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'A Monstrous Body of Snow': Canada's First Recorded Avalanche

Historian Wallace J. McLean uncovered a 1781-82 avalanche that killed 22 of 31 Inuit in Newfoundland, marking Canada’s earliest and worst recorded avalanche disaster.

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The earliest recorded avalanche in Canada’s history occurred not in the mountain ranges of Quebec or Ontario, or in the bountiful B.C. backcountry, but on the quiet shores of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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'A monstrous body of snow': Canada's first recorded avalanche

The earliest recorded avalanche in Canada’s history occurred not in the mountain ranges of Quebec or Ontario, or in the bountiful B.C. backcountry, but on the quiet shores of Newfoundland and Labrador.

·Kelowna, Canada
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Bowen Island Undercurrent broke the news in on Sunday, January 25, 2026.
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