Snow slides can be described using several different synonyms that capture the way they move and their unique characteristics. One way to describe snow slides is as avalanches, which refers to the sudden and often catastrophic release of snow down a slope. Another synonym for snow slides is snow slumps, which describes the way chunks of snow can break away from a larger mass and slide down a slope. Other synonyms for snow slides include snow flows, snow downs, and snow cascades. Each of these synonyms captures a different aspect of the movement and behavior of these natural phenomena and can be used effectively in various contexts to describe the same basic phenomenon.