iN TRAFFIC: Slippery roads aplenty in the Interior today
There are a few things to mind on the Interior highways today, Dec. 14.
Highway 6, east of the intersection at Aberdeen Road, is open to traffic again. It was closed for several hours while police conducted an investigation.
The Vernon RCMP is appealing to motorists to use extra caution this morning.
"As of 6:30 am, police are on scene of two separate serious motor vehicle incidents, one on Highway 6 near Aberdeen Road and one on Hwy 97 near Stickle Road," according to an RCMP press release.
Other issues on the highways involve compact snow and slippery sections on Highway 1 from north of Jackass Mountain Summit to Kamloops; Highway 3 has slippery sections between Princeton and Osoyoos; Highway 5 has slippery sections between Great Bear Snowshed and Surrey Lake Summit; Highway 8 has slippery sections throughout; Highway 12 has slippery sections the entire way; Highway 97C has compact snow and slippery sections between Merritt and Highland Valley Copper Mine as well as fog patches from Highland Valley Copper Mine to the end of Highway 97C; and Highway 97D has slippery sections throughout.
Charles Andrews commutes from Armstrong to Sicamous via Highway 97A. This morning the road was mostly bare and wet the entire way, he reported.
"Some slippery sections but well-sanded in the corners," Andrews said.
For the latest on road conditions go to DriveBC here.
In weather, the day starts at -6 Celsius in Kamloops before warming to -2 C and then dipping to -4 C tonight, according to Environment Canada. Vernon and Kelowna will both go from -5 C this morning to -2 C this afternoon before dropping back down to -5 C tonight. Penticton will hover between -2 C and 1 C throughout the day. There is no snow in the forecast.
At the ski hills, Big White Mountain Resort is reporting no new snow but 21 centimetres over the past week. There has been 27 cm at Sun Peaks Ski Resort over the past week; SilverStar Mountain Resort last got 6 cm on Dec. 10; and Apex Mountain Resort is reporting 4 cm of new snow and 8 cm over the past week.
— Story updated at 7:50 a.m. Dec. 14 with information about the incident on Highway 6 in Coldstream and a comment from the RCMP.
— Story updated at 9:15 a.m. Dec. 14 with an estimated time of reopening for Highway 6 in Coldstream.
— Story updated at 11:28 a.m. Dec. 14 to say Highway 6 has reopened to traffic.
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