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It is a beautiful and rare occurrence but when snow comes to this part of Canada, it comes with a wallop. A 36-hour blizzard hit the province leaving up to 48-centimeters of snow in the suburbs of Vancouver and about six to eight centimeters of snow across the southern tip of Vancouver Island A cold air mass from Alaska has replaced the tropical one from Hawaii we normally enjoy.
Victoria is, for the most part, shut down today as driving anywhere is treacherous. The snow started falling early yesterday morning. As the day progressed the intensity of the snow increased. By 1PM, visibility was cut to about ten feet with a dense wall of white powder
obscured trees, utility poles, parked vehicles and anything else drivers would normally steer their cars away from. Even if they could see the object, drivers don’t stand a chance in these conditions, especially drivers conditioned to driving in our normally ice-free climate. The snow stopped falling early this morning.