Guardsman Pass to close Sunday for winter season

by Heather Bergeson
Published: Nov 1, 2025 at 12:14 pm

Guardsman Pass is closing for the winter season on Sunday, November 2. Photo: UDOT Cottonwood Canyons Transportation

PARK CITY, Utah — Guardsman Pass is closing for the winter season beginning 12 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2.

The Utah Department of Transportation closes this road annually, as it’s too steep and narrow for winter plowing.

CLOSED: SR-190 winter gate to Bonanza Flat gate
OPEN: SR-224 (Empire Pass)
OPEN: Pine Canyon — check with Wasatch County for details

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Heather Bergeson is a writer and editor based in Utah. Heather has written about travel, sports, business and the outdoors for Utah Life magazine, Utah Business magazine and Moab Sun News. She has a bachelor's degree in English and editing from Brigham Young University.

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