Wander through towering rubble and learn about Canada’s deadliest rockslide in a small Alberta town that sits nestled in the mountains.

Situated in Crowsnest Pass, Frank Slide is a jaw-dropping scene, with remains from the result of a massive rockslide off of Turtle Mountain, which happened in the early hours of April 29, 1903.

The catastrophic 90 seconds forever altered the mining town of Frank in southwest Alberta. More than 70 people were killed when approximately 100 million tonnes of limestone rock came crashing down into the eastern side of the town.

Looking at the slide from a distance reveals the level of devastation the surrounding area suffered, with a huge chunk of the mountain wiped off and scattered below.

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