Old man winter has made a return with snow falling and snowfall warnings for parts of Saskatchewan, which in some areas was preceded by freezing rain. Saskatoon was encased in freezing rain before the snow began Tuesday morning and that freezing rain extended south onto Highway 11 where the highway ended up closing while tow trucks commenced clean up.

Brad’s Towing responded to the scene where the owner says he counted about 10 trucks in the ditch thanks to icy roads around Dundurn. Northbound lanes of Highway 11 at Dundurn were closed for several hours to aid in multiple tow truck operators, pulling the trucks out.

There is a freezing rain warning right now for Humboldt, Wynyard, Wadena, Lanigan, Foam Lake, Melfort, Tisdale, Nipawin and Carrot River. There is a snowfall warning for Prince Albert, Shellbrook, Spiritwood, Duck Lake, Meadow Lake, Big River, Green Lake, Pierceland, Pelican Narrows, Cumberland House,Creighton, Southend, Brabant Lake, Kinoosao, La Ronge, Prince Albert Nat. Park, Narrow Hills Prov. Park, le la Crosse, Buffalo Narrows, Beauval, Cree Lake, Key Lake, La Loche, Clearwater River Prov. Park, Cluff Lake.

To know the roads before you go, check the highway hotline right here at cjwwradio.com under the “news” tab.