RCMP are recommending no travel on area roads today and probably tomorrow as significantly more snow is forecast to fall on Prince George by this evening.
"The road conditions are deteriorating," said North District RCMP traffic services Staff Sergeant Pat McTiernan.
"Road crews are trying to keep up but let's face it, we all know that's going to be a losing battle for the next 24 to 48 hours and the highways are being affected in a similar manner.
"We don't recommend anybody travel unless they absolutely have to."
A snowfall warning issued by Environment Canada earlier this week was continued as as much as 15 more cm is forecast to fall by this evening. That's on top the 26 cm that has already fallen on the city's lower elevations with more having fallen in the Hart.
"I know there are lots of people who aren't going to work and aren't sending their kids to school," McTiernan said, and added he's heard reports of both a school bus and an ambulance being stuck.
"All of those things should be signals that people need to stay off the roads unless they really need to be out there," McTiernan said.
He's also warning that anyone caught driving on bald tires will be taken off the road and the vehicle will be subject to a seven-day impoundment.
"If you've got bald tires on your car, why are you out there?" McTiernan said. "You're affecting the ability for everybody else on the road who has proper snow tires to manoeuvre about the city."
