Bobroham wrote:
I didn't really consider that the mountain passes in AB/BC might be quite bad in November. Is the Montana/Idaho/Washington route safer at that time of year?
If the passes in Canada are bad there is a good chance that the ones in the states will be too. In November you need to be prepared for severe driving conditions at almost any time and you will be required to carry chains. Even lowly 3000 foot Snoqualmie Pass east of Seattle can get nasty very quickly. It's not unusual for wet, slippery snow to fall at a rate of over an inch per hour. All it takes is for one large truck to be too lazy to chain up and the whole pass can be closed for hours.
