Cottage country roads have reopened but homeowners are still digging their way out, after parts of the Bruce Peninsula and Georgian Bay were hit with more than a metre of snow.
Environment Canada says Minden, Ont., saw the most snow -- 121 centimetres of the white stuff since Thursday.
Meanwhile, dozens of people stranded overnight on Highway 11 are finally moving again with the reopening of the roads. The OPP had closed area roads around noon on Friday.
"What can you do?" trucker Raymond Shemeluk who was on his way to Winnipeg said about having to sleep in his rig.
"You can't go anywhere, so you sit around," he said.
OPP Const. Peter Leon told ctvtoronto.ca that traffic in the region continues to be extremely slow due to a backlog of cars that were stuck in the snow on the northbound Highway 11 in the Bracebridge area.
One tow truck driver in the region told CTV News that there is a two to three hour wait for a tow.
"If you don't have to go out, stay at home, make our jobs a lot easier today," said driver Chris Carignan.
Up to 100 cm of snow fell over many other Muskoka towns over the last two days. The record for "extreme snow depth," or amount of snow on the ground, was set back on Dec. 31, 1985, with 94 cm in Muskoka.
The sudden winter wallop stunned the Dixon family who moved to Bracebridge from England just five days ago.
"We love the snow. We may not be saying that in three or four weeks time, but at the moment we do," said father Dave Dixon.
"We're not used to seeing this much snow, so its very unusual and it's a lot of work, especially for the kids, digging out all the snow."
Const. Leon said the Ministry of Transportation has brought in additional resources from neighbouring towns in the region to help get rid of all the snow.
"We have to get that snow packed base down to asphalt with salt and sand," Leon said, explaining a full clean up could take several days.
"I know they're going to be working probably around the clock from all indications, trying to get the roads back to normal as soon as possible, but with people getting stuck (inside) the past couple of days they feel the need to get out there, but all it takes is one vehicle to spin out," he said.
Leon said the OPP is suggesting people put off any unnecessary travel plans and stay away from the region until the roads are all plowed.
"We're strongly urging people that if they have to venture out to bring a little patience with them because it's going to take some time," he said, explaining that the area between Gravenhurst and Huntsville is especially a problem.
He said two tractor-trailers jackknifed on the highway but no serious injuries have been reported since Thursday and Friday's downfall.
In a news release, police are advising drivers who must travel to the region to have a full tank of gas, a cellphone and a winter emergency kit in case they get stranded.
Gravenhurst and Huntsville got just a dusting of flurries Saturday, while it was sunny skies in ski haven Collingwood. The snow came just in time for ski resorts in the region, the majority of which opened for business starting this weekend.
On Friday, OPP were so concerned about the blustery conditions, they issued a warning, asking locals to stay in and avoid the roads.
By 7:30 a.m Friday, more than 50 cm had already fallen in Huntsville, Mayor Claude Doughty told CTV Toronto.
He declared a snow emergency in the area Friday, closing schools and urging homeowners to stay indoors.
