Category: Hurley Road Updates

The Hurley is open for the 2026 driving season! The drive will be rough in spots with mud and maybe some snow. 2wd not recommended. Drive safe and be respectful! Thanks to Scott from Bridge River Valley Mechanical Contracting for getting this done so fast! Thanks to Lucinda for the first summit photos of the…

Scott made it to Semiphore pullout today so the road will definitely be open on Friday. Both Semiphore parking lots have been cleared out, summit parking clear, Face Mountain parking area lots of room and plowed out. The drive will be rough in spots with mud and maybe some snow. Drive safe and be respectful!…

Good news! Scott has reached the Hurley summit and is on schedule to open for Friday afternoon. Official opening update will come on Friday. Thanks to Scott from Bridge River Valley Mechanical Contracting for getting this done so fast! When first open, the road is 1.5 -2 lanes wide with lots of pullouts and passing…

Sal had a conversation on Friday with BJ Moore about opening during these challenging times. With the considerable cooling at night and the snowmelt not happening as fast as expected and the 8-9′ of snow at the summit, this amount of work would be considerably more than the traditional $15K that is used to open…

Sal Demare has been in contact with BJ Moore from the Ministry for the opening update. BJ has been in contact with the avi tech and today/tomorrow is the tipping point for the upper snowpack above the road. There is still considerable cooling at night and the snow melt is not happening fast. There is…

A avalanche warning from Backcountry Snowcats at the Hurley summit. Had a large avalanche cycle today. Folks must know the danger, Green Mt or East Hurley to Bralorne avi paths would be likely to go if they haven’t released already. Our 4km slide path didn’t hit the road, but was within 30m of it. Stay…

I’ve had several people ask if they can drive the Hurley and the answer is NO! There is still a lot of snow at the summit and the road will not get plowed out until the May long weekend. Pemberton Valley Snowmobile Club reports that they last groomed the road on March 5th and parking…

From Lil’wat Forestry Ventures Upcoming Upper Lillooet Bridge Repairs Please be advised that the bridge at 8.7km and 10.4km on the Upper Lillooet, before the Hurley and Sampson, respectively, will be undergoing repairs. Roads will be closed from Dec 4th – 15th, if work progresses smoothly. Road access will not be possible for the duration…

Thanks to Sal Demare for the latest update and photo. Came over the Hurley after a meeting in Pemberton today. Good drive with no issues. I have attached a picture from the north side of the pass. It was deeper at the pass with no spinning of tires on our four runner. No studs on…

Thanks to Gerry Woods for the latest Hurley update and photo. The Hurley snow starts about a kilometre below the Semaphore lakes trailhead . There the studded tires looked for traction for about a block. Set track is truck width. Thanks to below zero temperatures the snow was light and grippy all the way to…

Thanks to Jacob for another update and photos from today. More snow than yesterday, about a foot at the summit and temp was plus 2C. If you choose to drive the Hurley at this time of the year be prepared to experience all kinds of weather and winter driving conditions. Winter driving skills, 4×4, chains…

Thanks to Jacob for sending these photos in from his Hurley drive today. It was plus 2C at the summit. If you choose to drive the Hurley at this time of the year be prepared to experience all kinds of weather and winter driving conditions. Winter driving skills, 4×4, chains and good snow tires are…

Thanks to Sal for the latest update and photos: Drove to Pemberton this morning over the Hurley from Gun Lake. Snow on the side of the road started on the flatter straight stretch just before the climb to the summit. At the summit there was snow on the road, with wheel tracks that were frozen….

Thanks to Anton for todays update and photo: Drove southbound on the Hurley at noon today, +4.0 and raining at the summit. Pretty much down to dirt now through the summit. Heads up for the excavator and grader working downhill of the Tenquille turnoff. If you choose to drive the Hurley at this time of…

Thanks to Christine Spierings for the latest update and photo. Drove over the Hurley tonight (Nov.16) passing over the summit at about 5:30pm.  Road is plowed and well driven. Some slippery spots. This photo shows the worst of it. If you choose to drive the Hurley at this time of the year be prepared to…