#4 Night Snowshoe Hike at Guardsman Pass

We're hiking up about a mile in the dark, snowy night. I had never hiked pulling a sled of equipment before. All was beautiful and the hike was not too bad. It is a little tricky to navigate a loaded sled downhill though.

Big Cottonwood Canyon[edit]

Westbound SR-190 through Big Cottonwood Canyon

Signs of urban development quickly disappear as the canyon walls get closer together. The route passes many trailheads and picnic areas within the canyon, as well as historic water- and mining-related infrastructure and a few areas of cabins, before passing Solitude Mountain Resort and looping through Brighton.

Guardsman Pass[edit]

After looping through Brighton, the route connects (with some backtracking) to a narrower mountain road across Guardsman Pass, terminating (with a non-state-maintained connection through to Park City via SR-224 and Midway/Heber City via SR-222) at the top of the pass as it enters Wasatch County. This part of the road is normally closed all winter.

What we took on our journey:

1. Winter clothing Layers:
1. Base Layer- thermals, glove liners, sock liners
2. Warmth layer-snow pants, warm shirts (some wore sweaters), hats, scarfs, gloves, warm socks, snow boots
2. Snowshoes, trekking poleswater, food
3. Water, food
4. Equipment needed for Adventure #5
5. Adventure buddies- this time I have my husband, my 13 year old daughter, our friend Matt and his friend Scott
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