BC Kootenay Highways - Road Report News

Highway 3A, 3B, 6, 31, 31A, 93, 95, 95A through Nelson, Grand Forks, New Denver, Nakusp, Salmo, Creston, Castlegar ... Many Thanks to the ministry of Transportation for the information contained in this report.

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Current Kootenay Highway Road Conditions

Route     Description Last Updated

Highway 1 Both Directions

Slushy with Slippery Sections from Craigellachie to Revelstoke (41.7 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 7:09 am. (ID# 96844)

Mar 12, 2010 07:09 AM

Highway 1 Both Directions

Falling Rock from Revelstoke to West Boundary of Glacier National Park (48.1 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 3:54 am. (ID# 96760)

Mar 12, 2010 03:54 AM

Highway 1 Both Directions

Compact Snow with Slushy Sections from Revelstoke to West Boundary of Glacier National Park (48.1 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 7:12 am. (ID# 96788)

Mar 12, 2010 07:12 AM

Highway 1 Both Directions

Compact Snow with Slushy Sections from West Boundary of Glacier National Park to East Boundary of Glacier National Park (43.8 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 5:57 am. (ID# 96836)

Mar 12, 2010 05:57 AM

Highway 1 Both Directions

Falling Rock from Golden to West Boundary of Yoho National Park (25.8 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 3:51 am. (ID# 96750)

Mar 12, 2010 03:51 AM

Highway 3 Both Directions

Compact Snow with Slippery Sections from Anarchist Summit to Junction with Highway 33, in Rock Creek (29.1 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 4:49 am. (ID# 96803)

Mar 12, 2010 04:49 AM

Highway 3 Both Directions

Compact Snow with Slippery Sections from Greenwood to Eholt Summit (16.7 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 4:50 am. (ID# 96804)

Mar 12, 2010 04:50 AM

Highway 3 Both Directions

Wildlife on Road from Greenwood to Eholt Summit (16.7 km). Updated on Fri Mar 12 at 4:29 am. (ID# 95225)

Mar 12, 2010 04:29 AM

Highway 3 Both Directions

Compact Snow from Eholt Summit to Grand Forks (24.2 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 4:55 am. (ID# 96809)

Mar 12, 2010 04:55 AM

Highway 3 Both Directions

Slushy Sections from Grand Forks to 7.5 km east of Christina Lake (27.5 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 4:59 am. (ID# 96814)

Mar 12, 2010 04:59 AM

Highway 3 Both Directions

Compact Snow 7.5 km east of Christina Lake to Paulson Bridge (16.6 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 4:56 am. (ID# 96739)

Mar 12, 2010 04:56 AM

Highway 3 Both Directions

Compact Snow from Paulson Bridge to Junction with Highway 3B at Nancy Greene Lake (23 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 4:59 am. (ID# 96740)

Mar 12, 2010 04:59 AM

Highway 3 Both Directions

Compact Snow from Paulson Bridge to Castlegar (48.6 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 5:03 am. (ID# 96820)

Mar 12, 2010 05:03 AM

Highway 3 Both Directions

Compact Snow from Junction with Highway 22, in Castlegar to Meadows (27.4 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 5:04 am. (ID# 96821)

Mar 12, 2010 05:04 AM

Highway 3 Both Directions

Slushy with Slippery Sections from Junction with Highway 3B, in Meadows to Salmo (10.4 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 5:52 am. (ID# 96833)

Mar 12, 2010 05:52 AM

Highway 3 Both Directions

Slushy with Slippery Sections from Salmo to Junction with Highway 6 (14.1 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 5:55 am. (ID# 96835)

Mar 12, 2010 05:55 AM

Highway 3 Both Directions

Avalanche Control from Avalanche Gates, West Side of Kootenay Pass to Avalanche Gates, East Side of Kootenay Pass (27 km), 6:30 am to 12:00 pm on Fri Mar 12. Delays to 2 hours are expected. Updated on Fri Mar 12 at 2:47 am. (ID# -19714)

Mar 12, 2010 02:47 AM

Highway 3 Both Directions

Compact Snow with Slippery Sections from Junction with Highway 6 to Creston (69.8 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 3:55 am. (ID# 96658)

Mar 12, 2010 03:55 AM

Highway 3 Both Directions

Slippery Sections from Creston to Goatfel (31.6 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 3:57 am. (ID# 96786)

Mar 12, 2010 03:57 AM

Highway 3 Both Directions

Falling Ice at Irishman Creek. Updated Fri Mar 12 at 3:36 am. (ID# 95304)

Mar 12, 2010 03:36 AM

Highway 3 Both Directions

Falling Ice 20 km west of Cranbrook. Updated Fri Mar 12 at 3:37 am. (ID# 95305)

Mar 12, 2010 03:37 AM

Highway 3 Both Directions

Falling Ice at Elko. Updated Fri Mar 12 at 3:36 am. (ID# 95681)

Mar 12, 2010 03:36 AM

Highway 3 Both Directions

Slushy Sections from Elko to Fernie (29.5 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 4:56 am. (ID# 96810)

Mar 12, 2010 04:56 AM

Highway 3 Both Directions

Road side Maintenance Between Hosmer and Sparwood from 8 am to 6 pm 7 days a week until March 12. Single lane alternating with up to 20 minute delays. Updated on Thu Feb 25 at 12:38 pm. (ID# -19562)

Feb 25, 2010 12:38 PM

Highway 3 Both Directions

Slushy Sections from Fernie to 25 km east of Fernie (25 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 4:57 am. (ID# 96811)

Mar 12, 2010 04:57 AM

Highway 3 Both Directions

Slippery Sections 25 km east of Fernie to Sparwood (4 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 4:58 am. (ID# 96813)

Mar 12, 2010 04:58 AM

Highway 3 Both Directions

Slippery Sections from Sparwood to British Columbia and Alberta Border (21.4 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 4:59 am. (ID# 96815)

Mar 12, 2010 04:59 AM

Highway 3A between Castlegar and Creston Both Directions

Construction 3.5 km west of Nelson to 1 km west of Nelson (2.5 km), 7:00 am to 4:30 pm Mon-Sat through Mar 31. Expect Minor Delays. Updated on Thu Mar 11 at 6:14 am. (ID# -19689)

Mar 11, 2010 06:14 AM

Highway 3A between Castlegar and Creston Both Directions

Slushy with Slippery Sections from Brilliant to Nelson (38.3 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 5:37 am. (ID# 96791)

Mar 12, 2010 05:37 AM

Highway 3A between Castlegar and Creston Both Directions

Slushy Sections from Nelson to Balfour (31.3 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 4:29 am. (ID# 96794)

Mar 12, 2010 04:29 AM

Highway 3A between Castlegar and Creston Both Directions

Fog Patches from Nelson to Balfour (31.3 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 4:30 am. (ID# 96795)

Mar 12, 2010 04:30 AM

Highway 3B Both Directions

Compact Snow from Nancy Greene Summit to Trail (30.8 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 5:00 am. (ID# 96741)

Mar 12, 2010 05:00 AM

Highway 3B Both Directions

Compact Snow from Trail to Junction with Highway 3, in Meadows (29.4 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 5:02 am. (ID# 96818)

Mar 12, 2010 05:02 AM

Highway 6 Both Directions

Slushy with Slippery Sections from British Columbia and Washington border to Junction with Highway 3 (10.4 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 5:54 am. (ID# 96834)

Mar 12, 2010 05:54 AM

Highway 6 Both Directions

Slushy with Slippery Sections from Salmo to Ymir (12 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 5:50 am. (ID# 96832)

Mar 12, 2010 05:50 AM

Highway 6 Both Directions

Compact Snow with Slippery Sections from Ymir to Nelson (26.3 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 5:37 am. (ID# 96792)

Mar 12, 2010 05:37 AM

Highway 6 Both Directions

Fog Patches from Ymir to Nelson (26.3 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 5:36 am. (ID# 96793)

Mar 12, 2010 05:36 AM

Highway 6 Both Directions

Slushy with Slippery Sections from Junction with Highway 3A to Slocan Park (11.7 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 5:35 am. (ID# 96789)

Mar 12, 2010 05:35 AM

Highway 6 Both Directions

Fog Patches from Junction with Highway 3A to Slocan Park (11.7 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 5:35 am. (ID# 96790)

Mar 12, 2010 05:35 AM

Highway 6 Both Directions

Slushy with Slippery Sections from Cape Horn to Summit Lake (51.1 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 4:34 am. (ID# 96796)

Mar 12, 2010 04:34 AM

Highway 6 Both Directions

Slushy with Slippery Sections from Summit Lake to Nakusp (20.7 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 5:00 am. (ID# 96816)

Mar 12, 2010 05:00 AM

Highway 6 Both Directions

Slushy with Slippery Sections from Needles to Monashee Summit (39.7 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 3:55 am. (ID# 96682)

Mar 12, 2010 03:55 AM

Highway 23 Both Directions

Slushy with Slippery Sections from Nakusp to Nacillawaet Pit (39.8 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 4:58 am. (ID# 96812)

Mar 12, 2010 04:58 AM

Highway 23 Both Directions

Falling Ice at Birch Creek. Updated Fri Mar 12 at 3:53 am. (ID# 96531)

Mar 12, 2010 03:53 AM

Highway 23 Both Directions

Compact Snow with Slippery Sections from Revelstoke to Mica Dam (144.8 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 6:15 am. (ID# 96840)

Mar 12, 2010 06:15 AM

Highway 31 Both Directions

Bridge Maintenance 46 km north of Kaslo through Fri Mar 12 at 4:00 pm. Updated on Tue Mar 9 at 7:58 am. (ID# -19680)

Mar 09, 2010 07:58 AM

Highway 31 Both Directions

Muddy with Slippery Sections from Gerrard Bridge to Beaton Armstrong (39.9 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 3:52 am. (ID# 96742)

Mar 12, 2010 03:52 AM

Highway 31 Both Directions

Compact Snow with Slushy Sections from Gerrard Bridge to Junction with Highway 23 (57.7 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 3:49 am. (ID# 96774)

Mar 12, 2010 03:49 AM

Highway 31A Both Directions

Slushy with Slippery Sections from New Denver to Retallack (19 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 4:35 am. (ID# 96799)

Mar 12, 2010 04:35 AM

Highway 31A Both Directions

Compact Snow with Slushy Sections from Retallack to Kaslo (27 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 6:30 am. (ID# 96841)

Mar 12, 2010 06:30 AM

Highway 33 Both Directions

Compact Snow with Slippery Sections from Beaverdell to McColloch Road (41.8 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 4:47 am. (ID# 96736)

Mar 12, 2010 04:47 AM

Highway 43 Both Directions

Slippery Sections from Junction with Highway 3 to Elkford (34.7 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 5:00 am. (ID# 96817)

Mar 12, 2010 05:00 AM

Highway 95A Both Directions

Fog Patches from Kimberley and Cranbrook Intersection to Wycliffe (12.5 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 5:08 am. (ID# 96822)

Mar 12, 2010 05:08 AM

Highway 95A Both Directions

Compact Snow from Wycliffe to Kimberley (14.7 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 4:53 am. (ID# 96807)

Mar 12, 2010 04:53 AM

Highway 95A Both Directions

Compact Snow from Kimberley to Wasa Junction (28 km). Updated Fri Mar 12 at 4:54 am. (ID# 96808)

Mar 12, 2010 04:54 AM

Kootenay Weather Locations

Salmo     Creston     Castlegar     Nelson      Radium Hot Springs       Grand Forks

General Route Information

Kootenay Pass, known locally as "the Salmo-Creston" is a mountain pass in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is utilized by the Crowsnest Highway to transverse the Selkirks, connecting the communities of Salmo and Creston. At its opening the highway route was also dubbed the Kootenay Skyway

Highway 3A runs from Keremeos 35km north thru Olalla and up the long hill to Yellow Lake, then east past Twin Lakes and thru the Marron Valley to Kaleden Junction where it intersects with Highway 97, the North-South Okanagan route. You can turn left (north), 10 km along Skaha Lake to Penticton, or turn right (south), 10 km to Okanagan Falls. The distance south from the Kaleden Junction thru OK Falls and Oliver to Osoyoos on Highway 97 is about 50km (30mi).

Highway 6 has a total length of 407 km (253 mi). It begins at the Canada-U.S. border crossing at Nelway, where it connects with State Route 31. It travels north for 10 km (6 mi) to the Burnt Flat Junction, where the Crowsnest Highway merges onto it from the east. The Crowsnest carries Highway 6 north for 14 km (9 mi) to the town of Salmo, where the Crowsnest diverges west. From Salmo, Highway 6 goes north for 41 km (25 mi), mostly following the Salmo River, to the city of Nelson, where access to the Whitewater Ski Resort is located. Highway 3A merges onto Highway 6 at Nelson, and the two highways travel west for 21 km (13 mi) along the Kootenay River, passing through the communities of Taghum and Bonnington Falls, to where Highway 3A diverges southwest just west of South Slocan.

From South Slocan, Highway 6 follows the Slocan River north for 79 km (49 mi) to the community of New Denver, where Highway 31A meets Highway 6. 48 km (30 mi) northwest of New Denver, Highway 6 reaches its junction with Highway 23 at the resort community of Nakusp. Highway 6 then turns southwest and proceeds to follow the east bank of the Columbia River for 57 km (35 mi) to Fauquier, on the east shore of Lower Arrow Lake.

From Needles, Highway 6 takes a winding path northwest through the Monashee Mountain range, passing through the community of Cherryville on its exit from the mountains, until it reaches the community of Lumby, 110 km (68 mi) away. Highway 6 then proceeds west on its final 26 km (16 mi) through the town of Coldstream, to its ending at a junction with Highway 97 at Vernon

Highway 23, which is 250 km (155 mi) long, begins in the south at Nakusp, where it meets Highway 6. Highway 23 winds north along the eastern shore of Upper Arrow Lake for 49 km (30 mi) to its junction with Highway 31 at Galena Bay. The Upper Arrow Lakes Ferry continues Highway 23 across the Upper Arrow Lake to a location known as Shelter Bay. North of Shelter Bay, Highway 23 follows the west bank of the Columbia River for 49 km (30 mi) to where it meets the Trans-Canada Highway. Highway 23 follows the Trans-Canada east through the city of Revelstoke for 1 km (about ½ mi), finally turning north after leaving Revelstoke.

North of Revelstoke, Highway 23 entirely follows the east bank of Revelstoke Lake for 151 km (94 mi), past the old townsite of Mica Creek to its northern end at the Mica Dam facility.

Highway 31 is a slightly minor north-south highway through the Selkirk Mountains. The highway first gained its number in 1973, and it is one of the few numbered highways in the province that is not fully paved. Highway 31 has a total distance of 109 miles (175km)— 23 miles (37km) along Kootenay Lake between Balfour (a junction with Highway 3A) and Kaslo (a junction with Highway 31A) and 86 miles (138km) between Kaslo and Galena Bay, where it ends at Highway 23

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