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I was bored today so took a drive down the old road through the Frank slide,which is on top of the other half of the town I live in.
2 blocks away from my place is the slide,youtube didnt process the last half of my video shots from windows movie maker but as soon as it's processed I'll post it anyways,the first half turned out good considering I was just out for a cruise.
They say the next slab will come down on the east face,thats good for me as im west of it.

Some of the boulders are the size of 5 story hotels.

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On April 29, 1903, at 4:10 a.m., 74 million tonnes (30 million cubic metres) of limestone crashed from the east face of Turtle Mountain and covered approximately three square kilometres of the valley floor. The slab of rock that broke free was approximately 650 m high, 900 m wide and 150 m thick[1]. The slide dammed the Crowsnest River and formed a small lake, covered 2km of the Canadian Pacific Railway, destroyed most of the coal mine's surface infrastructure, and buried seven houses on the outskirts of the sleeping town of Frank, as well as several rural buildings. Frank was home to approximately 600 people in 1903; of the roughly 100 individuals who lived in the path of the slide, 76 were killed.


The town was evacuated, but people were soon allowed to return and both the mine and the railway were back in operation within a month. The town of Frank continued to grow, until a report on the mountain’s stability resulted in the provincial government ordering the closure of the south part of the town in 1911. Studies and monitoring continue today.

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I live in whats left of Frank.

I grew up between 2 graveyards so not much bugs me anymore.

Dad got a deal on the land.

[rawmeat]

I spend alot of time in the Pass, my Dad lives there and I am a member at the golf club. It still amazes me when I drive through the slide.

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Zig, have you ever hiked up Crowsnest Mountain?

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Video's 30 seconds too long,after they took an hour to upload it they tell me its removes....sigh.

And I did hike the Crow many times,theres a quad trail most of the way up there now.

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rawmeat wrote:

I spend alot of time in the Pass, my Dad lives there and I am a member at the golf club. It still amazes me when I drive through the slide.

You probably met my sister then,she used to run the restaraunt there but is in the pro shop now.
My mom worked the shack on the ninth hole.

The BIL ran the booze cart.