The avalanche debris is 4.6 kms from the steel bridge and 8.8 kms from Bralorne. It is approximately 100 ft long and right now the debris is piled up between 10-20 ft for most of that length. The debris field contains a fair amount of snow at the bottom, large boulders, large trees, mud and…
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June14 Update
From the Pemberton side up to approx 2 kms towards the summit past the Tenquille Lake branch has not been graded for some time and the road bed is full of large and larger rocks sticking up. One needs to be cautious on this section. The Hurley River is running hard and is at road…
Photo Contest Winner!
Thanks to everyone who sent in photos of opening weekend on the Hurley! The winning photo’s were of something you don’t often see walking down the road…… a beaver! Congratulations to Matt Smith for winning a “I Survived The Hurley” T-Shirt and sticker. Thanks for sharing these photos with us Matt! We are still looking…
East Hurley
A lot of people have been asking if the East Hurley Road to Bralorne is open. These images should answer that question! No it’s not open! A huge avalanche came down this spring, bringing a lot of forest debris down with it. Until this debris is cleared off the road, the East Hurley will remain…
Opening Weekend!
The Hurley is in great shape! The top 5km at the summit is still muddy/snowy/rough and the rest of the road has been graded. The switchbacks on the Pemberton side are in good condition too, as good as they get! The East Hurley is still closed due to the large pile of avalance debris covering…
Snow Clearing Update Continued….
The crew is still working on clearing the snow at the summit but progress slowed right down after the bigger D8 working the Pemberton side broke down. Talking with the workers yesterday, they still have about 2.5 km to go. At the rate they have been moving it could take another 5 days to…
Hurley Spring Update
The Hurley has seen lots of traffic this weekend! Loads of sledders headed into Bralorne for the Backcountry Picnic! The weather was amazing and the Hurley was freshly groomed for the event. The Avalanche path at 12km from the Gold Bridge side had ripped again recently but is now passable thanks to Ken and Shirley…
East Hurley Groomed!
The East Hurley has been groomed! Huge thanks to Phil & Rod from the Bridge River Valley Snowmobile Club who drove the Tucker snowcat up the road in a snowstorm! The avalanche debris at 12km from Gold Bridge on the main Hurley had cut off cat access all winter and that is why no grooming…
Hurley T-Shirts have arrived!
Have you survived the Hurley? Limited edition T-Shirts and Bumper Stickers are available for purchase at the Community Resource Building in Gold Bridge or on the Bridge River Valley Online Store. Get yours today and show the Hurley some love! 100% of Hurley merchandise profits will be used to maintain and update this website. Adult…
Stickers & Winterfest!
I Survived The Hurley Bumper Stickers have arrived! $3 each or $5 for 2 stickers. All proceeds go towards the costs involved in the updating and maintenance of this website. Available for purchase at the Community Resource Building in Gold Bridge on Thursdays from 10am – 3pm. Online ordering is available on www.BridgeRiverValley.ca….
Hurley Avalanche!
Sometime this month a big avalanche came ripping down off the Green Mountain ridge and covered the Hurley Road at 12km on the Gold Bridge side. Debris is piled up 18 feet high and covers about 80 feet of road. This left the road unpassable. This ran on that persistant weak layer that the avalanche…
First Sledders Over the Hurley Nov 23!
November 23 saw the first sledders over the Hurley from Pemberton to the Mineshaft Pub in Bralorne! The Mahfia Crew posted this photo below on their site today and reported snow coverage is great all the way to town. Conditions are getting deep up there! Follow the Mahfia Link for more photos and the full…
Grizzly Poaching Alert!
UPDATE on the court case: The following links are updates on the court case of Squamish resident Brett Michael Eyben charged with the killing of this grizzly. December 13 2012 August 7 2013 October 3rd 2013 – Sentencing Poachers have been active on the Hurley Road! On Thursday, after the storm, a beautiful 9 year…
Nov 19 Update
Hurley is in great winter shape for vehicles equipped to drive on snow! -16c at the summit. The logging company will be plowing for another 10 days unless it snows a lot and then they will pull out early. Next week will be interesting if the weather forecast is correct! See previous post for…
Nov 17/18 Snow!
Nov 18 UPDATE: Road has been plowed and cold temps are keeping the snow road in good shape, watch out for slippery sections. Reports of a flipped truck up there on Friday! Single lane traffic for 1km at the summit. Road have been plowed into the cut blocks now which suggests the logging will…