November 22  06:00am

 Due to heavy snowfall overnight, the Hurley is close for the season.

November 21 9:00am

Snowing on the Hurley

The logging company will keep working without plowing the road this week for a few days depending the accumulation of snow.

November 19

10:00 AM light snow falling. Sunny afternoon Gold bridge side is plough

November 18

Currently the Hurley FSR is in good winter condition, but a well equipped 4x4  is recommended for the Gold Bridge side.

November 16

It is snowing heavily on the Hurley since this morning  and with a snowfall warning for the region of Whistler and Pemberton, expect the closure of the Hurley at anytime.

November  5

The Hurley has beed graded and plough by logging company.

Good winter tires and chains are recommended.

September  4

Very rough condition all the way

August  2

There may be some slight delays on the Hurley this Saturday

Ken Conway-Brown
Engineering Officer
Cascades District

Ministry of Forests, Lands & Natural Resource Operations

August  2

If you are using the pullout near the “Welcome to the Squamish Forest District ” and the upper bridge, that section of road, we are responsible for.  Provided there is adequate signage well back from the staging area, and you are using traffic control (which you are indicating), I don’t anticipate there to be an issue.  I will update our website with the possible delays to try and get the word out.  Also, I have copied my counterpart in the Cascade District; Ken perhaps you are able to help distribute the message to the community members at your end (sounds like the interruptions will be minimal, more of a courtesy heads up). 

Thanks,

Malcolm Schulz RPF 
Engineering Officer 
Metro Vancouver - Squamish District

July 25

Took the Hurley to Bralorne and back last weekend (July 23/24). I drive the Hurley quite often and I thought it was a very rough drive on this occasion. Lots of washboard and exposed rocks especially up the switchbacks. It could really use some maintenance.  The East Hurley FSR was in pretty bad shape too - lots of potholes and exposed rocks. Submitted By: Phil 

June 7

Effective June 07 Hurley is open to public traffic

June 2

COMPLAIN about the fact that the Hurley is still not open.There IS a better way – bigger machine, experienced operator and start earlier!  Today the machine broke down.  No official update – no surprise there – they know this is ridiculous.  Debbie Demare

May 30

Got a report on the progress of the plowing Saturday evening. Machine was 500m +/- from the true summit and then they would be on their way downhill. Reliable estimate for completion was 2-3 days which means they should definitely be done by next weekend.

May 26

 "The dozer is at approx 34 km - the snow is still around 2 m (7 ft) deep that they are plowing. With the freezing level about 1200 m in the interior today, we're probably still adding to the snow pack. 
Road goes to approx 40 km, before getting back into FSR, so I doubt the road will be open by the end of the weekend, unless they break out of the snow soon."

IRL

May 26

"So far today I have spoken with both Ken and Connie from IRL, Rory from Summit Blasting in Lillooet (the company that IRL has contracted to actually do the work), as well as someone from MOTI's office and it seems that the Hurley will not be open for this weekend May 27-29 (second weekend in a row that we have been left hanging, only to find out at the last minute that the road is not yet ready for traffic).  They are currently at the 34km mark - this is absolutely unacceptable, as it the same machine operator doing the work for MOTI this year as last year for MOF, and collectively they all should have known that a D7 is too small a machine for this job.  Additionally, there was word last week that a D8 was being sent up to assist, but this plan was shot down by MOTI (somehow deemed unnecessary?).  Apparently MOTI doesn’t quite understand the urgency that we all have in getting the road opened, and allowing many of the seasonal residents to easily access our properties."

Gun Lake resident

May 25

"We received an update from IRL yesterday afternoon.

The dozer is currently working around 33 km (it was at 31 km on Friday – not 39 as originally reported).  The road appears to be  solid – not soft as originally feared.

IRL will be going out again tomorrow, so I hope to have another update by Friday."

May 20

We do not expect the Hurley to be open until after the long weekend. The road has compact snow, slushy and muddy conditions on sections that the dozer has worked on. We ask that you refrain from driving up to see where the work is at as if you are in the area over the weekend to allow the road to have time to dry out.

Ken Conway-Brown

May 13, 5pm

Good news from the flight today.  The avalanche risk is very low and the snow level is receding.  We expect to have a dozer up there in the next couple of days. Having the road open by the start of next weekend will still be a challenge. We’ll send out another e-mail next Thursday to update where we’re at.

May 13, 2011

Ken Conway-Brown
Engineering Officer
Cascades District

Ministry of Forests, Lands & Natural Resource Operations
250-378-8458
Ken.ConwayBrown@gov.bc.ca

 April 29, 2011

...every effort will be made to open the Hurley for the May long weekend...

April 11, 2011

...snow removal for for summer access is questionable...

April 1, 2011

November 17, 2010 12PM

Hurley Pass is closed for the season!

November 17, 2010 8AM

Snowing. Expect closure!

November 15, 2010 6AM

It was about the same as when we crossed on Thursday, although there has been some new snow at the summit. Still just as drivable with a 4WD, but that will likely end sometime this week with the weather that is coming…Courtesy by: Ashley Slater

November 12, 2010 9:30AM

So we made it across the Hurley yesterday afternoon (Nov 11) with no problems, we didn’t even need to use my chains. About 18” at the top, with a well packed down double track, although very slick. Just advise travellers to not get off to the sides, sides are very soft/fresh powder snow. I will say that any 4WD with winter tires would be just fine at this point. Courtesy by: Ashley Slater

November 10, 2010 7PM

I drove over the pass this evening. The road has icy patches and passable with a 4x4, equipped with set of winter tires. Submitted By: Dave M.

November 9 , 2010 5PM

Over 20 inches of snow. Snowing. Expect closure.

November 7, 2010 8AM

Due to heavy snowfall last night, driving the hurley pass is not recommended. Well equipped 4x4 could still make it

November 3, 2010 3PM

Few inches of snow neat the top.. Slushy with big potholes not recommended for 2WD. With temperature dropping during night time ,driving the Hurley could become a challenge

October 30, 2010 9AM

Washboards sections on the Gold Bridge side.Beware of the potholes some are big

October 28, 2010 9AM

snowing

September 24, 2010 9:15PM

The Hurley is very rough 3/4 of the way from the Pemberton side. Big potholes and washboarded sections

Crew is working on the road.

September 9, 2010 5:30PM

"The brushing started today and the grading will start next week. We will not be working on the weekend."

/Ken Conway-Brown MOF/

September 3, 2010 5:30PM

The Hurley is in great condition

August 10, 2010 8:30AM

Source - RCMP (604) 894-6634

August 7, 2010 1:30PM

The evacuation order for areas around Pemberton has now been rescinded an the Hurley FSR is open for traffic
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August 7, 2010 8:30AM

The Hurley is open but all the Pemberton Valley roads are closed to traffic. Anyone driving the Hurley towards Pemberton will be sent back by the RCMP.

August 6, 2010 10:00PM

The Hurley fsr is closed due to big landslide. RCMP contact (604) 894-6634

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State of emergency declared after landslides near Remberton

August 3, 2010 09:00AM

The Hurley is in bad condition and needs a maintenance

July 16, 2010 08:50AM

Drove from Pemberton to Gold Bridge Thursday June 16-th. The road could really some maintenance - constant washboard and exposed rock from the beginning to the pass. Middle OK but also beaten up. Coming down to Gold Bridge OK. Low clearance vehicles will do fine, but it's slow going. Get some weight on the drive axle! Submitted By: Tom Kartmazov

July 01, 2010 10:20PM

The Hurley Road is rough on the Pemberton side, smooth in the middle and washboarded on the way down to Gold Bridge.

June 22, 2010 9:20PM

Grading is in progress. Road conditions are poor.

June 11, 2010 6:00PM

Hurley FSR: Opening Date

June 3, 2010 8:00AM

"The Hurley has been graded to around 32 km. We’re waiting for the rest of the road to dry out before we finish off to the pass. It will probably be a couple of weeks before it is ready."

/Ken Conway-Brown MOF/

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May 28, 2010 8:00AM

"Received a call from Garrett last night (25th), Grading is going well (rain has helped with base) . I suspect Howie will be up to about 22-23km today. They are taking the weekend off. Will head back up for couple days next week. Grading should be complete up to about 32km by wed next week.

The pass will not be graded for a couple of weeks. I expect end of June before snow is gone. Road through pass is single lane and rough.
Speed still seems to be an issue with traffic on the Hurley and regard for maintenance crews."

May 24, 2010 10:00AM

Took the Hurley back to Pemberton on morning of May 24th. The lane cleared through the snow was in good shape, road was dry and not grooved yet. Rest of road is still very bumpy. I think that snow will be around until late July at least. Submitted By: DaveC

May 23, 2010 1:00PM

Snow has been removed and 1 lane with few pullouts are established. 4 WD is highly recommended. With traffic the road will deteriorate.

May 21, 2010 9:00AM

"The Hurley will not be open for traffic today. I expect that we will have it open by the end of the weekend but conditions are poor. The road has not had time to dry out and traffic that has travelled on the portion of the road near the pass that has been opened have contributed to rutting of the road surface. I would recommend using alternate routes for those travelling back to Vancouver on Monday."

/Ken Conway-Brown MOF/

May 20, 2010 9:23PM

Road is expected to be opened on May 22 or May 23, 2010. Traffic is not recommended even for 4WD due to the wet surface condition. Grading work will start on May 25, 2010.

/Ken Conway-Brown MOF/

May 20, 2010 7.00AM

"The road will probably only be accessible to 4 wheel drive traffic once it is open. There are very few pullouts at this time so if we get it open on Friday it would be great to keep the Pemberton bound traffic to a minimum for the start of the weekend. Once we have the single lane open we will clear some turnouts through the pass."

/Ken Conway-Brown MOF/ Engineering Officer Cascades Forest District

May 19, 2010 6.00PM.

Road is not graded, up to the snow level , crew is working on establishing one lane through the pass. So far the condition of this existing lane is very muddy full of potholes and tire grooves and would not be suitable with a 2WD .
 

/ April 26-10 SLRD Board meeting /

"The Hurley River FSR is maintained to a Level I Standard which means the road will normally accommodate 2-wheel drive vehicles. The Ministry of Forests & Range receives funding from the Ministry of Highways & Infrastructure to maintain the road.

Our avalanche assessment flight was delayed and is now planned for early next week (May 3-7). If we get the go ahead we have a contract in place to start the works."

/Ken Conway-Brown MOF/

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