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This list documents the use of Avalanche's powers in every issue he's appeared in (entries that read "none" mean he did not use his powers in that issue). I've also included relevant quotes from the issue that describe his powers in some way; some quotes are by him, some are from the narration, and some are by other characters.
Marvel Super-Heroes v.2 #11 ---creates a wave of ground; smacks Ms Marvel with rocks raised from the ground; creates a fissure between her and Pyro; starts crumbling a building down onto himself and Ms Marvel until she stops him.
"Avalanche gestures, and the floor turns fluid, sweeping towards Carol like a tidal wave---carrying her...and the room's contents---out into space."
"One well-placed shockwave to separate the two a' you..."
Uncanny X-Men 141 ---crumbles a stone sculpture; crumbles a wall.
"That sculpture...Avalanche, you disintegrated it!" "A minor demonstration of my power."
"Whose touch crumbles any solid object, creating an irresistible avalanche/tidal wave effect with earth, stone, steel, anything!" ---in this issue, he does not actually have to touch objects to make his powers work, despite what the text says.
Uncanny X-Men 142 ---shatters floor into wave; tosses ground under Wolverine into the air; earth wave.
"Beams of force hammer out from Avalanche's hands...giving the marble floor a liquid fluidity and sending it flowing towards the far end of the room like a tidal wave."
"Whose touch disintegrates inanimate objects." ---note that he doesn't actually have to touch objects to make his powers work on them.
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What If? v.2 #66 ---none
Wondering why a What If? issue is listed here? See my explanation on this page.
Avengers annual 10 ---crumbles walls; creates a sweeping earthwave; creates a burying earthwave (buries Hawkeye); crumbles building into an earthwave.
"A path to the prison's inner courtyard is created by Avalanche---who can crumble solid objects (earth, stone, steel, anything) with a touch or a thought, creating an instantaneous avalanche/tidal wave effect."
"A gesture, a moment's concentration from Avalanche, creates an irresistible tidal wave of concrete that knocks the Avengers off their feet and sweeps their Quinjet into the East River."
"The ground---risin' up and sweepin' me away, like it did our Quinjet!"
"He's 'melting' that wrecked guard tower into a tidal wave!"
Incredible Hulk 263 ---shatters the ground; destroys ground underneath an object, sending it into the air; creates earth waves; opens up the ground with fissures; sends rocks flying into the air; destroys foundation of a building, causing it to fall; shatters the building when it's about to fall on him; attempts to turn his powers on the Hulk ---remember, he can't affect organic matter.
"Beams of force hammer out from that someone's hands...and what's left of the already twisted runway shatters further!"
"The tarmac heaves before Avalanche's bludgeoning force-beams...and whips like a thing alive at the slender Landslide."
"Rippling fluidly before the uncanny power of Avalanche, the runway heaves up and rolls back upon the Hulk."
"Hammered by the beams of force vibrating from Avalanche's hands, the runway caves in, dropping the Hulk into a cavernous hole."
"All I gotta do is stand over ya and let my hammerin' force-beams pound yer bones ta pulp!"
"I can crush rock, shatter steel---the vibrations I set up can tear apart anythin'! I've only tried once ta set up a series of internal quakes within a living body, but Landslide stopped me with a shockwave of his own! [...] I'm gonna break your bones from the inside out!"
"Waves of force which have knocked down walls and set the earth to flowing like a river hammer remorselessly against the Hulk's broad chest---remorselessly...and ineffectually. Avalanche realizes, too late, that he should have accepted the limitations of his power. Inanimate objects---stone, steel---crumble at his command. Animate objects---the Hulk, for instance---do not. Avalanche's vibratory force rebounds off the green goliath...the resultant feedback causing multiple fractures along every bone in the earth-moving mutant's arms."
Rom 31 ---creates an earth wave; his powers are out of control due to his broken arms.
"Tarmac flows like waves upon a sea."
Uncanny X-Men 177 ---moves some trucks.
"With his mutant power, Avalanche sweeps trucks...towards the unsuspecting X-Man. The tankers rupture on impact."
Uncanny X-Men 178 ---makes waves of the ground, which partially buries Blob by accident.
"At the villain's mental command, concrete and steel flow like water and strike with the irresistible fury of a mountain of snow."
"The tidal effect---once it's triggered, I can't reverse it!"
Uncanny X-Men 199 ---causes floor to buckle; causes the ground to buckle and move.
"A gesture---a mental command---sends concrete and earth stone rolling towards the X-Men like a tidal wave...sweeping them up and carrying them helplessly away."
Uncanny X-Men 206 ---creates a massive earthwave, carrying objects with it and smashing it into houses; creates earthwave to bury Colossus.
"Earthquake!" "No! Look!! Nothing's happening to the houses, they aren't shaking! It's just us! The ground's sweeping us forward, like a tidal wave---or an avalanche!"
X-Factor 8 ---raises floor up under Blob; creates land wave; shakes the ground.
"at his mental command, the floor rolls like a tidal wave, sweeping the Blob ceiling-high."
X-Factor 9 ---creates an earthquake, buckling the ground; shakes down the ceiling; destroys a wall and Iceman's ice bridge; stirs up debris; shakes people off their feet
X-Factor 10 ---none
Avengers annual 15 ---shatters a cart; buckles the ground; opens up the ground with a fissure; dumps some rubble onto opponents; releases shockwaves which propel rubble upward.
"With a wave of his arm, Avalanche lets loose his mutant power of molecular liquification and destroys the vehicle!"
"Avalanche falls back, stunned. But as he does, he inadvertently sends shockwaves which propel chunks of earth at the Wasp."
West Coast Avengers annual 1 ---none
Captain America 333 ---buckles/raises/shatters floor.
Captain America 334 ---none
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Uncanny X-Men 223 ---gently moves sloping ground for his garden/yard; tries to "lash out with his mutant earth-moving ability" but is too slow for Super Sabre.
"A nudge here, a furrow there, should take care of any problems with erosion..."
Uncanny X-Men 225 ---carries Blob on a wave of earth/concrete; crumbles ground.
"The plaza, sweeping towards us like a wave!"
"Avalanche is liquifying the ground beneath me!"
Uncanny X-Men 226 ---none
New Mutants 65 ---creates earthquakes by slamming his fists on the ground.
X-Factor 30 ---none
X-Factor 31 ---carries Blob on an earth wave.
"Avalanche an' me...we're gonna bury you in a tidal wave of sand!"
Captain America 339 ---none
X-Factor 33 ---none
Captain America 346 ---none
Marvel Comics Presents 41 ---digs a tunnel underneath a town; opens a chasm in the ground to dump opponents inside; buries a building under earth and rubble.
New Mutants 78 ---creates a massive tidal wave.
"My power allows me to liquify earth, and create a tidal effect...waves...upon the land."
New Mutants 80 ---none
Uncanny X-Men 255 ---creates earthwaves.
"The ground---liquifying---sweepin' t'wards us like a tidal wave!"
X-Men Forever 2 ---none
Avengers 312 ---stops a moving car with an invisible wall of force; creates a wave of rock to block opponents; damages/sends shockwaves through Falcon's wings; damages Vision; moves or picks up rock debris and dumps it between himself and a crowd.
"Nicely done, Avalanche! Your power stopped that car as surely as if it hit a brick wall."
"My power may not work on your body...but I can send shock waves through your wings as easily as I do the ground!"
Punisher v.2 #29 ---projects rubble from a wall at a flying opponent.
Incredible Hulk 369 ---none
Marvel Comics Presents 82 ---breaks through a wall on a wave of earth.
Marvel Comics Presents 83 ---rides on a wave of earth; buries opponent under earth; clears debris away.
"I could've blasted her out of the sky with my earth-moving powers if you hadn't insisted on the kid gloves!"
Marvel Comics Presents 84 ---none
Marvel Comics Presents 86 ---de-stabilizes building's foundation/walls/ceiling.
"Underground complex displayed extreme stress as a result of Avalanche's structural attack."
Avengers: Deathtrap: the Vault ---digs a tunnel underground; forces debris upward; shakes an opponent. ---or is he shaking the ground underneath him? Note that Avalanche can't attack living tissue.
"As Avalanche digs with one hand and shoots the debris to the surface with the other..."
"That Avalanche guy can blow us a tunnel to the surface!"
New Mutants annual 7 ---tosses away a tank with an earthwave.
Uncanny X-Men annual 15 ---opens the ground with a large fissure; carries himself and Commando on a wave of rock.
X-Factor annual 6 ---creates a cage of rock around opponents; carries himself and Commando on a wave of rock; raises himself and Commando up on column of rock.
X-Men annual 2 ---raises himself up on column of rock; carries himself on a small wave of rock.
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X-Factor 102 ---raises himself on a column of rock; carries himself on a wave of rock; attempts to bury opponent under a pile/dome of rock.
X-Factor 108 ---shakes the ground.
"seismic power"
X-Factor 109 ---creates a large tsunami (though it probably got bigger than he intended, as it would have killed him and Mystique had it not been stopped).
"Dominic Petros' mutant power is the ability to generate intense vibrations powerful enough to affect the geological plates beneath the ground...with but a thought, he causes plates to shift---faults to crack---usually producing devastating results!"
Uncanny X-Men 338 ---creates a tunnel, and a wave of rock over himself and Pyro (to retrieve him).
"move[s] tons of earth around them to cover their escape."
Quicksilver 6 ---none
Quicksilver 8 ---creates earthwave.
Quicksilver 9 ---creates earthquakes, ground shakes and breaks open; shakes people off their feet.
X-Men 106 ---creates earthwave; liquifies ground.
"Pretty cool, the way you can liquify solid concrete an' stone an' set it rollin' along like yer namesake."
Cable 87 ---holds himself aloft on a column/wave of floor; sends debris flying through the air at opponent; ripples and damages floor.
Uncanny X-Men 401 ---none
Uncanny X-Men 402 ---shakes the ground, causing opponents and rubble to fly into the air.
Uncanny X-Men 403 ---none
Uncanny X-Men 404 ---none
Uncanny X-Men 405 ---splits open the ground, and slams it shut on an opponent.
Uncanny X-Men 406 ---shakes the Eiffel Tower until it collapses in pieces.
"Mystique wants mass destruction....she knows who to call."
Weapon X #4 ---creates a wave/wall from a wooden deck, and uses it to slam into an opponent's wall of water. The deck appears to crack and shake as he runs along it.
New Mutants v.2 #9 ---seemingly releases waves into the ground, which causes cars and debris to fly into the air and the ground to buckle and crack around him.
"His ability to manipulate vibrations is considered extremely dangerous."
X-Men 161 ---rides on a huge earthwave, seemingly bigger than any before. He also seems to be using his powers directly on an opponent (Rogue) with no ill effects to him, which should not happen.
X-Men 162 ---shatters Iceman into pieces (this is acceptable, given that Iceman is made of pure ice, and not living tissue); opens a huge chasm in the ground, dumps opponents inside, and slams it shut on them.
X-Men 163 ---rides on a huge earthwave, and seems to just be causing random property damage; shakes and buckles the ground beneath opponents. His hands appear to be glowing with something like electrical energy.
X-Men 164 ---none
Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe, Deluxe Edition ---
"Avalanche is a mutant with the superhuman ability to generate powerful waves of vibrations from his hands, creating highly destructive effects. The vibrations can cause an inorganic object to shatter or crumble into dust. When directed against large objects like buildings or upon the earth itself, the vibrations can produce effects similar to those of an earthquake or avalanches within limited areas. Avalanche need not touch an object to affect it: he can direct the vibrations against it from some distance away from it.
Avalanche is himself invulnerable to the effects of generating these intense vibratory waves. However, if the vibrations were to be reflected back upon him, he would be severely injured.
For unknown reasons, Avalanche's power has little or no effect on organic tissue. When he once used his power against the Hulk, the Hulk was uninjured, but the resulting feedback shattered the bones of Avalanche's arms (which have since completely healed). Hence, although Avalanche's vibrations have little or no effect on organic tissue, the reflected vibrations (feedback) can injure him.
As yet there is no known limit to the amount of area upon which Avalanche can use his powers at one time. However, there is no evidence that he could create an earthquake capable of destroying an entire city."
