The phrase "avalanche warning" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when alerting individuals about the potential danger of avalanches in a specific area, often in the context of weather reports or safety advisories.
Example: "The National Weather Service has issued an avalanche warning for the mountainous regions due to heavy snowfall and unstable snowpack."
Alternatives: "snow avalanche alert" or "avalanche advisory".
Before yesterday's tragedy there had been a heavy snowfall on the mountain, although it was not thought last night that the sudden change in weather conditions had led the Klosters authorities to issue an avalanche warning.
Eric Fournier, the town's mayor, said: "There was no weather bulletin giving any avalanche warning".
"There was no weather bulletin giving any avalanche warning," he said, adding that shifting ice sheets could have triggered the avalanche.
Next, they marched single-file like an Alpine chain gang, up a 300-foot vertigo-inducing cliff delineated with yellow avalanche warning signs.
An avalanche warning was issued in the Cairngorms, near Aviemore, a popular location for skiers.
Mountain snowmobilers have become an increasingly important target audience for North American avalanche warning services due to a significant increase in the number of related avalanche fatalities in recent years.
Snow forced the closing of schools and highways in many areas, and avalanche warnings were issued for some Western regions.
With such a wet base skiers must heed local avalanche warnings about off-piste skiing until the new snow stabilises.
Despite avalanche warnings, about 200 people had gathered on the mountain for the Big Iron Shoot Out, an annual unsanctioned event known for its party atmosphere and stunt riding.
In December, Guido Bertolaso, head of Italy's civil protection unit, demanded tougher measures when four rescue workers died after going to the aid of two tourists who had ignored avalanche warnings to climb in the Dolomites.
One of Italy's leading mountain rescue experts has warned that his staff may no longer intervene to save foolhardy tourists who put their lives and those of others at risk by ignoring avalanche warnings.
