By Geoff Smith (@smithco on Twitter)

Snow Day for many as winter storm grips southern Alberta

Feb 6, 2017 | 5:12 AM

UPDATE 7:50 a.m.: Palliser Regional Schools is reporting some bus delays and cancellations. Updated list here

UPDATE 7:45 a.m.: Immanuel Christian Elementary School and High School in Lethbridge are closed.

UPDATE 6:45 a.m.: Holy Spirit reports St. Patrick and St. Mary schools in Taber are closed.

UPDATE 6:30 a.m.:  Both Westwind (Cardston, Magrath, Mountainview, Raymond, Spring Glen and Stirling), and Horizon School Divisions (Taber, Vauxhall, Grassy Lake, Barnwell, Enchant, Milk River, Lomond, and Warner) have cancelled classes. Also, Peigan Board of Education says buses are not running and Brocket School is closed.

LETHBRIDGE – Southern Alberta is expecting even more snow to start the work week, following a weekend dump that has affected travel and shut down schools in many communities.

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A snowfall warning remains in effect for Lethbridge, Taber, Claresholm, Vulcan, and surrounding areas, which can expect totals of up to 25 cm of snow by the time it tapers off Monday evening (Feb. 6.)

In the Cardston, Fort Macleod, Magrath, Blood Reserve, Piikani Reserve, Pincher Creek, Waterton Lakes, and Crowsnest Pass areas, a winter storm warning continues. Higher-terrain areas could end up with a total of 35 cm of snow. Castle Mountain Ski Resort had a total of 75 cm as of Sunday at 4 p.m.

For many students in rural areas west of Lethbridge, Monday will be a snow day. The Livingstone Range School Division has cancelled classes at its schools in Pincher Creek, Lundbreck, and Crowsnest Pass. In addition, Holy Spirit Roman Catholic School Division says the buses aren’t running in the Pincher Creek area and school is closed at St. Michael’s School in Pincher Creek.

Highway 3 remains closed indefinitely from Coleman to Sparwood. Emergency crews were directing traffic at both sides of the closure, with trucks being parked at the roadside pullout at Frank. Around Lethbridge, highways in all directions were reported as snow-covered early Monday morning, acording to 511 Alberta.

In the city, snowplow operators were busy working. Whoop-Up Drive’s speed limit was lowered to 60 km/h over the weekend, and it remains there.

(Watch for updates…)