Comments on: Drive Safe Today in Metro Vancouver

By: Miss604

Miss604 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:18:32 +0000

Totally heard you on the radio this morning Loxy

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The Blog According to Buzz » Blog Archive » Photowalkin .. — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:27:23 +0000

[...] I read Miss 604’s post. Sure, it was blizzarding across the north and east of Metro Vancouver, but lookie at the KatKam [...]

By: fotoeins

fotoeins — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:07:43 +0000

As reported on the Mother Corp. (c)

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/01/27/bc-blizzard.html

By: Derek K. Miller

Derek K. Miller — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:52:52 +0000

That’s Vancouver. We’re at a bit of altitude here near Metrotown, on the north side of the hill. This morning it snowed and snowed and snowed and snowed. We’ve shoveled the drive twice. If we ever hear “rain, or snow in the Fraser Valley and at higher elevations,” we’re part of the “higher elevations.”

The biggest contrast I ever saw was New Year’s Eve 2005/06 (iirc): downtown there was rain and not a speck of snow anywhere. Driving home, when I reached Terminal Avenue there was some snow on the ground. By the time I got home to Burnaby it was like a ski resort, with at least 15 cm of snow on everything.

We bought snow tires this year, and have already got our money’s worth. It’s shocking how many Vancouverites expect to get around on slick summer tires in the slush and ice, however. I’m trundling along in our Toyota Echo, and people in their Volvos and BMWs are sliding all over the place.

By: fotoeins

fotoeins — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:17:54 +0000

That kind of weather localization over relatively small distances is … scary.

By: Loxy

Loxy — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:05:09 +0000

I was reporting for 1130 this morning… and instead of doing much reporting, anytime I was in the newsroom, I was answering traffic calls.

It’s still crazy out there.

By: Darren

Darren — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:43:00 +0000

Yuck. Things are still looking good on ye olde KatKam. Quite a bit like where I am, actually:

http://www.marrakech-info.com/M1/

Though I suspect that it’s about 20 degrees warmer here. And more humid.

By: Jarrett

Jarrett — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:44:39 +0000

That much snow just a little bit east? Yikes!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:22:51 +0000

I was afraid this was going to happen…my mom called me this morning with the same “white out” report from Langley. I still haven’t decided if I’m going to risk going out there today or not.