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.
Category: Hurley Road Updates
Road Condition Updates
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…
Jan 5 Update
There is a freezing rain warning in effect so expect the Hurley conditions to change. Light freezing rain hit the Bridge River Valley last night. A reminder that snowmobiling on a plowed FSR road is illegal and dangerous. Thanks to Jim for the latest update: Nothing really new on the Hurley. Drove south Jan 4th at…
Jan 2 Update
The logging company has plowed the Hurley from Pemberton to Gold Bridge and they will resume log hauling this week and remove all their equipment by early next week, weather permitting. The original post said logging for a few more weeks but then they sent another update. Thanks to everyone who sent in an update…
Dec 29 Update
The Bridge River Valley received 30cm of snow overnight! There are no reports of anyone driving the Hurley today. The last update was from Ross who drove it yesterday morning (Friday) northbound and reported no problems until the last big hill before the pass. Big wind drifts covering the road and speed needed to punch…
Dec 23 Update
Dec 27 Update: 4 inches at the summit and snowing. Lots of traffic. Thanks to Debbie Demare for sending in these awesome photos of the Hurley taken Saturday Dec 23. It’s so nice to be able to drive the Hurley at this time of the year. Logging activity has finished and there is still a…
Dec 21 Update
The Hurley was plowed again after the storm earlier this week. Logging activity ends tomorrow on Friday Dec 22 so expect lots of industrial traffic. The road will not be maintained after Friday so enjoy it while it lasts! Thanks to Mike for the photo from last night. The East Hurley has a washout about…
Dec 3 Update
The Hurley is getting lots of different types of traffic as you can see from the latest driver update below. The road is plowed narrow so please drive slow and stay on your side of the road. If you have a radio they are using Resource Road Channel 19. It is illegal to snowmobile on…
Nov 28 Update
Thanks to Scott Frizzell for the latest Hurley update and photos. Crossed from Bridge River over the Hurley at 12 pm today. It is open. Studded winter tires had no Issue. Truck with trailer spun out at 8km up from the pemberton valley. Lots of Logging and heavy equipment traffic. Single lane in the pass…