Thanks to Debbie Demare for the latest Hurley update from Wednesday morning. Three degrees and raining. Grader from Donnelly Creek towards summit working. Otherwise pretty good shape. Maybe 7 out of 10. Washout from last November passable but not back to previous shape. I’ll follow up on that one otherwise switchbacks headed to Pemberton in…
Category: Hurley Road Updates
Road Condition Updates
June 9 Update
The Hurley is being graded and the grader is working from the Pemberton side and as of last night was at the 6km marker. Thanks to Randy Perazzo for the update. The East Hurley avalanche site has been cleared. The large culvert which periodically washes out (near the Interwest logging site from 2 years ago)…
June 2 Update
Thanks to Pat Mulrooney for the latest Hurley update of the road being dry and smooth sailing and photo from the summit. Thanks to Quinn for sending in the photo of the moose! This site is based on Hurley driver updates so please email new road conditions to info@bridgerivervalley.ca or post in the comments below….
May 21 Conditions
The snow that was on the road surface has melted over the weekend. Thanks to Danny Bell for the update. Support this website and order your Hurley t-shirts, bumper stickers, can coolers & trucker hats in 3 colours – green/white, black/gold, pink/grey Click here to purchase Hurley merchandise. Thank you for your road updates and…
Hurley Summit Conditions
The Hurley is open to 4wd vehicles. There is still snow on the road in the summit area that will need some warm temps to melt off. Thanks to John Robbins for this photo from Saturday. Support this website and order your Hurley t-shirts, bumper stickers, can coolers & trucker hats in 3 colours –…
Hurley is open!
Tom completed work on the Hurley today and it’s open for the 2018 season! Great work Tom, you have made the long weekend! Support this website and order your Hurley t-shirts, bumper stickers, can coolers & trucker hats in 3 colours – green/white, black/gold, pink/grey Click here to purchase Hurley merchandise. Thank you for your…
Hurley Plowing 2018 #2
Today Tom has plowed to about 500m from the summit and got further than he thought. The km’s on the Squamish side can be difficult but he is hopeful he can break through tomorrow (Thursday). If not, he will start early on Friday to get it open for the weekend! As soon as it is…
Hurley Plowing 2018
Avalanche clearance has been given and work will start today to plow the snow off the road. Crews have been advised to not stop under the avalanche slide paths. As soon as the road is open it will be posted here. Please stay off the road until all work has been completed.
Opening Update
The big question everyone has been asking is “Will the Hurley be open for the long weekend?” We still don’t have an answer and will provide updates as soon as they come in. There is still a high risk of avalanches in the Green Mt area and last we heard was the danger would remain…
Avalanche Photos
Thanks to Julie-Anne Chapman from She Shreds Mountain Adventures for sending in these photos from recent avalanches on the Hurley. Several shots of some big ones on the East Hurley that deposited a small forest on the road. The winter season is coming to an end. Ride safe up there! Lots of people are already…
Ken Conway-Brown Retires
Ken Conway-Brown, the FLNRO Roads Technician for our area and primarily responsible for the Hurley FSR, retires today! All of us in the Bridge River Valley, and those of us that travel from elsewhere over the Hurley FSR so we can enjoy Bralorne, Gold Bridge, Gun Lake, Tyaughton Lake and Marshall Lake extend our congratulations…
Hurley Closed to Vehicle Traffic
The Hurley is closed to vehicles for the driving season and it’s open to snowmobiles. Have a safe winter and keep sending any winter updates to info@bridgerivervalley.ca. Check back in May for opening status. Support this website and order your Hurley t-shirts, bumper stickers, can coolers & trucker hats in 3 colours – green/white, black/gold,…
Jan 9 Update
Update 10th at 6am – 20cm of wet snow at Gun Lake over night. Reports of a vehicle stuck on the Pemberton side and heavy wet snow with slippery conditions. Haven’t heard if anyone has made it over and it is most likely closed to vehicle traffic now. As of yesterday, both logging companies have…
Active Forest Road Safety
There have been many reports of snowmobiles riding on the plowed Hurley and sharing the road with logging trucks and other traffic. It is illegal and dangerous to snowmobile on a plowed FSR road. The Hurley will be open to snowmobiles soon so please take note of the restrictions now. This video from the Golden…
Jan 6 update
A driver update in from Saturday morning: Drove from Gold Bridge to Pemberton this morning. Slushy and icy conditions at the summit, rest of the road a light ice crust. Make it with 4×4 truck and studded winter tires. Chains recommended. The Hurley is getting lots of different types of traffic and snowmobiling on a…