Snowy conditions in Calgary create slippery roads on Thursday

Calgarians woke up to more snow on Thursday, making for slow driving conditions.

Calgary clears snow-covered roads using a Priority Snow Plan.

Crews spend the first 18 hours after snow stops falling tackling Priority 1 routes, including roads with more than 20,000 vehicles per day, like Crowchild Trail, as well as downtown cycle tracks.

Deerfoot Trail and Stoney Trail are maintained by the provincial government.

Crews then focus on Priority 2 routes — roads that carry more than 5,000 vehicles a day — like Kensington Road and Acadia Drive, as well as designated emergency routes around hospitals and fire stations, bus routes and roads with on-street bike lanes. This is done from 18 hours after snowfall ends to 36 hours.

Chris McGeachy with the City of Calgary says after Monday's snowfall, crews were able to clear Priority 1 and 2 routes by Wednesday.

"With the additional snowfall (overnight,) that resets the event, and our crews are back on those major routes to keep most Calgarians moving safely through our corridors," he said.

Jeff Hribnak with City Wide Towing says the snow has made things somewhat busier for employees.

"It hasn’t been too bad," he said. "Monday was a wakeup call for a lot of motorists and they’re respecting the weather now."

Stephen Berg, meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, says more snow is on the way.

"There's another system coming for the weekend as well," he said. "It might give about five to 15 centimetres of snow starting (Friday) morning and ending Saturday afternoon or evening."