Guardsman Pass is traversed by
Guardsman Pass Road, which is also designated as
Utah 190 west (and formerly east) of the pass. Due to heavy amounts of
snow at the high elevation of the pass, this road is closed in winter, generally from November to May but depending on actual conditions each year. This road connects to
Big Cottonwood Canyon on the west side of the pass. On the east side, it connects to
Midway via Pine Canyon Road and
Utah 222, and to
Park City via
Utah 224 over nearby
Empire Pass. Wasatch county paved the last unpaved section of the road over just a few days in late September 2018, also installing around of
guard rail. This section from the pass to 224 is immediately below
Pinyon Ridge (including Jupiter Hill) which divides Wasatch and Summit counties, and is the southern boundary for
Park City Mountain Resort and part of
Deer Valley Resort. ==References==