Category: Hurley Road Updates

Nov 10 Update: Had a crew go across today. Some snow, 10-15cm at the summit. 4×4 w. winter tires no issue. Did not need to chain up.Trevor Burton[McElhanney] Thanks to Roger Stacey for the latest Hurley update and photo. Hurley Update November 9 at 12 Noon. Road decent from Gold Bridge to Hope Creek then…

Thanks to Debbie Demare for the latest update and photo. Road is wet, muddy and rough throughout. Also thanks to Adam for sharing his story of surviving the Hurley! Thought I would share a picture of what happened to my car in July, I guess my lug nuts weren’t as tight as I thought they…

Another update in from Saturday evening. Thanks for the update Christine! Just got home to Pemberton this evening (Saturday Oct. 24) from Gun Lake.  Hurley was plowed with compact snow and some bare spots from Goldbridge side, changing to compact well driven snow up to just before Tenquille/Br.12 turn off.  Then bare.  Lots of pot…

Thanks to Debbie Demare for the latest Hurley update with a photo at the summit and the road upgrades. There was a dump truck, excavator, grader and roller working on the Pemberton switchback area and ditching continues on the Gold Bridge side. The rest of the road was rough with washboard and potholes. If you…

Thanks to Kirsty for the latest update and photo. Thursday 6pm starting to snow at the summit. Foggy on the Pemberton side. 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…

Reports coming in from today of close to a foot of snow at the summit and lots of traffic. 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 essential…

SLRD Area A Director – Sal DeMare Road Bed Material Funding At the Union of British Columbia Municipalities meetings we meet with the Cascades Forest District Manager and Ministry Staff from Victoria. They said that there was limited budget for FSR road maintenance and that they prioritize roads that the public uses that have communities…

Thanks to Scott Frizzell for the update and photo. Drove west across the Hurley this morning at 11am. Smooth coming out of the BRV. A few bumps up top and down to the Lillooet FSR. Decent condition overall. Multiple vehicles parked on the road at Semaphore and Tenquille trailheads. Moderate traffic with lots of motorcycles….

Thanks to Kathy from Backcountry Snowcats for the latest Hurley update. The road has been narrowed between the new zero (Railroad Creek Bridge valley floor) and Hope Creek turn off due to the dirt piles. They have re-ditched it and left the dirt piles. Past the Hope turnoff, I don’t know as I haven’t been…

Thanks to Scott Frizzell for the latest Hurley update and photo. Came west across the Hurley 10AM Monday. Busy and equipment working on the road. Excavator working between 8-9 mark on the Pemberton side. Road is in good shape, tip to tail. This site is based on Hurley driver updates so please email new road…

Conflicting reports on Hurley conditions after the grading. Some folks say it’s in great shape and others say it was in great shape but after the heavy traffic on the long weekend it’s not as good. The traffic and parking along the sides of the road going to the hiking areas at the Hurley summit…

There are machines on the Hurley brushing and ditching. The extra funding came through for the ditching and brushing and gathering of road material. There are two machines doing the funding work so people should drive safely when they approach them.  The grader was at the Bridge Main at around 1 today. Thanks to SLRD…

Update in from BJ Moore, FLNRO “Squamish Mills has not yet started the grading on the Hurley. Their grader is stuck behind the road washout at 24km on the Lillooet FSR. They are doing an emergency repair to the FSR and hope to be done by this Friday. They said that when their grader is…