 Music for "Spectrum Strikes Back" was recorded during the same session.The main tracks for "Avalanche" are "Mountain Pass" (which accompanies the scene leading up to the death of the original Eddie) and "Deadly Mist and Mountain Chase" (which accompanies Scarlet's pursuit of the snowcat).James Stansfield of entertainment website Den of Geek ranks "Avalanche" seventh in a list of "top 10" "Captain Scarlet" episodes, praising its "exciting" climax.