A look at Highway 55 between Carrot River and Nipawin on Sunday morning. (Saskatchewan Highway Updates/Facebook)

By Logan Lehmann

Winter Driving

Snowstorm blankets most of Saskatchewan, travel not recommended near local communities

Nov 24, 2024 | 11:57 AM

Many communities in Central Saskatchewan are digging themselves out following a major snowstorm that rolled through the province overnight.

With the dump of snow, travel is not recommended for many provincial highways as ice, loose snow, swirling snow, and drifting snow are causing issues for motorists.

This includes many roadways around Prince Albert and Melfort, while highways near North Battleford, Meadow Lake, and La Ronge were labelled as “covered”, meaning all four tires are of the vehicle are on snow or ice. Going a little further away, travel is not recommended in the Turtleford, Tisdale, or Humboldt areas.

Travel was not advised on highways in Saskatchewan on Nov. 24, 2024. (Highway Hotline/submitted)

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• Black: Road is bare, meaning all wheels of a passenger vehicle are on a bare surface.
• Yellow: Road is partly covered, meaning two wheels of a passenger vehicle are on a snow or ice-covered surface.
• Pink: Road is covered, meaning all wheels of the vehicle are on snow or ice.
• Blue: Travel is not recommended, meaning that visibility is less than 250 metres and the road could become impassable.
• Red: Road is closed, meaning the highway is impassable.

As of 12:30 Sunday afternoon, here’s how roadways near local communities are looking according to the Highway Hotline:

WEST/NORTHWEST

North Battleford: Covered, Loose Snow, Swirling Snow, and Drifting Snow

Meadow Lake: Travel Not Recommended, Visibility Reduced, Loose Snow, Swirling Snow

St. Walburg: Covered, Loose Snow, Snow Packed and Drifting Snow

Goodsoil: Travel Not Recommended, Heavy Snow, and Swirling Snow

Green Lake: Visibility Reduced, Covered, Heavy Snow, Snow Drifts, Swirling Snow, and Drifting Snow

Unity: Covered, Loose Snow, Snow Drifts, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

Biggar: Travel Not Recommended, Visibility Poor, Ice, Snow Packed, Snow Drifts, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

Kerrobert: Covered, loose Snow, Snow Drifts, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

Lloydminster: Travel Not Recommended, Visibility Reduced, Loose Snow, Heavy Snow, Snow Packed, and Snow Drifts

Radisson: Travel Not Recommended, Visibility Reduced, Loose Snow, Heavy Snow, Snow Drifts, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

Highway 14 (Wilkie to Alberta Border): Covered, Loose Snow, Snow Drifts, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

Highway 17 (Macklin to Junction Highway 40): Travel Not Recommended, Ice, Loose Snow, Heavy Snow, Snow Drifts, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

Highway 21 (Junction Highway 374 to Unity): Covered, Loose Snow, Snow Drifts, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

Highway 30 (Eston to Junction Highway 7): Reduced Visibility, Partly Covered, Ice, Loose Snow and Swirling Snow

Highway 317 (North Junction Highway 51 to Primate): Travel Not Recommended, Heavy Snow, Snow Drifts, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

Highway 324 (Junction Highway 378 to Mayfair): Travel Not Recommended, Visibility Reduced, Loose Snow, Snow Drifts, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

Highway 374 (Junction Highway 21 to Tramping Lake): Travel Not Recommended, Heavy Snow, Snow Drifts, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

Highway 378 (Junction Highway 4 to Junction Highway 324): Travel Not Recommended, Visibility Reduced, Loose Snow, Snow Drifts, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

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NORTH CENTRAL

Prince Albert North: Covered, Heavy Snow and Swirling Snow

Prince Albert South: Covered, Loose Snow, Snow Drifts, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

Prince Albert East: Covered, Loose Snow, Swirling Snow

Prince Albert West: Partly Covered, Loose Snow and Swirling Snow

Rosthern: Travel Not Recommended, Reduced Visibility, Heavy Snow, Loose Snow, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

Wakaw: Travel Not Recommended, Poor Visibility, Heavy Snow, Loose Snow, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

Spiritwood: Visibility Reduced, Covered, Loose Snow, Swirling Snow, Drifting Snow

Big River: Covered, Loose Snow, and Swirling Snow

Highway 2 (North Junction 5 to St. Louis): Reduced Visibility, Covered, Loose Snow, Snow Drifts, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

Highway 3 (Prince Albert to Shellbrook): Reduced Visibility, Partly Covered, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

Highway 11: Travel Not Recommended, Poor Visibility, Loose Snow, Snow Drifts, and Drifting Snow

Highway 12 (Hepburn to Blaine Lake): Covered, Loose Snow, Snow Drifts, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

Highway 25 (Birch Hills to St. Louis): Travel Not Recommended, Poor Visibility, Loose Snow, Snow Drifts, and Drifting Snow

Highway 27 (Junction 2 to Aberdeen): Reduced Visibility, Covered, Loose Snow, Snow Drifts, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

Highway 41 (Wakaw to Aberdeen): Reduced Visibility, Covered, Loose Snow, Snow Drifts, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

Highway 55 (Smeaton to Meath Park): Reduced Visibility, Covered, Loose Snow, Snow Drifts, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

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NORTHEAST

Melfort: Visibility Poor, Covered, Loose Snow, Heavy Snow, Snow Drifts, Drifting Snow

Tisdale: Travel Not Recommended, Loose Snow, and Drifting Snow

Hudson Bay: Travel Not Recommended, Poor Visibility, Loose Snow, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

Watson: Travel Not Recommended, Poor Visibility, Heavy Snow, Loose Snow, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

Puskwakau River: Visibility Reduce, Covered, Loose Snow and Snow Packed

Highway 3 (South Junction Highway 23 to Tisdale): Reduced Visibility, Partly Covered, Snow Drifts and Drifting Snow

Highway 6 (Naicam to Sliver Park): Travel Not Recommended, Poor Visibility, Heavy Snow, Loose Snow, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

Highway 6 (Sliver Park to Melfort): Travel Not Recommended, Poor Visibility, Heavy Snow, Loose Snow, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

Highway 6 (Gronlid to Junction Highway 55): Reduced Visibility, Covered, Loose Snow, Snow Drifts, Swirling Snow and Drifting Snow

Highway 368 (St. Brieux to Beatty): Travel Not Recommended, Poor Visibility, Heavy Snow, Loose Snow, Snow Drifts and Drifting Snow

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FAR NORTH

La Ronge: Visibility Reduced, Partly Covered, and Drifting Snow

Geikie River: Covered and Snow packed

Southend: Covered, Loose Snow, and Snow packed

Stony Rapids: Ice, Snow packed, and Swirling Snow

Walker Creek: Partly Covered, Ice and Snow Packed

– with files from 650 CKOM

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loganc.lehmann@pattisonmedia.com