The thrills of mountain driving in spring.

Headed west along the Trans Canada Highway through Kicking Horse and Rogers passes. Elevation 5400 ft or almost 1700 meters. Heavy wet snow covering the road with semis spun sideways and even lying on their side. My ten hour trip turned into 12 as the traffic was crawling. Big signs saying "NO STOPPING AVALANCHE AREA were ignored as traffic ground to a halt getting passed accidents. Two days later I decide to do a return trip. I head north to join the highway and after an hour I get to the Trans Canada and see a great big sign. Highway closed on both directions. Well dang. Back south I go then west for an hour then north to the Yellowhead pass. 17 hours after leaving I finally get home. Oh well I got to see both Banff National Park and Jasper National Park. No wild life spotted in either park. Maybe the Big Horn Sheep so common in those parks didn't like the weather either.

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Sapio · 51-55, M

I spent many years running those road with a semi and b-trains. Saw a lot of carnage in the winter months. Got shutdown in Golden or Revelstoke more times than I can count. So I know what it's like when the trip time is extended. Main thing is you made it safely. But unlike many, you obviously know how to drive winter roads.

hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M

@Sapio Many years ago I came out of Vancouver and as I got farther and farther east the weather and the roads got worse and worse. I made it over the mountains but north of Calgary the weather really socked in and the RCMP were closing highway 2 all the way past Red Deer. I got to the cop and he asked me where I had come from. I said Vancouver. He kind of looked at me funny and said "If you made it this far I am sure you can make it the rest of the way. Safe travels sir" I kept going. It was a bit interesting with the cross winds around Olds but I made it.