March 4, 1910:

In a late-evening blizzard, CPR Road Master John Anderson toiled alongside 60 men to clear an avalanche that had covered hundreds of metres of track near the summit of Rogers Pass, BC. As the workers and their machinery punched a trench through the deep snow on the tracks, Anderson walked to the watchman’s shack to advise the Revelstoke dispatcher of their progress. On his return, he was met with an eerie silence. A second avalanche had come down from the other side of the valley, entombing the workers and taking 58 lives.

Since that fateful night, little has changed in the mountain environment; yet everything has changed in the way we interact with the many elements that create avalanches and avalanche hazard. Today, Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park is not only a vital transportation corridor but also home to some of the world’s most advanced avalanche risk management programs and research in avalanche science. During the centennial year of this tragedy, we invite you to learn about the story of this accident and how it helped set the stage for the myriad of changes that allows Canadians and our visitors to travel safely through the stunning beauty of our winter mountains.

Read the brochure about the 1910 slide (PDF)

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