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Deadliest US avalanche was 111 years ago near Stevens Pass

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.

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