier avalanche | Austria | |
| 79 | 3 | 1996 Mount Everest disaster | Nepal | |
| 79 | 3 | 2009 Buachaille Etive Mòr avalanche | United Kingdom | |
| 79 | 3 | 2012 Tunnel Creek avalanche | United States | |
| 79 | 3 | 2019 Howse Peak avalanche | Canada | |
| 79 | 3 | 2020 Silver Mountain avalanche | United States |