Rain, sleet and snow made travel difficult in the metro Thursday morning.

The State Patrol said they have handled at least 180 crashes as of 10 a.m.

A number of ramps were closed due to vehicles losing control.

Crews were out trying to stay ahead of the wintry mix Wednesday evening into the morning.

A woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Watertown Township, west of the Twin Cities.

The crash happened shortly before 11:41 a.m. Tuesday on County Road 10 near Snicker Lake, according to the Carver County Sheriff's Office.

A commercial vehicle northbound on County Road 10 collided with a car southbound, authorities said.

"The next best thing to fishing is talking about fishing," said owner of Oakdale's Blue Ribbon Bait Shop, Josh Stevenson.

That's about all he can do right now.  With more winter weather rolling in, the fishing opener feels much farther off than just a month.

"It's really a complete opposite of last year at this time."