Month: May 2026

Thanks to Chuck for this update and photo: Came down the Hurley today from Bralorne via the east Hurley. The East H was very rough, more so than normal to me.The Main Hurley from the Steel bridge to the summit was also rough with some sections almost as bad as the East H. There was…

The Hurley is open for the 2026 driving season! The drive will be rough in spots with mud and maybe some snow. 2wd not recommended. Drive safe and be respectful! Thanks to Scott from Bridge River Valley Mechanical Contracting for getting this done so fast! Thanks to Lucinda for the first summit photos of the…

Scott made it to Semiphore pullout today so the road will definitely be open on Friday. Both Semiphore parking lots have been cleared out, summit parking clear, Face Mountain parking area lots of room and plowed out. The drive will be rough in spots with mud and maybe some snow. Drive safe and be respectful!…

Good news! Scott has reached the Hurley summit and is on schedule to open for Friday afternoon. Official opening update will come on Friday. Thanks to Scott from Bridge River Valley Mechanical Contracting for getting this done so fast! When first open, the road is 1.5 -2 lanes wide with lots of pullouts and passing…

Sal had a conversation on Friday with BJ Moore about opening during these challenging times. With the considerable cooling at night and the snowmelt not happening as fast as expected and the 8-9′ of snow at the summit, this amount of work would be considerably more than the traditional $15K that is used to open…

Sal Demare has been in contact with BJ Moore from the Ministry for the opening update. BJ has been in contact with the avi tech and today/tomorrow is the tipping point for the upper snowpack above the road. There is still considerable cooling at night and the snow melt is not happening fast. There is…