Figure the man hurt got caught in a skiing disaster (9)
I believe the answer is:
avalanche
'skiing disaster' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to natural events as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'figure the man hurt got caught in a' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'figure' could be 'l' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'l' is present in the answer.
'man' could be 'che' and 'che' is located in the answer.
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ava' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for avalanche that I've seen before include "Heavy fall of rock or snow from mountain" , "Snow slip" , "great fall" , "sudden rush" , "flood" .)