A sure sign of winter is here: the City of Winnipeg's annual snow route parking ban takes effect early Monday morning.

The city says vehicles will not be allowed to park on streets marked as designated snow routes between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m. daily starting on Monday.

The ban will remain in effect until March 1.

Snow routes are priority streets for snow plowing so emergency vehicles can get around quickly and safely, according to the city.

Vehicles that are parked on snow route streets between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m. will get a $100 ticket — $50 if it's paid early — and may get towed away.

Not sure if your street is a snow route? Motorists can check the City of Winnipeg's address lookup tool online or call 311.

The city says no other parking bans are in effect at this time. That includes the residential parking ban and declared snow route bans.

The most ticketed snow ban areas in Winnipeg last year were typically downtown or in neighbourhoods nearby.

Top 10 ticketed snow routes in 2013:

River Avenue: 333 tickets

Stradbrook Avenue: 317

William Avenue: 303

Edmonton StreetL 250

Tache Avenue: 247

Sherbrook Street: 237

Assiniboine Avenue: 226

Scott Street: 201

Wolseley Avenue: 198

Kennedy Street: 196

​The most common time of day for Winnipeg drivers to get ticketed for parking on the street during snow bans was between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m.

Number of tickets by hour in 2013: