Frank Slide Interpretive Centre

Frank Slide Interpretive Centre overlooks the remnants of Canada’s deadliest rockslide.

On April 29, 1903, 110 million tonnes of rock tore off Turtle Mountain and devastated the town of Frank at the foot of the mountain. It was all over in a terrifying 90 seconds, but the echoes can be heard today. Some 90 people were killed, a staggering number in a town of 500 residents.

The interpretive centre explains the science behind the rockslide and records first-hand accounts of its devastating effects. The gripping documentary On the Edge of Destruction is not to be missed. Be sure to also stroll the interpretive trail that winds through the slide’s rubble to get a sense of the scale of destruction.

The Frank Slide Interpretive Centre is just off Highway 3 in the Crowsnest Pass between Bellevue and Blairmore. It’s open seven days a week in summer (mid-May to mid-October) and is closed Mondays the rest of the year.