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Spring snow dump brings 30cm of accumulation on B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 15 Apr, 2026 10:56 AM

A low-pressure system dumped significant spring snow on a number of major British Columbia highways, hampering travel through the Interior, including on the Coquihalla where 30 centimetres was recorded.

Environment Canada says the overnight snowfall on the route linking Metro Vancouver to the Interior was the largest accumulation in B.C., while Kootenay Pass on Highway 3 between Salmo and Creston also reported 21 centimetres of snow.

Snowfall warnings remain active for parts of B.C., including on Highway 3 in the Kootenay region where another 25 centimetres could fall on Wednesday.

Kootenay and Yoho national parks on the B.C. side of the Rockies may also see up to 20 centimetres by Thursday morning.

Warnings have been issued for the central Interior, including Prince George, where another five centimetres of snow is expected Wednesday before it tapers off.

The snow is expected to be heaviest near Fort St. James and on Highway 97 north of Prince George, where seven centimetres of snow was recorded early Wednesday.

Picture Courtesy: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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