Avalanche - Revision history

Paxmorningstar at 06:11, 8 February 2026

2026-02-08T06:11:59Z

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Paxmorningstar at 05:06, 3 July 2025

2025-07-03T05:06:06Z

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	! Builder !! [[Micah Farris]]		! Builder/Driver !! Micah Farris
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	! Driver !! [[Micah Farris]]
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Paxmorningstar at 23:58, 30 June 2025

2025-06-30T23:58:44Z

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	===Robot Facts===		===Robot Facts===
		⚫	[[File:Avalanche MK1.png\|alt=\|thumb\|Avalanche MK1\|418x418px]]
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	[[File:Avalanche MK2 Render.png\|thumb\|443x443px\|Render of Avalanche MK2]][[File:Avalanche v0.jpg\|alt=\|thumb\|333x333px\|Prototype of Avalanche]]
			File:The earliest Tinkercad version of Avalanche.png\|The earliest Tinkercad version of Avalanche
⚫	[[File:Avalanche In Progress.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|Avalanche Being Built~~\|277x277px]]~~
			File:Avalanche v0.jpg\|Prototype of Avalanche
		⚫	File:Avalanche In Progress.jpg\|Avalanche Being Built
			File:Avalanche MK2 Render.png\|Render of Avalanche MK2
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Luma Robotics at 13:30, 18 July 2024

2024-07-18T13:30:58Z

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	Avalanche is 12lb drum spinner with a 6061 aluminum billet frame, protected by AR500 and TPU armor. It has multiple armor configurations to attack and defend best against different types of robots. It was designed, built, and driven by high school student Micah Farris.		Avalanche is 12lb drum spinner with a 6061 aluminum billet frame, protected by AR500 and TPU armor. It has multiple armor configurations to attack and defend best against different types of robots. It was designed, built, and driven by high school student Micah Farris.
⚫	~~----~~The first time it competed was January 2023. Before the competition, a drive speed controller broke, causing the robot to lose drive after large hits. Avalanche's first round opponent, Ishtar forfeited, sending Avalanche straight to the first round. It lost its first fight against Controlled Demolition via a judges decision because aforementioned speed controller issue. Avalanche was then entered into the large rumble at the end of the day where it proved itself to be reliable, taking big hits from the 45lb shell spinner Big Cookie.
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		⚫	The first time it competed was January 2023. Before the competition, a drive speed controller broke, causing the robot to lose drive after large hits. Avalanche's first round opponent, Ishtar forfeited, sending Avalanche straight to the first round. It lost its first fight against Controlled Demolition via a judges decision because aforementioned speed controller issue. Avalanche was then entered into the large rumble at the end of the day where it proved itself to be reliable, taking big hits from the 45lb shell spinner Big Cookie.

	The next time it competed was in March 2023 with several upgrades. These include switching to 6s and buying a smaller weapon speed controller. Its first fight was against Blue Cheese, which has a history of weapon problems. The fight was very fast with Avalanche dealing out some powerful hits, causing Blue Cheese's bec to shut off, killing the robot. The second fight was against Saiko! which was favored to win the entire event (which it did). Avalanche started by winning the first two weapon on weapon hits, leading Saiko!'s driver and captain Jamison Go to increase the weapon speed to aid in winning weapon on weapon hits. This caused Saiko! to dominate the fight, leading to its win by tapout. The next fight was against Hooligan in the round of 16 (Avalanche had a bye in the first round). Once again, this was a quick fight. Avalanche flipped Hooligan over and proceeded to hit them directly in their weapon, which caused Hooligans weapon belt to snap and Avalanche's weapon belt to be dislodged. Hooligan became high centered because Avalanche warped the frame, and was counted out. Avalanche's final fight was a rematch against Saiko! and the winner would qualify for the finals. This fight was similar to the first one, with a dominant performance by Saiko! and a win by KO. Avalanche was completely destroyed in this fight, giving an excuse for Avalanche MK2 which is a complete overhaul of the first version, estimated to be competing in August 2023.		The next time it competed was in March 2023 with several upgrades. These include switching to 6s and buying a smaller weapon speed controller. Its first fight was against Blue Cheese, which has a history of weapon problems. The fight was very fast with Avalanche dealing out some powerful hits, causing Blue Cheese's bec to shut off, killing the robot. The second fight was against Saiko! which was favored to win the entire event (which it did). Avalanche started by winning the first two weapon on weapon hits, leading Saiko!'s driver and captain Jamison Go to increase the weapon speed to aid in winning weapon on weapon hits. This caused Saiko! to dominate the fight, leading to its win by tapout. The next fight was against Hooligan in the round of 16 (Avalanche had a bye in the first round). Once again, this was a quick fight. Avalanche flipped Hooligan over and proceeded to hit them directly in their weapon, which caused Hooligans weapon belt to snap and Avalanche's weapon belt to be dislodged. Hooligan became high centered because Avalanche warped the frame, and was counted out. Avalanche's final fight was a rematch against Saiko! and the winner would qualify for the finals. This fight was similar to the first one, with a dominant performance by Saiko! and a win by KO. Avalanche was completely destroyed in this fight, giving an excuse for Avalanche MK2 which is a complete overhaul of the first version, estimated to be competing in August 2023.
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⚫	This new version centers around a more optimized beater bar weapon with a higher tipspeed and moment of inertia as well as a more reliable single stage geared drive system.
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		⚫	This new version centers around a more optimized beater bar weapon with a higher tipspeed and moment of inertia as well as a more reliable single stage geared drive system.

	Similar to Avalanche MK1, Avalanche MK2's debut was filled with problems. The beater was incorrectly heat treated and very brittle, the tpu armor was weakly attached, and the tpu drive gears were prone to strip. Avalanche's first opponent in August 2023 was Herbie 3, a very similar robot, with a wide beater and 4wd construction. In the first 10 seconds, Avalanche landed two hits on corners of herbie's frame, then spun fully up and went for a weapon on weapon hit. The hit broke both Avalanche and Herbie's beaters, and bent both shafts. Avalanche was able to pust Herbie around for the rest of the fight, and win by judges decision. The beater had to be welded together after the fight and took longer than expected, forcing Avalanche to Forfeit its next fight against Superscope. Avalanche's final fight was against First Contact, a horizontal spinner with an unhardened bar. The fight started with First Contact spinning up and ripping off the side armor on Avalanche. The fight ended when First Contact and Avalanche hit weapon on weapon, and the impact sheared off the teeth on Avalanche's drive gears, rendering it immobile, and ending the competition for Avalanche.		Similar to Avalanche MK1, Avalanche MK2's debut was filled with problems. The beater was incorrectly heat treated and very brittle, the tpu armor was weakly attached, and the tpu drive gears were prone to strip. Avalanche's first opponent in August 2023 was Herbie 3, a very similar robot, with a wide beater and 4wd construction. In the first 10 seconds, Avalanche landed two hits on corners of herbie's frame, then spun fully up and went for a weapon on weapon hit. The hit broke both Avalanche and Herbie's beaters, and bent both shafts. Avalanche was able to pust Herbie around for the rest of the fight, and win by judges decision. The beater had to be welded together after the fight and took longer than expected, forcing Avalanche to Forfeit its next fight against Superscope. Avalanche's final fight was against First Contact, a horizontal spinner with an unhardened bar. The fight started with First Contact spinning up and ripping off the side armor on Avalanche. The fight ended when First Contact and Avalanche hit weapon on weapon, and the impact sheared off the teeth on Avalanche's drive gears, rendering it immobile, and ending the competition for Avalanche.

	~~----~~The next version of Avalanche features a return to a drum weapon and hybrid vytaflex/cleat wheels, and is scheduled to compete in March 2024.		The next version of Avalanche features a return to a drum weapon and hybrid vytaflex/cleat wheels, and is scheduled to compete in March 2024.
	~~----~~[[File:MK2 Prototype.jpg\|thumb\|380x380px\|Avalanche MK2 Prototype]]		[[File:MK2 Prototype.jpg\|thumb\|380x380px\|Avalanche MK2 Prototype]]

	{{Bot Stats\|bot=Avalanche\|class=12lb}}		{{Bot Stats\|bot=Avalanche\|class=12lb}}

	== Fights ==		==Fights==

	== Gallery ==		==Gallery==
	[[File:Avalanche MK2 Render.png\|thumb\|443x443px\|Render of Avalanche MK2]][[File:Avalanche v0.jpg\|alt=\|thumb\|333x333px\|Prototype of Avalanche]]		[[File:Avalanche MK2 Render.png\|thumb\|443x443px\|Render of Avalanche MK2]][[File:Avalanche v0.jpg\|alt=\|thumb\|333x333px\|Prototype of Avalanche]]
	[[File:Avalanche In Progress.jpg\|thumb\|Avalanche Being Built\|277x277px]]		[[File:Avalanche In Progress.jpg\|thumb\|Avalanche Being Built\|277x277px]]
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Micah: Updated Bot info

2023-08-16T22:44:51Z

Updated Bot info

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	Similar to Avalanche MK1, Avalanche MK2's debut was filled with problems. The beater was incorrectly heat treated and very brittle, the tpu armor was weakly attached, and the tpu drive gears were prone to strip. Avalanche's first opponent in August 2023 was Herbie 3, a very similar robot, with a wide beater and 4wd construction. In the first 10 seconds, Avalanche landed two hits on corners of herbie's frame, then spun fully up and went for a weapon on weapon hit. The hit broke both Avalanche and Herbie's beaters, and bent both shafts. Avalanche was able to pust Herbie around for the rest of the fight, and win by judges decision.		Similar to Avalanche MK1, Avalanche MK2's debut was filled with problems. The beater was incorrectly heat treated and very brittle, the tpu armor was weakly attached, and the tpu drive gears were prone to strip. Avalanche's first opponent in August 2023 was Herbie 3, a very similar robot, with a wide beater and 4wd construction. In the first 10 seconds, Avalanche landed two hits on corners of herbie's frame, then spun fully up and went for a weapon on weapon hit. The hit broke both Avalanche and Herbie's beaters, and bent both shafts. Avalanche was able to pust Herbie around for the rest of the fight, and win by judges decision. The beater had to be welded together after the fight and took longer than expected, forcing Avalanche to Forfeit its next fight against Superscope. Avalanche's final fight was against First Contact, a horizontal spinner with an unhardened bar. The fight started with First Contact spinning up and ripping off the side armor on Avalanche. The fight ended when First Contact and Avalanche hit weapon on weapon, and the impact sheared off the teeth on Avalanche's drive gears, rendering it immobile, and ending the competition for Avalanche.
			----The next version of Avalanche features a return to a drum weapon and hybrid vytaflex/cleat wheels, and is scheduled to compete in March 2024.
	[[File:MK2 Prototype.jpg\|thumb\|380x380px\|Avalanche MK2 Prototype]]		----[[File:MK2 Prototype.jpg\|thumb\|380x380px\|Avalanche MK2 Prototype]]

	{{Bot Stats\|bot=Avalanche\|class=12lb}}		{{Bot Stats\|bot=Avalanche\|class=12lb}}

	== ~~Select~~ Fights ==		== Fights ==
	Video links Coming Soon!

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
	[[File:Avalanche MK2 Render.png\|thumb\|443x443px\|Render of Avalanche MK2]]~~Images coming soon!~~[[File:Avalanche v0.jpg\|alt=\|thumb\|333x333px\|Prototype of Avalanche]]		[[File:Avalanche MK2 Render.png\|thumb\|443x443px\|Render of Avalanche MK2]][[File:Avalanche v0.jpg\|alt=\|thumb\|333x333px\|Prototype of Avalanche]]
	[[File:Avalanche In Progress.jpg\|thumb\|Avalanche Being Built\|277x277px]]		[[File:Avalanche In Progress.jpg\|thumb\|Avalanche Being Built\|277x277px]]

Micah: Updated Bot info

2023-08-16T22:07:27Z

Updated Bot info

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 Avalanche is 12lb drum spinner with a 6061 aluminum billet frame, protected by AR500 and TPU armor. It has multiple armor configurations to attack and defend best against different types of robots. It was designed, built, and driven by high school student Micah Farris.
 [[File:MK2 Prototype.jpg|thumb|380x380px|Avalanche MK2 Prototype]]
 {{Bot Stats|bot=Avalanche|class=12lb}}

Luma Robotics at 13:07, 14 August 2023

2023-08-14T13:07:51Z

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	[[File:Avalanche MK2 Render.png\|thumb\|443x443px\|Render of Avalanche MK2]]Images coming soon![[File:Avalanche v0.jpg\|alt=\|thumb\|333x333px\|Prototype of Avalanche]]		[[File:Avalanche MK2 Render.png\|thumb\|443x443px\|Render of Avalanche MK2]]Images coming soon![[File:Avalanche v0.jpg\|alt=\|thumb\|333x333px\|Prototype of Avalanche]]
	[[File:Avalanche In Progress.jpg\|thumb\|Avalanche Being Built\|277x277px]]		[[File:Avalanche In Progress.jpg\|thumb\|Avalanche Being Built\|277x277px]]

	[[Category:12lb Bots~~]][[Category:NHRL 2022~~]]		[[Category:12lb Bots]]
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Micah: /* Robot Facts */

2023-06-07T20:13:55Z

Robot Facts

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	The first time it competed was January 2023. Before the competition, a drive speed controller broke, causing the robot to lose drive after large hits. Avalanche's first round opponent, Ishtar forfeited, sending Avalanche straight to the first round. It lost its first fight against Controlled Demolition via a judges decision because aforementioned speed controller issue. Avalanche was then entered into the large rumble at the end of the day where it proved itself to be reliable, taking big hits from the 45lb shell spinner Big Cookie.		The first time it competed was January 2023. Before the competition, a drive speed controller broke, causing the robot to lose drive after large hits. Avalanche's first round opponent, Ishtar forfeited, sending Avalanche straight to the first round. It lost its first fight against Controlled Demolition via a judges decision because aforementioned speed controller issue. Avalanche was then entered into the large rumble at the end of the day where it proved itself to be reliable, taking big hits from the 45lb shell spinner Big Cookie.

	The next time it competed was in March 2023 with several upgrades. These include switching to 6s and buying a smaller weapon speed controller. Its first fight was against Blue Cheese, which has a history of weapon problems. The fight was very fast with Avalanche dealing out some powerful hits, causing Blue Cheese's bec to shut off, killing the robot. The second fight was against Saiko! which was favored to win the entire event (which it did). Avalanche started by winning the first two weapon on weapon hits, leading Saiko!'s driver and captain Jamison Go to increase the weapon speed to aid in winning weapon on weapon hits. This caused Saiko! to dominate the fight, leading to its win by tapout. The next fight was against Hooligan in the round of 16 (Avalanche had a bye in the first round). Once again, this was a quick fight. Avalanche flipped Hooligan over and proceeded to hit them directly in their weapon, which caused Hooligans weapon belt to snap and Avalanche's weapon belt to be dislodged. Hooligan became high centered because Avalanche warped the frame, and was counted out. Avalanche's final fight was a rematch against Saiko! and the winner would qualify for the finals. This fight was similar to the firs one, with a dominant performance by Saiko! and a win by KO. Avalanche was completely destroyed in this fight, giving an excuse for Avalanche MK2 which is a complete overhaul of the first version, estimated to be competing in August 2023. This new version centers around a more optimized beater bar weapon with a higher tipspeed and moment of inertia as well as a more reliable single stage geared drive system.		The next time it competed was in March 2023 with several upgrades. These include switching to 6s and buying a smaller weapon speed controller. Its first fight was against Blue Cheese, which has a history of weapon problems. The fight was very fast with Avalanche dealing out some powerful hits, causing Blue Cheese's bec to shut off, killing the robot. The second fight was against Saiko! which was favored to win the entire event (which it did). Avalanche started by winning the first two weapon on weapon hits, leading Saiko!'s driver and captain Jamison Go to increase the weapon speed to aid in winning weapon on weapon hits. This caused Saiko! to dominate the fight, leading to its win by tapout. The next fight was against Hooligan in the round of 16 (Avalanche had a bye in the first round). Once again, this was a quick fight. Avalanche flipped Hooligan over and proceeded to hit them directly in their weapon, which caused Hooligans weapon belt to snap and Avalanche's weapon belt to be dislodged. Hooligan became high centered because Avalanche warped the frame, and was counted out. Avalanche's final fight was a rematch against Saiko! and the winner would qualify for the finals. This fight was similar to the firs one, with a dominant performance by Saiko! and a win by KO. Avalanche was completely destroyed in this fight, giving an excuse for Avalanche MK2 which is a complete overhaul of the first version, estimated to be competing in August 2023. This new version centers around a more optimized beater bar weapon with a higher tipspeed and moment of inertia as well as a more reliable single stage geared drive system.
	[[File:MK2 Prototype.jpg\|thumb\|380x380px\|Avalanche MK2 Prototype]]		[[File:MK2 Prototype.jpg\|thumb\|380x380px\|Avalanche MK2 Prototype]]

Micah: Punctuation

2023-06-07T20:12:25Z

Punctuation

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	The first time it competed was January 2023. Before the competition, a drive speed controller broke, causing the robot to lose drive after large hits. Avalanche's first round opponent, Ishtar forfeited, sending Avalanche straight to the first round. It lost its first fight against Controlled Demolition via a judges decision because aforementioned speed controller issue. Avalanche was then entered into the large rumble at the end of the day where it proved itself to be reliable, taking big hits from the 45lb shell spinner Big Cookie.		The first time it competed was January 2023. Before the competition, a drive speed controller broke, causing the robot to lose drive after large hits. Avalanche's first round opponent, Ishtar forfeited, sending Avalanche straight to the first round. It lost its first fight against Controlled Demolition via a judges decision because aforementioned speed controller issue. Avalanche was then entered into the large rumble at the end of the day where it proved itself to be reliable, taking big hits from the 45lb shell spinner Big Cookie.
	The next time it competed was in March 2023 with several upgrades. These include switching to 6s and buying a smaller weapon speed controller. Its first fight was against Blue Cheese, which has a history of weapon problems. The fight was very fast with Avalanche dealing out some powerful hits, causing Blue Cheese's bec to shut off, killing the robot. The second fight was against Saiko! which was favored to win the entire event (which it did). Avalanche started by winning the first two weapon on weapon hits, leading Saiko!'s driver and captain Jamison Go to increase the weapon speed to aid in winning weapon on weapon hits. This caused Saiko! to dominate the fight, leading to its win by tapout. The next fight was against Hooligan in the round of 16 (Avalanche had a bye in the first round). Once again, this was a quick fight. Avalanche flipped Hooligan over and proceeded to hit them directly in their weapon, which caused Hooligans weapon belt to snap and Avalanche's weapon belt to be dislodged. Hooligan became high centered because Avalanche warped the frame, and was counted out. Avalanche's final fight was a rematch against Saiko! and the winner would qualify for the finals. This fight was similar to the firs one, with a dominant performance by Saiko! and a win by KO. Avalanche was completely destroyed in this fight, giving an excuse for Avalanche MK2 which is a complete overhaul of the first version, estimated to be competing in August 2023. This new version centers around a more optimized beater bar weapon with a ~~higer~~ tipspeed and moment of inertia as well as a more reliable single stage geared drive system.		The next time it competed was in March 2023 with several upgrades. These include switching to 6s and buying a smaller weapon speed controller. Its first fight was against Blue Cheese, which has a history of weapon problems. The fight was very fast with Avalanche dealing out some powerful hits, causing Blue Cheese's bec to shut off, killing the robot. The second fight was against Saiko! which was favored to win the entire event (which it did). Avalanche started by winning the first two weapon on weapon hits, leading Saiko!'s driver and captain Jamison Go to increase the weapon speed to aid in winning weapon on weapon hits. This caused Saiko! to dominate the fight, leading to its win by tapout. The next fight was against Hooligan in the round of 16 (Avalanche had a bye in the first round). Once again, this was a quick fight. Avalanche flipped Hooligan over and proceeded to hit them directly in their weapon, which caused Hooligans weapon belt to snap and Avalanche's weapon belt to be dislodged. Hooligan became high centered because Avalanche warped the frame, and was counted out. Avalanche's final fight was a rematch against Saiko! and the winner would qualify for the finals. This fight was similar to the firs one, with a dominant performance by Saiko! and a win by KO. Avalanche was completely destroyed in this fight, giving an excuse for Avalanche MK2 which is a complete overhaul of the first version, estimated to be competing in August 2023. This new version centers around a more optimized beater bar weapon with a higher tipspeed and moment of inertia as well as a more reliable single stage geared drive system.
	[[File:MK2 Prototype.jpg\|thumb\|380x380px\|Avalanche MK2 Prototype]]		[[File:MK2 Prototype.jpg\|thumb\|380x380px\|Avalanche MK2 Prototype]]
	Version 2 is still in the prototype phase, and is scheduled to compete in August 2023.		Version 2 is still in the prototype phase, and is scheduled to compete in August 2023.

Micah: Updated Bot info

2023-06-07T20:11:08Z

Updated Bot info

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	===Robot Facts===		===Robot Facts===
⚫	[[File:Avalanche ~~MK1~~.~~png\|alt=~~\|thumb\|Avalanche ~~MK1~~]]
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		⚫	Avalanche is 12lb drum spinner with a 6061 aluminum billet frame, protected by AR500 and TPU armor. It has multiple armor configurations to attack and defend best against different types of robots. It was designed, built, and driven by high school student Micah Farris.
	[[File:Avalanche v0.jpg\|alt=\|thumb\|197x197px\|Prototype of Avalanche]]

⚫	Avalanche is 12lb drum spinner with a 6061 aluminum billet frame, protected by AR500 and TPU armor. It has multiple armor configurations to attack and defend best against different types of robots. It was designed, built, and driven by high school student Micah Farris.
	The first time it competed was January 2023. Before the competition, a drive speed controller broke, causing the robot to lose drive after large hits. Avalanche's first round opponent, Ishtar forfeited, sending Avalanche straight to the first round. It lost its first fight against Controlled Demolition via a judges decision because aforementioned speed controller issue. Avalanche was then entered into the large rumble at the end of the day where it proved itself to be reliable, taking big hits from the 45lb shell spinner Big Cookie.		The first time it competed was January 2023. Before the competition, a drive speed controller broke, causing the robot to lose drive after large hits. Avalanche's first round opponent, Ishtar forfeited, sending Avalanche straight to the first round. It lost its first fight against Controlled Demolition via a judges decision because aforementioned speed controller issue. Avalanche was then entered into the large rumble at the end of the day where it proved itself to be reliable, taking big hits from the 45lb shell spinner Big Cookie.
		⚫	The next time it competed was in March 2023 with several upgrades. These include switching to 6s and buying a smaller weapon speed controller. Its first fight was against Blue Cheese, which has a history of weapon problems. The fight was very fast with Avalanche dealing out some powerful hits, causing Blue Cheese's bec to shut off, killing the robot. The second fight was against Saiko! which was favored to win the entire event (which it did). Avalanche started by winning the first two weapon on weapon hits, leading Saiko!'s driver and captain Jamison Go to increase the weapon speed to aid in winning weapon on weapon hits. This caused Saiko! to dominate the fight, leading to its win by tapout. The next fight was against Hooligan in the round of 16 (Avalanche had a bye in the first round). Once again, this was a quick fight. Avalanche flipped Hooligan over and proceeded to hit them directly in their weapon, which caused Hooligans weapon belt to snap and Avalanche's weapon belt to be dislodged. Hooligan became high centered because Avalanche warped the frame, and was counted out. Avalanche's final fight was a rematch against Saiko! and the winner would qualify for the finals. This fight was similar to the firs one, with a dominant performance by Saiko! and a win by KO. Avalanche was completely destroyed in this fight, giving an excuse for Avalanche MK2 which is a complete overhaul of the first version, estimated to be competing in August 2023. This new version centers around a more optimized beater bar weapon with a higer tipspeed and moment of inertia as well as a more reliable single stage geared drive system.
	[[File:~~Avalanche~~ ~~In Progress~~.jpg\|thumb\|Avalanche ~~Being~~ ~~Built~~]]		[[File:MK2 Prototype.jpg\|thumb\|380x380px\|Avalanche MK2 Prototype]]
⚫	The next time it competed was in March 2023 with several upgrades. These include switching to 6s and buying a smaller weapon speed controller. Its first fight was against Blue Cheese, which has a history of weapon problems. The fight was very fast with Avalanche dealing out some powerful hits, causing Blue Cheese's bec to shut off, killing the robot. The second fight was against Saiko! which was favored to win the entire event (which it did). Avalanche started by winning the first two weapon on weapon hits, leading Saiko!'s driver and captain Jamison Go to increase the weapon speed to aid in winning weapon on weapon hits. This caused Saiko! to dominate the fight, leading to its win by tapout. The next fight was against Hooligan in the round of 16 (Avalanche had a bye in the first round). Once again, this was a quick fight. Avalanche flipped Hooligan over and proceeded to hit them directly in their weapon, which caused Hooligans weapon belt to snap and Avalanche's weapon belt to be dislodged. Hooligan became high centered because Avalanche warped the frame, and was counted out. Avalanche's final fight was a rematch against Saiko! and the winner would qualify for the finals. This fight was similar to the firs one, with a dominant performance by Saiko! and a win by KO. Avalanche was completely destroyed in this fight, giving an excuse for Avalanche MK2 which is a complete overhaul of the first version, estimated to be competing in August 2023.
			Version 2 is still in the prototype phase, and is scheduled to compete in August 2023.
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	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
			[[File:Avalanche MK2 Render.png\|thumb\|443x443px\|Render of Avalanche MK2]]Images coming soon![[File:Avalanche v0.jpg\|alt=\|thumb\|333x333px\|Prototype of Avalanche]]
	Images coming soon!
		⚫	[[File:Avalanche In Progress.jpg\|thumb\|Avalanche Being Built\|277x277px]]

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