mountain passes

More heavy snow on Southern Interior mountain passes

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Another storm is moving through the B.C. Interior today and tonight, Dec. 6, following the system that dumped snow in mountain passes on Saturday. Environment Canada has issued another special weather statement warning drivers to be prepared for heavy snow on the upper elevation highways. Another frontal system is crossing the Interior today...

More heavy snow on southern Interior mountain highways; Kamloops gets a dump

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The heavy snow originally forecast to let up overnight continues today in southern Interior mountain passes, while snow also fell Kamloops and more can be expected this morning. Environment Canada has updated the special weather statement this morning, Nov. 15, calling for more heavy snow on the Okanagan Connector from Kelowna to Merritt,...

Major snowfall for mountain pass highways in Thompson-Okanagan

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Winter appears to be reluctant to release it’s icy grip on the mountain pass highways in the Thompson-Okanagan. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning of 10 to 20 centimetres of snow by Monday morning. Meteorologist Ross Macdonald says a strong front over Washington State combined with falling freezing levels will...

More snow is on its way; heavy snow for mountain passes

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The forecasters at Environment Canada are predicting heavy snow for mountain passes on the Coquihalla and the Hope-Princeton highways. The 20 to 30 centimetres of snow will start to fall late Saturday and continue overnight into Sunday, according to a Special Weather Statement. “A warm front will bring copious amounts of moisture to...

More snow on the way for mountain highways

TRANS CANADA CLOSED NEAR REVELSTOKE THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A break from the snowfall on the upper level highways in the Thompson-Okanagan region Saturday after a dump overnight, but not for long. The meteorologists at Environment Canada are predicting another bout of heavy snow in the mountain passes Saturday night and into Sunday. A special weather statement...