9,717′ Guardsman Pass, UT, Now Open for the Summer Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) announced today that Guardsman Pass is open for the summer. This high-altitude route connects Park City to Big Cottonwood Canyon in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains and provides access to Central Wasatch’s best backcountry terrain. Some stretches of the road were buried under as much as 11 feet of snow, resulting from another robust winter in the Wasatch. “Guardsman […] SnowBrains | May 20, 2025 0 Comments
9,717′ Guardsman Pass Buried Under 11 Feet of Snow as Utah Crews Begin Clearing Crews with the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) have begun the annual task of clearing SR-224 Guardsman Pass. This high-altitude route connects Park City to Big Cottonwood Canyon in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains and provides access to Central Wasatch’s best backcountry terrain. As of this week, about 65 percent of the road has been cleared, but significant challenges remain: Some stretches […] SnowBrains | May 2, 2025 0 Comments
UDOT Shuts Down Guardsman Pass for Winter Season The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) announced yesterday that Guardsman Pass is now closed for the season. This annual measure, aimed at ensuring traveler safety, was officially implemented as the region prepares for winter. “And just like that, we’re done for the season. Guardsman Pass is closing for the winter at 2 p.m. today (11/7). This is a seasonal road […] SnowBrains | November 8, 2023 0 Comments
UDOT Announces SR224 Guardsman Pass Now Open For the Summer Today, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) announced that work to clear snow from Guardsman Pass, nestled between Big Cottonwood Canyon and the Park City Ridgeline in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains, is complete, and the pass is open to the public. The announcement is a remarkable achievement considering work only began on Monday, June 5th. The pass is a short stretch […] SnowBrains | June 8, 2023 0 Comments
Guardsman Pass, UT, and Bald Mountain Pass (Utah’s Highest Road) are Now Open For the Summer Season View this post on Instagram A post shared by UDOT Cottonwood Canyons (@udotcottonwoods) The opening of Guardsman Pass and Bald Mountain Pass in Utah is the unofficial start to summer in Utah, even though it’s expected to snow this weekend in Utah’s northern mountains. Utah Department of Transportation workers (UDOT) announced today on Instagram that Guardsman Pass, located […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | May 27, 2022 1 Comment
UDOT’s Video of The Now Closed-Due-to-Heavy-SnowFall Guardsman Pass, UT Will Give You Powder Fever #RoadUpdate Current status of #GuardsmanPass: CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Watch for a behind the gates look at road conditions up there this AM. #SR190 #SR224 @UDOTTRAFFIC @UDOTRegion2 pic.twitter.com/j8gD72OORB — UDOT Cottonwood Canyons (@UDOTcottonwoods) October 12, 2021 The Utah Department of Transportation shared this video on its Twitter account this morning, showing the extent of northern Utah’s snowfall […] SnowBrains | October 12, 2021 0 Comments
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Current status of #GuardsmanPass: CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Watch for a behind the gates look 
at road conditions up there this AM. 
#SR190 #SR224 @UDOTTRAFFIC @UDOTRegion2 pic.twitter.com/j8gD72OORB — UDOT Cottonwood Canyons (@UDOTcottonwoods) October 12, 2021 The Utah Department of Transportation shared this video on its Twitter account this morning, showing the extent of northern Utah’s snowfall […]