Winter driving conditions have arrived on British Columbia's mountain passes, and motorists are reminded there are some excellent resources available to help plan safe trips.
The up-to-date webcam images of road conditions help make DriveBC the province's most popular website. Webcams have recently been installed on two of B.C.'s busiest mountain passes, bringing the new DriveBC images added so far this year to more than 20.
Now you can know before you go over the Okanagan Connector, with a new webcam on Highway 97C at Pennask Summit. At 1,728 metres above sea level, this is B.C.'s second-highest mountain pass, after Kootenay Pass. The Pennask Summit webcam is available at: http://prd.images.drivebc.ca/bchighwaycam/pub/html/www/251.html.
A new webcam is also live on Monashee Pass, on Highway 6 between Vernon and Nakusp. This webcam is available at: http://prd.images.drivebc.ca/bchighwaycam/pub/html/www/250.html.
The Province is a partner in the Shift into Winter campaign, a joint initiative to improve the safety of drivers during the winter months. This is your resource for tips on safe winter driving and how to prepare your vehicle for winter, tire and chain-up information and a winter driving survival checklist.
Shift into Winter information is available on the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure's website, at: www.th.gov.bc.ca/SeasonalDriving/winter.html.