1080° Avalanche

1080° Avalanche
European cover art
DeveloperNintendo Software Technology
PublisherNintendo
DirectorVivek Melwani
Producers
Designers
  • Richard Vorodi
  • Keith Friedly
  • Wing S. Cho
ArtistMichael Harrington
Composers
  • Lawrence Schwedler
  • James Phillipsen
Series1080° Snowboarding
PlatformGameCube
Release
  • EU: November 28, 2003
  • NA: December 1, 2003
  • JP: January 22, 2004
GenreSnowboarding
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

1080° Avalanche is a snowboarding video game developed by Nintendo Software Technology and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It was released on November 28, 2003, in Europe, on December 1, 2003, in North America, and on January 22, 2004, in Japan. Avalanche is a sequel to the 1998 video game 1080° Snowboarding for the Nintendo 64. In contrast to similar snowboarding games such as the SSX series, the game emphasizes more on the speed of downhill racing than stunts and tricks.