Thanks to Debbie Demare for the latest Hurley update and photo. Potholes and wet throughout. Two mud bogs at the top getting deeper and depending on the vehicle be careful. Lillooet River FSR is in fabulous shape! This site is based on Hurley driver updates so please email new road conditions to info@bridgerivervalley.ca or post…
Month: May 2019
May 20 Update
Thanks to Scott Frizzell, Lisa Wagner and Jessie Davison for sending in these updates and photos! Single lane and a bit sloppy in parts but overall an excellent drive. The entire road is now snow and ice-free. A few wet/muddy patches near the summit but I have to say it’s a whole different road than…
Friday May 17 Update
Lots of traffic on the Hurley today, most heading up from Pemberton. Going down to Pemberton from the summit was icy and slippery. Raining hard at the top. The summit area is a mix of ice, snow, mud and water. 2-3km of challenging driving with 4wd and good tires needed. No grader working as of…
Opening Conditions
Several vehicles have come over the Hurley already tonight. Tom plowed out some pullouts and the road is single lanes for a few kms at the pass and 4wd is required until the snow melts. The Pemberton side is boney and rough for the first 10km then it’s pretty good to Gold Bridge. Thanks to…
Hurley is Open
The Hurley is open for the 2019 season! Watch out for the grader on the Pemberton side, please respect the workers and slow down when passing. Big thanks to BJ Moore, FLNRO and Tom Illidge for getting it open in time for the weekend! This site is based on Hurley driver updates so please email…
Opening Update #4
Tom is working on clearing snow and is making good time. He is expecting to finish late on Thursday as he is only pushing 5 feet and not the 6-8 that was expected. Please don’t try to drive the Hurley until the work has been completed and as soon as it is done it will…
Avalanche Hazard
Conny Amelunxen, the avalanche technician for the Hurley and other resource roads in the area has issued this avalanche bulletin for the Bridge River Valley area.
Opening Update #2
The second update is in from BJ Moore, Engineering Officer with FLNRO. The avalanche technician expects avalanches to come down between Wed and Sat this week which should clear out all the danger areas. Travel along Green Mt should be ok by next Monday. Tom Illidge will arrange a lowbed to get his machine out…
Opening Update #1
We have the first Hurley opening update from BJ Moore, Engineering Officer with FLNRO. BJ contacted the Avalanche Tech a week and a half ago. They said that at the lower and mid-levels of Green and Sloan mountains had come down and were ok. The higher level zones might still avalanche and could reach the…