rutschblock

Etymology

From German Rutschblock, from rutschen (“to slide”) + Block (“block”).

rutschblock means A wide block of snow that is isolated from the rest of a slope and progressively loaded in order to judge stability and the risk of avalanche. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.

noun

A wide block of snow that is isolated from the rest of a slope and progressively loaded in order to judge stability and the risk of avalanche.