Parts of Metro Vancouver, including Burnaby Mountain, woke up to a dusting of snow Sunday morning.
Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning for Metro Vancouver, with up to five centimetres of snow at higher elevations.
Snow fell in parts of the Fraser Valley while Burnaby Mountain was hit with about three centimetres of snowfall and there were traces of it in New Westminster.
The snowfall warning has since ended.
In addition, most of the east and south coast of Vancouver Island were expected to receive two to 10 centimetres of snow at higher elevations.
Watch: Snowfall in southern B.C.
Snow created difficult driving conditions on the Sea-To-Sky Highway as several vehicles ended up in the ditch south of Squamish. There is no word on whether there were any injuries.
Environment Canada reminded the public to take precautions while on the road.
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“Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow,” said Environment Canada in a statement.
Elsewhere in southern B.C., Kamloops is digging out after being blanketed by snowfall Saturday. Snowfall in the Okanagan has kept City of Kelowna crews busy ensuring roads are clear for motorists.
The winter wallop may not stick around as conditions are expected ease up later Sunday morning.
Avalanche warning
While the North Shore has received plenty of snow in the past month, it’s also resulted in dangerous conditions in the backcountry.
Yesterday Avalanche Canada issued a warning for the Sea-to-Sky corridor, and local ski hills are reminding visitors to be safe.
“We encourage people to ski within the ski area,” says Eddie Wood, General Manager at Mt. Seymour.
“With the avalanche situation being what it is..skiing within bounds on ski runs is the safe to be.”
North Shore Rescue manager Doug Pope says it’s been several years since the avalanche risk was this great.
“Basically, if you’re out of bounds, you’re on your own,” he says.
“We can’t go in and get you at a high avalanche danger rating. It’s putting our rescuers in too much danger.”
– With files from Jon Azpiri and Neetu Garcha
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