One of the key focus' of the GSTA is to ensure that information & knowledge regarding the Mountain Caribou in the area is distributed. The caribou closure in the Gorge area dissects the Gorge - primarily at 17k and in the area known as Happy Valley. This closure means no motorized vehicles are allowed in the area. Thus, snowmobiles can not travel within this area - even if they are on a road (unploughed).

As the Gorge FSR will be unploughed for the 2025/26 season, all snowmobilers must not cross into the caribou closure area on the road - and you must know where that is as there will be no signage. The closure area is shown below in red:

visit this webpage and download the KMZ file to view on Google Earth

Watch our video above for the latest November 2025 update and below:

October 27, 2025
1. Is there enough snow to ski @ the Gorge? The answer is no, not yet, patience this time of year is key. While your Facebook feed looks good, height of snow @ treeline is only 30-40cms of unconsolidated snow. Just enough to hide the stumps and bumps.

2. Is the road drivable? It is super slick, lots of rain/ice/mud at lower elevations, and the last of the Logging traffic (so it is super busy). Best advice is to not get in the way or get stuck.

3. Will the road be plowed this winter? The million $ question at last! The answer to that one is No. K3 will be plowing to their turn @ 3K, after that it will be sled in access only (unless you are super keen and fit and want to skin 12K for an approach!) Parking @ 3K will be tight as it is on years when there is no plowing. Parking on Lybarger and sledding up the road is not only a bad idea (it is also illegal).  There is limited space to park along Lybarger as well, if you do carpool to 3K, not blocking people's driveways or the mailboxes etc will go along ways to keeping the neighbours happy.

Radios will be REQUIRED even for the 3K of road that is plowed.

4. What do I do till it snows enough? Have an extra coffee, go through your gear, new batteries in your beacons, check your pack for any 1/2 eaten lunches from last year, sign up for a Avalanche course, "dry" fit your tire chains to your freshly installed winter tires, and keep hitting refresh on your weather feed, as well as here of course!

Stay tuned for more updates.

​Cheers - the GSTA