There's no more snow falling Thursday on B.C.'s South Coast, but temperatures have fallen dramatically, and many roads and highways are icy slick, which means slow going for traffic.

In the Fraser Valley, they're also dealing with blowing snow across Highway 1 in the wake of the latest snowstorm.

Driving was treacherous in the snow in many parts of B.C. on Wednesday, and Thursday's big chill has turned roads icy.
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Blizzard conditions caused commuter chaos throughout the Lower Mainland Wednesday, and are believed to be responsible for one traffic death in Maple Ridge Wednesday.

Transit bus service down Burnaby Mountain from Simon Fraser University was halted Wednesday night, stranding hundreds of people on the mountain. The campus is open again Thursday morning.

Vancouver's Stanley Park remains closed Thursday, following the latest storm that did further damage to the already battered landmark park.

A woman suffered a fractured skull, broken arms and a broken leg when she was hit by a falling tree while jogging in the park late Tuesday. She's listed in serious condition, but is expected to recover fully.

Power outages

About 6,500 homes across the Lower Mainland are without power Thursday. The largest outages are in Mission and Richmond, each with about 1,700 homes in the dark.

The storm did extensive damage across B.C.'s South Coast.
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B.C. Hydro spokesman Dave Conway said weather is the culprit.

"Most of this is the result of the, to begin with, the windstorm that came through the other day and preceded the snow. And then our efforts to restore power were hampered by the snowstorm and yes, especially down the valley, a lot of it is the result of the snow."

Conway said he expects power to be restored to most areas by later in the day. But he also warns that some areas with more major damage to power lines will take longer to repair.

Gabriola reeling

A fresh team of hydro workers has been dispatched to Gabriola Island to restore power to hundreds of homes that been  in the dark for the past day.

They could have more problems to deal with, as wind is in the forecast and many trees are heavily laden with snow.

Gabriola was cut off from nearby Nanaimo on Tuesday night when a truck plunged into the water off the terminal ramp after the ferry pulled away from the dock while loading was still underway.

That accident is still under investigation.

Meanwhile heavy snow and poor visibility are being blamed for the forced landing of a helicopter on the edge of Highway 1 near Abbotsford.
  
The pilot and passenger on board the helicopter escaped injury when the aircraft came down in the median.

Stranded drivers rescued

Snowmobiles were sent to rescue the motorists trapped in their vehicles by the blizzard conditions.
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The storm also stranded dozens of people in their cars in northeastern B.C. in bitter cold temperatures that got down to –41C.

Emergency crews, including patrols on snowmobiles rescued 45 people trapped by the blizzard in the Peace region.

Some people waited to be rescued in their cars for 16 hours, and on Wednesday night, the RCMP said everyone was safe and sound.