— By Nicholas Johansen
UPDATE: 1:20 p.m.
The southbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway are closed Wednesday following a crash on the snowy road.
The high mountain pass has received plenty of snow throughout Wednesday morning, 17 centimetres near the summit, contributing to slippery conditions.
Highway cameras show a jack-knifed semi truck blocking southbound traffic near the Falls Lake area, with a long lineup of vehicles behind it.
The nature of the crash is unknown at this time, and DriveBC does not have an estimated time of reopening.
ORIGINAL: 9:45 a.m.
It's slippery on the high-mountain passes Wednesday morning, after snow fell through the night.
Highway cameras from the Okanagan Connector and the Coquihalla Highway show snow-covered roads, but visibility has improved from earlier in the morning, when conditions were described as a "whiteout."
About nine centimetres of snow fell on the Coquihalla through the night, and the temperature currently sits at -2.2 C. While similar snowfall was seen at Pennask Summit on the Connector, temperatures currently sit at -6.4 C.
Several drivers who drove the Coquihalla earlier Wednesday morning posted to that the snow was falling hard, creating very slick conditions, while the blowing snow made for poor visibility.
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