300cm Of Snow Fell At The Summit In Dec

VSA Highway Maintenance reporting above average snowfall on the Coquihalla highway this winter.

33% more snow than average fell on the highway in December, according to company spokesperson Bob Gilowski

“This past December we had 300cm of snow that fell at the Coquihalla summit. Typically in December we see around 200cm.”

A snowfall warning for the Coquihalla highway between Merritt and Hope first issued Sunday, has now ended.

As much as 40cm of snow has fallen on parts of the highway since.