Highway drivers face snow covered and slippery roads

Drivers in the Prince Albert area are doing their best on the roads as a snowy weather system works its way through Saskatchewan.

Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning the previous day. As of 10 a.m., the agency reported the snow had moved from Lloydminster and Saskatoon onto the Nipawin and Hudson Bay areas, with four centimetres (or an inch and a half) on the ground by then.

Meteorologist Henri Dagenais forecasts between five and 10 centimetres (two to four inches) throughout Friday in the Prince Albert area.

The snow will continue with flurries throughout the weekend, ending on Sunday, according to Dagenais.

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On Friday morning, one driver in the Gateway Mall parking lot underestimated the slippery conditions.

Her SUV jarred a parked car’s rear end and smashed plastic off its own front bumper and the other car’s rear.

The driver told paNOW she was not injured, and had trouble navigating a turn into the parking lot because of the snow.

As police and a fire department crew responded to the accident, another car got caught up on a curb heading into the parking lot.

Its passengers had to help push it out.

Highway road conditions  

Highway Hotline reports Prince Albert and area highways have reduced visibility and icy/slippery sections. 

The roads and visibility are not good around the Choiceland co-op area east of Prince Albert. Gas station workers reported snow blowing in sheltered areas.  

As you head south of Prince Albert the Melfort area has a strong wind which is blowing the snow but gas staion workers said trucks are still moving along the highway.

Traveling south on highway 11 from of Prince Albert going in the Saskatoon direction, through Duck Lake and Hague, roads and visibility are good and no one is pulling over. 

Heading north of the city; Shellbrook Tempo gas station reported the west lane is filling up with snow, however all the other directions are clear. 

Christopher Lake drivers are facing blowing snow and poor visibility.

Candle Lake is by far the worst conditions to the north, with snow covered and slippery sections. Many locals have decided to stay in the city and not travel on the highway. 

For current weather alerts in the Prince Albert area, go here.

For current conditions on the province’s highways, click here.

-With files from Caitlin Brezinski and Kayla Bruch 

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