Same here but at least its a dry cold and sunny
Its winter FFS did you expect swaying palm trees and drinking pina coladas on the deck/patio.

I get it, that's sarcasm. British humour, ha ha. Cold as part of a well digger - of course, it can get much colder. The only difference between today and yesterday when I suit up to go catch the bus to work is the addition of a scarf.

-1C at the moment and snowing.

Looks like this as of 10 minutes ago....

Just pissing down here on the Island. Doesn't look like we're going to get snow here yet.

I am actually surprised we are getting as much as we are, last night and early this morning it was just around 0 and light snow and wasn't sticking, and then the temp dropped to -2 and it's been snowing pretty heavily since.

Seems to have caught the town off guard as well, or they just don't want to pay the overtime for Sunday which wouldn't surprise me as I haven't seen a plow yet (we live on a major road) and I was out and about doing errands, and none of the streets have been plowed, even the highway which is provincial and not town's responsibility hasn't from what I can tell really been cleared.

I am not sure why BC (maybe Canada in general?) has such issues clearing snow, or just ignoring it and not plowing at all.

Granted I have only lived in 2 places in the US where snow was part of winter life, but they did a good job at keeping roads and highways clear, plows every 10 minutes or so on the highway's, never really had time for the snow to build.

Is BC so cheap they just prefer to make driving a miserable and unsafe situation in snow? They could do a lot better and probably reduce the accidents in winter by keeping the roads clear and salted.

Jsmith does Squamish usually get a lot of snow? I know in Vancouver and on Vancouver Island they don't have many plows because they don't need them. Everywhere else you go in BC: full of plows - in some places in the interior the sole occupation is the plowing of snow.

Historically it has, more recently winters have become more mild and less snow.

I am just surprised they don't clear a major provincial highway such as the Sea to Sky considering it goes to a ski resort, and so far in my commutes plows are not a common sight on the highway. Whistler doesn't appear to spend much time plowing their streets either, driving up there is interesting at times.

It's already a tricky highway to navigate north of Squamish, add in snow covered roads and no ability to see land markings, snow covered and slippery + tourists not experience in snow using all seasons and its just a bad mix.

They changed the tire requirements this year, and chains are no longer required for passenger vehicles, and proper snow tires are not required either, all seasons with M + S marking is sufficient, but really not suitable for the highway.

It is what it is, part of life in the lower mainland, although Hwy 1 through the canyon a few winters ago wasn't being plowed very well either, but not sure if that is a norm or not.

You'd think they'd make the effort for the ski traffic even if it costs them overtime. It's probably like the mass exodus from Fernie to Calgary every Sunday evening.

Nice pic.

It's still coming down to. The temp hasn't moved as expected, been steady at -1. The forecast had called for a high of +2 today, but it's not looking like that is going to happen unless there is a warm front behind this cold front.

I had expected it to turn into rain by now, that is usually how it rolls around here, snows at night, turns to rain and slush by noon...lol

Leaving Whistler during the mass exit after the lifts close is a miserable experience. Even though they did improve the highway overall for the olympics, they failed to add additional lanes actually leaving Whistler, so it's 1 lane for the first 10-12 km's, and your lucky to go above 50/km if that.

Overall it's a crappy highway, and the company contracted to do the clearing sucks. You'd think in a 60km commute, there would be a plow in at least one direction passing you...

I think the province contracting out to private companies just screws everything up, the companies probably under bid to get the work, and then skimp and cut to eek out a profit.

I'm dead impressed with snow clearing here. We're supposed to be one of the snowiest cities in Canada and most of the roads are cleared really quickly.

I actually complain of excessive plowing. Our road gets plowed to its full width, as per the targets, but it's a quiet road. It doesn't need to go to its full width.

Consequently the plow still passes when there's plenty of cleared surface and we get even more stuff across the drive when we've already cleared it a few times.

Our city snow removal budget for 2014 was $6.8 million. We sometimes use the whole thing before the year is up and go way over budget, but it has to be plowed.
City Snow Removal

We have gotten close to a foot of snow now according to the radio. Roads are a mess, the town sent a tractor down a couple times on the street we live on, but none of the side streets have been plowed at all, almost got stuck a few times, the snow in parts is taller then the car is high, but the little car got through it.

We have winter tires this year, but they don't seem to make much difference overall from what I can tell so far, but the roads do have a boat load of snow.

The highway through town has less snow on it, but no effort to clear both lanes, they just kind of went down the middle to clear just a space wide enough for single lane traffic.

The highway further north towards Whistler has apparently been a complete cluster and barely moving.

I think those who decide things underestimated this storm and got caught off guard again, they rely too much on "oh it will start to rain and melt it, so we can ignore it." and poof before you know it, there is a foot of snow.

Its raining now 20 minutes south of here, so appears it may turn into freezing rain or just rain, but this is a boat load of snow.

Probably got more snow today, then all of last winter.

Photo taken about 10 minutes ago. You can see my tire tracks, I did get stuck initially, but managed to get the car through it with a bit of work, and putting it into 2nd gear.

Good example today.
Due to plowing over the last couple of days the street was clear, save for a little slush in a few lines from where traffic had gone up and down.

So, of course, the city plow makes another pass shunting a very small ridge across the drive. Just a foot and a half across and a foot or so high. Easily got rid of.

If you get to it quickly.

Fortunately I was in the front of the house, heard the plow and, disbelievingly, looked out as it passed.

I went straight out and cleared it. If I'd not heard it and discovered it, say, tomorrow morning, it would have been solid and would have blocked driveway access.

There must be many people getting home from work today and finding a nasty shock.

-20 ... Feels like -28 with wind chill. Also under snow squall watch this afternoon with a good few cms predicted today and then again tomorrow.

We've only just cleared the pathways around the house from the last two foot of snow on Saturday! Grr!