Blast of snow expected on the Coquihalla
KAMLOOPS — If the weather forecast is to be believed, Old Man Winter will make his return to the Coquihalla Highway overnight and into tomorrow morning.
The forecast calls for a significant dump of snow on the highest elevations of the highway between Merritt and Hope, near the Great Bear Snowshed.
Bob Gilowski of VSA Highway Maintenance says that means travelers should prepare for longer commutes.
“We are expecting that we are going to get some widespread snowfall. Snow levels are dropping to 900 metres into tomorrow. That could translate to anywhere from 10 to 15 centimetres of snow in the area known as the snowshed,” explained Gilowski.