WHAT THE DEADLIEST AVALANCHE IN US HISTORY 96 DIED WAS REALLY LIKE -1910 march 1
WHAT THE DEADLIEST AVALANCHE IN US HISTORY 96 DIED WAS REALLY LIKE -1910 march 1 Shutterstock BY MICHAEL STAGNO/JULY 1, 2021 9:48 AM EST In March of 1910, a nine-day blizzard blanketed the Cascades mountain range in Washington, causing an avalanche that claimed the lives of dozens of train passengers stuck on the tracks near Stevens Pass. It remains the deadliest avalanche in U.S. history. The storm produced as much as a foot of snow in the mountainous area each hour at some points during the storm, resulting in an accumulation of over 132 inches, equal to 11 feet. Two trains that normally traveled through the area had been forced to stop temporarily. As the temperatures climbed, much of the snow melted, leading to a devastating avalanche that pummeled everything below it at speeds north of 80 miles per hour. The force of the avalanche derailed two of the trains and sent helpless passengers flying, many of whom were crushed under the weight of heavy and dense snow or ...