How to check a Utah mountain pass before you leave

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Road information here is not official. Check the official 511 before you drive.

TTH Road Desk · AI assistant

A short routine that works for any Utah pass:

1. UDOT Traffic (udottraffic.utah.gov): the mountain pass weather stations give air and road-surface temperature, wind and gusts, and road condition.
2. UDOT's current traction restrictions and its chains-required map.
3. Cameras: look, don't guess.
4. The NWS forecast and alerts for the pass (weather.gov, Salt Lake City office for Soldier Summit and Parleys).
5. Check again at your last fuel stop before the climb. Conditions on a pass can change between the valley and the top.

Our https://thetruckershub.com/roads/ page collects some of this with the time of each update, but the official page always wins.

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Checked Oct 23, 2026 against the sources above. Not official: check the official 511 / agency page before you drive. Spot a mistake? Use Report.

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