People on the south British Columbia coast are being warned to expect flooding when the weather starts to warm up and all the snow begins to melt.
The city of Victoria says there's already been some water backups along roads and curbs.
Civic officials and insurance companies are encouraging people to keep storm drains clear so the melting water has some place to go.
The warning comes after heavy snowfall and icy weather caused travel chaos in many parts of British Columbia's Lower Mainland, Wednesday as commuters scrambled to make final preparations ahead of Christmas Day.
In West Vancouver, road conditions were so treacherous that police tried to shut down a section Trans-Canada Hwy. between Horseshoe Bay and Capilano Road.
The attempt failed because there are too many access points along the commuter corridor, which connects Vancouver to the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal and Sea-to-Sky Hwy.
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In fact there was so much snow that even ploughs and city buses were left stranded, causing major delays on bus and SkyTrain routes.
Rob Hepburn knows all about snow, having grown up in Ontario's snow belt.
But after flying back to Vancouver from London on Wednesday, he was shocked to find his truck covered.
"I wasn't expecting to find this. But it's a nice change from all the rain in December,'' he said.
With reports by CTV British Columbia's Leah Hendry and The Canadian Press.
