Colorado's NHL team (9)

I believe the answer is:

avalanche

(Other definitions for avalanche that I've seen before include "Large mass of sliding snow or stone" , "Snow slip" , "Rapid movement of a large mass of snow or ice" , "Big slide of snow or stone" , "Mass of sliding snow or rock" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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