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Deadliest US avalanche was 111 years ago near Stevens Pass
In March 1910, an avalanche near Stevens Pass killed 96 people. The slide was triggered after a blizzard pummeled the region for nine days. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 10:28 AM PST March 1, 2021
WELLINGTON, Wash. The deadliest avalanche in U.S. history happened 111 years ago in the Cascades, killing 96 people.
At the end of February 1910, a blizzard hit for nine straight days. At times, up to a foot of snow fell every hour. One day, there was 132 inches of snow, which is 11 feet.
Snow trapped two trains on a railway line just west of Stevens Pass in the town of Wellington.