BC Kootenay Area Road Conditions Reports for the Kootenay’s
Highway 31, northbound. Road construction work between Lauder Rd and Toad Rock Rd (4 km north of Balfour). For the next three weeks. Single lane alternating traffic. Blasting. minor construction | last updated Tue Jan 21 at 5:36 PM PST. |
Highway 33. Watch for slippery sections between Beaverdell Station Rd and Highway 97 for 80.8 km (Beaverdell to Kelowna). Compact snow. minor road condition | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 11:53 PM PST. |
Highway 6 NS. Watch for slippery sections between 7th Ave and Gravel Pit Rd for 32.5 km (New Denver to 2 km south of Slocan). minor road condition | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 8:49 PM PST. |
Highway 3A. Watch for slippery sections between Brilliant Powerplant Rd and Kootenay Bay Ferry for 70.7 km (1 km east of Brilliant to Balfour). minor road condition | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 8:48 PM PST. |
Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway). Watch for slippery sections between Pine St and Goatfell for 32.6 km (Creston to 5 km west of Curzon Junction). minor road condition | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 8:48 PM PST. |
Highway 3A. Watch for slippery sections between Kootenay Bay Ferry and Junction Hwy 3 for 78.0 km (1 km north of Kootenay Bay Ferry Landing to Creston). minor road condition | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 8:48 PM PST. |
Highway 23. Watch for slippery sections between Junction Hwy 6 and Shelter Bay Provincial Pk for 46.8 km (Nakusp). minor road condition | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 8:49 PM PST. |
Highway 31. Watch for slippery sections between Balfour and Junction Hwy 23 for 174.7 km (Balfour to 30 km north of Trout Lake). Compact snow. minor road condition | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 8:48 PM PST. |
Highway 21. Watch for slippery sections between Porthill Rd and Junction Hwy 3 for 14.3 km (British Columbia and Idaho Border to 3 km north of Creston). minor road condition | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 8:49 PM PST. |
Highway 6 EW. Watch for slippery sections between Needles Ferry and Junction Hwy 23 for 59.1 km (Needles to Nakusp). minor road condition | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 8:48 PM PST. |
Highway 31A. Watch for slippery sections between Junction Hwy 6NS and Junction Hwy 31 for 46.6 km (New Denver to Kaslo). Compact snow. minor road condition | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 8:48 PM PST. |
Highway 6 NS. Watch for slippery sections between the start of Highway 6 NS and Summit Lake Rd for 20.3 km (Nakusp to Summit Lake). Compact snow. minor road condition | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 8:48 PM PST. |
Highway 6 EW. Wildlife advisory in effect between Needles Ferry and 3rd Ave NW for 57.2 km (Nakusp to Needles). minor incident | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 11:26 AM PST. |
Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway). Watch for falling rocks between Junction Hwy 6NS and Lower Wynndel Rd for 64.6 km (1 km west of Creston to 14 km east of Salmo). Watch for falling ice. minor incident | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 11:25 AM PST. |
Highway 6 NS. Wildlife advisory in effect between 3rd Ave NW and Summit Lake Rd for 19.4 km (Nakusp to Summit Lake). minor incident | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 11:26 AM PST. |
Highway 23. Wildlife advisory in effect between 13th Ave NW and Junction Hwy 31 for 43.4 km (Nakusp). minor incident | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 11:26 AM PST. |
Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway). Winter driving conditions between Wright Rd and Tavistock St for 41.2 km (5 km west of Curzon Junction to Moyie). Compact snow. minor weather condition | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 2:53 PM PST. |
Highway 33. Watch for slippery sections between Christian Valley Rd and Carmi Station for 34.6 km (Westbridge to Beaverdell). minor road condition | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 8:47 PM PST. |
Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway). Watch for slippery sections between Gowrie St and Granby Rd for 38.8 km (1 km east of Greenwood to Grand Forks). Compact snow. minor road condition | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 8:47 PM PST. |
Highway 3B. Compact ice between Highway 22 Jct W and Highway 3 Jct W for 28.2 km (Rossland to 8 km north of Nancy Greene Summit). Watch for slippery sections. minor road condition | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 8:47 PM PST. |
Highway 22. Watch for slippery sections between US Border and Warfield Hill Rd for 20.2 km (BC and WA Border, South of Rossland to Trail). Compact snow. minor road condition | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 8:47 PM PST. |
Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway). Watch for slippery sections between Nine Mile Place Rd and Beadman Rd for 27.7 km (20 km east of Osoyoos to Rock Creek). Compact snow. minor road condition | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 8:47 PM PST. |
Highway 6 NS. Watch for slippery sections between Junction Hwy 3A and Junction Hwy 3 for 40.4 km (Nelson to Salmo). minor road condition | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 8:54 PM PST. |
Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway). Watch for slippery sections between Junction Hwy 3B and Junction Hwy 6NS for 24.5 km (Salmo). minor road condition | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 8:54 PM PST. |
Kootenay Lake Ferry, in both directions. Travel advisory in effect between Balfour and Kootenay Bay. Mon-Fri essential service Balfour sailings: 6:30AM, 8:10AM, 4:30PM, Kootenay Bay: 7:10AM, 9AM, 5:20PM. Sat-Sun Balfour sailings: 6:30AM, 9:40PM, Kootenay Bay: 7:10AM, 10:20PM. Essential service travelers board 1st, then general public. Emergency services accommodated. major incident | last updated Tue Feb 4 at 9:55 AM PST. | next update Fri Feb 7 at 9:00 AM PST. |
Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway). Watch for slippery sections between 68th Ave and Meadows Rd for 93.5 km (Christina Lake to 10 km west of Salmo). Compact snow. minor road condition | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 8:47 PM PST. |
Highway 6 NS. Watch for slippery sections between Junction Hwy 3 and US Border for 10.4 km (BC and WA Border, South of Osoyoos). minor road condition | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 8:54 PM PST. |
Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway). Watch for slippery sections between Tailings Rd and Cook St for 68.9 km (14 km east of Salmo to Creston). Compact snow. minor road condition | last updated Thu Feb 6 at 8:48 PM PST. |
Needles Ferry, in both directions. There will be required maintenance at Needles Ferry (Needles). Starting Tue Feb 11 at 11:00 AM PST until Tue Feb 11 at 1:00 PM PST. There will be possible ferry delays. minor incident | last updated Tue Feb 4 at 10:28 AM PST. |
The Kootenays are a large region in British Columbia Canada. This area begins at the Alberta Border and extends west to the Monashee range of the Columbia Mountains. The area is famed for its laid-back lifestyle and endless outdoor adventure opportunities.
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The name is derived from the Ktunaxa First Nation’s quthni, meaning “to travel by water”, and indeed this is how the region was explored before the railway arrived. Exploration by river and lake, and commerce facilitated by the large sternwheelers that plied the many large lakes emphasize this point. Virtually untouched until the gold and silver rushes of the mid-1800s, a few settlers who fell in love with the area remained after the fortunes faded, and provided the roots for the communities as they exist today. Info from Wikipedia BC Kootenay Area Road Conditions.