Heavy snowfall results in over 100 crashes in the City of Calgary

City crews say the snowfall didn't come as much of a surprise and crews were ready to handle the deluge.

It has been a terrible time for drivers on the road in Calgary over the past 24 hours after a heavy snowstorm resulted in slippery and treacherous conditions everywhere in the city.

Calgary police were called to 127 crashes between 5:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. and there were injuries in 18 of those incidents.

Emergency crews were called to attend a rollover crash involving a coach bus on Highway 1 near Highway 22 on Saturday evening. (CTV Calgary)

One couple drove 10 hours from Saskatoon to try and get home to Calgary on Saturday. They started to see the storm get really bad when they reached Hanna but by then it was too late.

Inclement weather conditions resulted in slippery and icy conditions on many Calgary roads on Saturday night into Sunday morning.

We finally made it to Beiseker … we needed gas [but] they were out of power there because of the storm. By the time we got there, we couldn’t get gas, we just had to keep going through the whiteout,” said Carson Erdman.

When they were about 10 minutes from home, they ended up slipping on Stoney Trail and got stuck in the snow.

“We actually got stuck on the road and we just couldn’t move. We managed to slide over to the side of the road,” said Ashley Wood.

They say the situation was “terrifying” especially because of all the big vehicles trying to maintain their speed going up the hill. However, they both made it and are in good spirits now.

“Two days ago she decided to get her winter tires taken off and put her summers on. That was great. A little unlucky,” Erdman mused.

Source: CTV News Calgary