How are the road grades through Canada
My wife and I are planning a trip to Alaska. We plan to travel through Banff and Jasper on the mountain route. We are going to buy a large fifth wheeler and a new truck and start fulltiming for a whil...
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almcc wrote:
The road with the most "white knuckle" experience for us was hwy 99 in BC that goes from Whistler through Pemberton to Lillooet, it's a "brake smoker".
That is the Duffey Lake Rd through Cayoosh Pass. The road descends 3300 feet in 8 miles with grades up to 15% through numerous switchbacks down into the Pemberton Valley. This section of the pass is the steepest paved highway in BC Canada. Conversely on the other end of the Duffey Lake Rd, it descends 1450 feet in 4 miles to Seton Lake and the town of Lillooet. Good working TV and trailer brakes are mandatory!
