Real-time open/closed reports, winter closure schedules, webcams, and BC mountain pass updates across Coquihalla Summit (Hwy 5), Rogers Pass (Hwy 1), Kootenay Pass (Hwy 3), and Allison Pass (Hwy 3). Verified live via DriveBC.
Trans-Canada Hwy 1 link between Revelstoke and Golden. Subject to temporary avalanche artillery control closures by Parks Canada and Canadian Armed Forces during winter storms.
High Canadian Rockies pass on the Continental Divide connecting Golden BC with Lake Louise AB. Four-lane highway corridor with winter tire mandates.
Southernmost highway pass across the Canadian Rockies. Year-round freight and passenger link between the East Kootenays and Southern Alberta.
High pass through E.C. Manning Provincial Park on Highway 3. Key southern interior route connecting Hope with Princeton and the Similkameen Valley.
The highest paved highway pass in British Columbia. Frequent winter avalanche control procedures and heavy snowpack. Severe winter tire & chain law enforcement.
High mountain summit on Highway 3 crossing the Monashee Mountains between Paulson Bridge and Blueberry Creek in the West Kootenays.
Steep switchback highway climb ascending 900 meters out of the Okanagan Valley desert at Osoyoos onto the high Boundary Plateau.
High mountain pass junction near Nancy Greene Provincial Park, connecting Rossland, Castlegar, and the US border at Paterson.
Major 4-lane freeway pass carrying primary freight between Metro Vancouver and the BC Interior. Notorious for sudden blizzard whiteouts and steep grades.
Scenic two-lane highway pass connecting North Okanagan with the West Kootenay region and Fauquier-Needles Cable Ferry across Upper Arrow Lake.
National Historic Site low-elevation pass crossing the Continental Divide on Highway 16 between Mount Robson Provincial Park and Jasper National Park.
Infamous "The Hill" section featuring unpaved steep 18% grades, switchbacks without guardrails descending into the Bella Coola Valley from the Chilcotin Plateau.
High elevation summit on the Alaska Highway crossing the Northern Rocky Mountains west of Fort Nelson in northern British Columbia.
Pass through the Stanford Range of the Canadian Rockies leading into Sinclair Canyon and Radium Hot Springs in Kootenay National Park.
High pass crossing the Continental Divide between Banff National Park (Alberta) and Kootenay National Park (British Columbia).
Year-round paved mountain pass crossing the Hart Ranges of the Rocky Mountains, connecting Peace River Region with Central Interior BC.
The highest highway summit point anywhere along the entire 2,232 km length of the Alaska Highway, located in Stone Mountain Provincial Park.
High alpine plateau summit on the Okanagan Connector. Second highest paved highway summit in BC, prone to severe winter blizzard drifting.
High arctic alpine pass on the Haines Highway linking Haines Alaska across northwestern British Columbia to Haines Junction, Yukon.
Historic 53 km Klondike Gold Rush foot trail trek across the Coast Range between Alaska and BC. Backcountry permit mandatory from Parks Canada.
Year-round international border highway pass connecting Skagway Alaska through northern BC to Yukon. Paralleled by White Pass & Yukon Route Railway.
High mountain pass on the Duffey Lake Road section of Highway 99 crossing the Lillooet Ranges between Cayoosh Creek and Duffey Lake.
High elevation summit along Duffey Lake Provincial Park on Highway 99. Winding mountain highway subject to winter rockfall and avalanche patrols.
High remote mountain pass on the Stewart-Cassiar Highway 37 traversing the Skeena Mountains south of Dease Lake in northern BC.
High wilderness alpine pass trek connecting the Bridge River country with the upper Lord River valley in the remote Southern Coast Mountains.
Spectacular high alpine trail pass trek through rolling wildflower meadows and ridge traverses in South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park.
Alpine pass trek linking Tyaughton Creek with Gun Creek headwaters in the South Chilcotin mountain wilderness area popular with horsepackers and hikers.
Scenic subalpine pass trek between Powell Creek and Iron Creek in the Chilcotin Range offering panoramic views of Mount Dickson.
Alpine trail pass trek along the Skyline Trail in E.C. Manning Provincial Park, crossing the high Cascade crest with vistas into Skagit Valley.
Remote high alpine pass trek near the Lillooet Icecap, used by mountaineers traversing the rugged wilderness of the Pacific Ranges.
Backcountry alpine valley trek east of Pemberton Icecap. Seasonal BC Parks advisories due to heavy grizzly bear activity and slide alder bushwhacks.
High glaciated pass trek connecting the Lord River glacier basin with the Taseko Lakes system in the Coast Mountains wilderness.
Historic trail pass trek traversing the Whitesail Range inside Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park in west-central British Columbia.
Remote alpine pass trek crossing the Canadian Rockies Continental Divide area between the McGregor River headwaters and Kakwa Provincial Park.
Iconic trail pass trek at the terminus of the Berg Lake Trail beneath the massive north face of Mount Robson (3,954 m). Reservation mandatory.
National Historic Site fur trade pass trek across the Continental Divide. Used by David Thompson in 1811 to reach the Columbia River.
Historic wilderness pass trek crossing the Rocky Mountains Continental Divide between Banff National Park and the Blaeberry Valley near Golden.
| Pass / Summit / Trek | Elevation | Highway / Corridor | Mountain Range | Status | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Pass | 1,330 m (4,364 ft) | Trans-Canada Hwy 1 | Selkirk Mountains | Open | DriveBC / Parks Canada |
| Kicking Horse Pass | 1,627 m (5,338 ft) | Trans-Canada Hwy 1 | Continental Divide | Open | DriveBC / Parks Canada |
| Crowsnest Pass | 1,357 m (4,452 ft) | Crowsnest Hwy 3 | Southern Rockies | Open | DriveBC / AB 511 |
| Allison Pass | 1,342 m (4,403 ft) | Hope-Princeton Hwy 3 | Cascade Mountains | Open | DriveBC (MoTI) |
| Kootenay Pass | 1,775 m (5,823 ft) | Salmo-Creston Hwy 3 | Selkirk / Purcell Mts | Restricted | DriveBC (MoTI) |
| Blueberry-Paulson Summit | 1,535 m (5,036 ft) | Crowsnest Hwy 3 | Monashee Mountains | Open | DriveBC (MoTI) |
| Anarchist Summit | 1,233 m (4,045 ft) | Crowsnest Hwy 3 | Monashee / Okanagan | Open | DriveBC (MoTI) |
| Nancy Greene Summit | 1,575 m (5,167 ft) | Hwy 3 / 3B Junction | Rossland Range | Open | DriveBC (MoTI) |
| Coquihalla Pass | 1,244 m (4,081 ft) | Coquihalla Hwy 5 | Cascade Mountains | Open | DriveBC (MoTI) |
| Monashee Pass | 1,198 m (3,930 ft) | Highway 6 | Monashee Mountains | Open | DriveBC (MoTI) |
| Yellowhead Pass | 1,131 m (3,711 ft) | Yellowhead Hwy 16 | Canadian Rockies | Open | DriveBC / Parks Canada |
| Heckman Pass | 1,524 m (5,000 ft) | Freedom Hwy 20 | Coast Mts / Chilcotin | Restricted | DriveBC (MoTI) |
| McDonald Summit | 1,295 m (4,249 ft) | Alaska Highway 97 | Northern Rockies | Open | DriveBC (MoTI) |
| Sinclair Pass | 1,486 m (4,875 ft) | Highway 93 | Kootenay National Park | Open | DriveBC / Parks Canada |
| Vermilion Pass | 1,651 m (5,416 ft) | Highway 93 | Continental Divide | Open | DriveBC / Parks Canada |
| Pine Pass | 875 m (2,871 ft) | John Hart Hwy 97 | Northern Rockies | Open | DriveBC (MoTI) |
| Summit Pass (Alaska Hwy) | 1,295 m (4,250 ft) | Alaska Highway 97 | Stone Mountain Park | Open | DriveBC (MoTI) |
| Pennask Summit | 1,728 m (5,669 ft) | Okanagan Conn. Hwy 97C | Okanagan Plateau | Open | DriveBC (MoTI) |
| Chilkat Pass | 1,070 m (3,510 ft) | Haines Highway 3 | Boundary Ranges / YT | Open | DriveBC / Alaska DOT |
| Chilkoot Pass | 1,067 m (3,500 ft) | Chilkoot Trail Trek | Coast Mountains | Open | Parks Canada & NPS |
| White Pass | 873 m (2,864 ft) | South Klondike Hwy 2 | Coast Range / YT-AK | Open | DriveBC / Alaska DOT |
| Cayoosh Pass | 1,275 m (4,183 ft) | Duffey Lake Hwy 99 | Coast Mountains | Open | DriveBC (MoTI) |
| Duffy Lake Summit | 1,275 m (4,183 ft) | Duffey Lake Hwy 99 | Lillooet Ranges | Open | DriveBC (MoTI) |
| Gnat Pass | 1,240 m (4,068 ft) | Stewart-Cassiar Hwy 37 | Skeena Mountains | Open | DriveBC (MoTI) |
| Griswold Pass | 2,120 m (6,955 ft) | Bridge River Trail Trek | Southern Coast Mts | Open | BC Parks Wilderness |
| Grizzly Pass | 2,050 m (6,725 ft) | South Chilcotin Trail | Chilcotin Range | Open | BC Parks Alpine |
| Elbow Pass | 2,110 m (6,922 ft) | Spruce Lake Trail Trek | South Chilcotin Mts | Open | BC Parks Alpine |
| Iron Pass | 2,070 m (6,791 ft) | Iron Creek Trail Trek | South Chilcotin Mts | Open | BC Parks Alpine |
| Deception Pass | 1,760 m (5,774 ft) | Skyline Trail Trek | Cascade Crest | Open | BC Parks Trail |
| Ash Pass | 1,980 m (6,496 ft) | Lillooet Icefield Route | Pacific Ranges | Open | Mountaineering Route |
| Athelney Pass | 1,650 m (5,413 ft) | Salal Creek Trail Trek | Pemberton Icecap | Restricted | BC Parks Bear Advisory |
| Lord Pass | 2,020 m (6,627 ft) | Lord River Basin Trek | Coast Mountains | Open | Backcountry Route |
| Lindquist Pass | 1,510 m (4,954 ft) | Whitesail Range Trek | Tweedsmuir South Park | Open | BC Parks Wilderness |
| McGregor Pass | 1,640 m (5,380 ft) | McGregor River Trail | Northern Rockies | Open | BC Parks Backcountry |
| Robson Pass | 1,640 m (5,380 ft) | Berg Lake Trail Trek | Mount Robson Park | Open | BC Parks & Parks Canada |
| Athabasca Pass | 1,753 m (5,751 ft) | National Historic Site | Continental Divide | Open | Parks Canada Historic |
| Howse Pass | 1,539 m (5,049 ft) | National Historic Site | Continental Divide | Open | Parks Canada Historic |