The Hope Slide

One of the largest landslides in Canadian history, occurring on January 9, 1965, killing four motorists.

The Hope Slide 46 million cubic meters of earth, rock and snow smashing down in a matter of seconds from the over 2000 meter high mountain it came from. Filling the bottom of the valley with 70 meters deep. Outram Lake at the foot of the mountain was completely buried sending the water and soft clay from the lake bed were shot violently up the mountain on the opposite side of the Valley.

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Coordinates:  49°18'8"N 121°14'58"W

Comments

  • i passed this when we drove acros the country sortof more like 2 povinces. but aneways thats not the point all i could think was holy shit.
  • no way did you get hurt
  • bullshit
  • i flew past the area on flight simulator, but couldn't see the slide remnent. I can't believe how much rock came down. sick.
  • the year after the '65 slide, in April '66, a low flying airplane got caught in clouds in the valley along the hope slide, they clipped off the tips of trees before hitting the mountain side, killing all on board except one. Mr Reid was the only surviver, the plane wreckage can still be found at hope slide, just a 15 minute hike from the roadway.
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