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We have had bad snow how many times in the past 15 years? 2? maybe 3 or 4? And it usually happens around the Christmas season, I don't remember it being bad in February (mild weather depicted in those photos seem to be more normal). I don't think we'll have to worry about snow in the city during the games, but don't worry, the traffic will be bad enough.

And honestly, the Sea to Sky highway isn't that bad. The snow removal and sanding/salting is decent. By far the biggest issue is terrible drivers and poorly equipped vehicles. I drive the highway every weekend during the winter and can't remember once in the past 3 years I've had an issue getting stuck. There are many accidents involving people driving too quickly, following too closely, tourists who don't know the road, and obviously cars that shouldn't be on the road in the first place. I am astounded at the lack of RCMP tire checks on that highway. I was stopped 3 times last year, and while it hasn't been bad early season this year, the past week or so has been bad (including Saturday when I came down) and I was not stopped.

Two of these problems will definitely be solved during the games. Number 1, the highway will be closed to public traffic for a significant portion of the games, so there will be far less people on the road. Besides Olympic traffic it will be locals, who I'm sure will be equipped to drive the road. Number 2, even if they aren't equipped, there is no way (just for security purposes alone) the RCMP won't have checks on that highway 24/7.

Back to the snow in Vancouver though, I think one of our biggest issues is when we do get this much, and it sticks around for so long, is we have nowhere to put the damn stuff. It ends up in the curbs, on the sidewalks, in random piles, and it will surely melt and flood the clogged drains/sewers within a couple days. I'm not looking forward to that.