Vitality Master
The smell of vitality is sweet and earthy as it drifts down the stairs and permeates the office space of Wellness and Esthetics + CARE Esthetics Utah in Prospector Square. The office’s high-end interior reflects Dr. Giselle Batcheller’s eye for clean lines, white backdrops and gold finishes. The aroma and setting mingle with Giselle’s warm
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Deer Valley: A serene, adventure-filled snowglobe
The schuss of skis descending a mountain and the clink of glass at apre?s are the sounds of winter in Deer Valley. The small community prides itself on its exclusivity, with beautifully groomed ski-only terrain and a curated collection of hotels and restaurants that demonstrate the resort’s unwavering promise to provide guests with superior customer
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Old Town: A cocktail of history, beauty — and just a little celebrity
Old Town is the historic heart of the greater Park City community. It’s where the miners once lived, ate and drank, and many of the buildings that housed and fed them still remain — in some form or another. “Old Town is one of the few neighborhoods that still preserves the history of Park City
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Canyons Village: An on-mountain, family-friendly enclave
The land that makes up modern-day Canyons Village has seen many iterations and evolutions. What was once a farm debuted as Park City West in 1968, with its own ski runs, chairlifts and a distinct Wild West cowboy vibe. Over the years it grew and changed, going by Wolf Mountain before being renamed The Canyons.
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Making Canyons Village a destination for all
Canyons Village has continuously evolved since its early days as a family farm. In the 56 years since Park City West ski area opened, the resort has gone from a local ski hill to a world-class destination offering the only true ski village experience in Park City. While the slopes of Canyons Village won’t host
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Tall Pines Construction celebrates 20 years of building custom homes
Garrett Strong remembers building homes in Park City when Pinebrook was still a forest and mountain rustic was the preferred aesthetic. He landed his first job in the field and quickly learned the quirks of project management in the mountains. After some time spent learning the trade and honing his skills, Garrett launched Tall Pines
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Heirlooms With Honor
On a whim, Garth Franklin took a furniture-making class at Colby College in Maine and it changed his life. “Upon completing the class, I got a key to the woodshop. Driving to the lakeside shop and building with my hands became my oasis,” he says. After graduating, Garth crashed with his cousin in Park City
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Building Homes (and Building People Up)
Heritage is the soil from which all of Jenn Lewis’ actions grow. She draws on her roots and her mother, Carol’s, powerful example to cultivate a life that is rich in kindness, service and abundance. Reaching the place she is now took work — and guts. It began with ending a nearly two-decade-long marriage and
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Bringing joy through art in Park City
The most important reason for purchasing art is because you fall in love with it,” says Thomas Anthony, owner of Thomas Anthony Gallery. “If you buy for the right reasons, you will take your artwork with you throughout your lifetime.” Art has always been a passion for Thomas and his wife, Carolyn. Since they opened
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New Park City builders, architects and designers with client-centric ethos
Every season, people come to settle in Park City and the Wasatch Back, and companies that help those people create their home are growing in stride with the population. New businesses, like the four highlighted below, are setting themselves apart with an ethos of collaboration, listening and action. 1. STUDIO INTERIORS Franky Hernandez and Tam
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Custom homes made with care
Longtime Park City resident and custom-home builder Curt Graf has witnessed the quaint ex-mining-town-turned-ski-resort he moved to decades ago transform into a world-class destination ski resort and a thriving mecca for outdoor lovers and the affluent. Curt, owner of Curtis Graf Homes, blew into town from New Jersey as a wide-eyed teenager eager to ski
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From fashion to interiors: Stormy Sparlin’s design evolution
When Stormy Sparlin moved to Park City 12 years ago as a single mom, her main goal was to find a home where she and her son could both pursue their passions. Her son, a big-mountain skier, needed a mountain town with great snow, while Stormy required a location with opportunities for her career as
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The Visionaries: Architect Craig Elliott and the Elliott Workgroup
The Olympics are coming full circle for Craig Elliott, an architect and the managing partner of Elliott Workgroup. When Salt Lake City hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics, Craig led the committee’s venue design team. More recently, Craig and his firm prepared the venue materials for Salt Lake City’s bid package, a task that was instrumental
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Park City locals share their winter home away from home
The concept of a “third place” is not new, in fact, the term was coined in the 1989 book “The Great Good Place” by Ray Oldenburg. Most of us spend one third of our time working and one third of our time sleeping, but what about the other third? Where do we spend our so-called
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Shining Sundance Mountain Resort
For millennia, the people of Utah have celebrated Mount Timpanogos, the second-highest peak in the Wasatch (11,752 feet). Thousands of years before the arrival of pioneers, the Timpanogos people lived harmoniously on the land surrounding their namesake mountain. The ancient reverence is palpable when you’re gazing upon the sheer limestone and dolomite peaks and the
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The St. Regis Deer Valley’s take on culinary and après-ski
The St. Regis brand is world-known for its service, luxury and elegance, but The St. Regis Deer Valley property brings a little something extra to the table. The ski-in, ski-out hotel is perched at 7,452 feet above sea level, providing 360-degree mountain views and easy access to winter’s two biggest draws: skiing and apre?s-ski. The
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Ski Park City — But Wait, There’s More
Mention winter in Park City and virtually everyone thinks of skiing, right? Sure, that’s the big draw, but there’s a lot more to do in this mountain town in winter than schuss down the slopes. To find out what Park City and the surrounding area has to offer, stop by the Park City Visitor Center
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What makes a home in Park City?
Whether it’s the sight of a welcome mat at the front door, the smell of cookies baking in the oven, the feel of a favorite winter comforter, the sound of children’s laughter or the taste of a home-cooked meal — a home is more than just a house or apartment number. Ultimately, it’s part of
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Your guide to Park City fun for winter 24/25
Gondola & Snow Globe Art Stroll November through April The Historic Park City Alliance is bringing back the Snow Globe Stroll for another winter. Now in its fifth season, the art stroll is expanding to include five gondolas placed throughout Canyons Village in addition to seven snow globes along Park City’s Historic Main Street. MegaMind
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Sticky Wicket ushers in a new era of Deer Valley après
In the 40-plus years that Deer Valley Resort has been in operation, garnering countless awards for its fastidious attention to trail grooming, hospitality, amenities and cuisine, there is one thing it lacked. Deer Valley Resort had never, in its history, operated an adult-only bar. Granted, it’s not difficult to get an adult beverage at the
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Park City Hummingbird Hospital takes in and recovers local wildlife
There’s a new hospital in town and it’s for the birds — literally. When newcomer Jody Giddings opened a wildlife rehabilitation center specializing in sick and injured birds in Park City last year, she named it Park City Hummingbird Hospital. The veteran wildlife rehabilitator planned on working primarily with hummingbirds and bats, two species with
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Expanded excellence in Deer Valley
Since opening the day after Christmas — December 26, 1981 — Deer Valley Resort has evolved from a hidden gem into a world-renowned travel destination, setting and raising ski industry standards for luxury, service and terrain. It’s been a remarkable journey — and one that continues apace. Deer Valley Resort began as a modest ski
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Elevating the art scene in Park City
Relévant Galleries, the newest gallery on the scene in Park City, has been taking the art community by storm. Their innovative and interactive approach to art is about more than just hanging photographs on a wall and beckoning people to come look. In fact, one of the first things they did upon opening was to
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Park City firefighter recounts his love for the job
Scott Greenwood is the first to admit that he wasn’t one of those kids with a grand vision for his life. In fact, he can’t even remember exactly why he decided to pursue a career as a firefighter. But he does remember learning early on that around 87 percent of Americans hated their job —
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Expanding the climbing community in Park City
It’s common for locals to say that they came to Park City for the winters and stayed for the summers. But for Julia Salmi and her family, it was the opposite. They escaped many hot Arizona summers with trips to Park City, and in the late ’80s, they made the move to Utah, which would
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Madsnacks Produce is reinventing what it means to farm in Park City
During the Park City Farmer’s Market season, the Madsnacks Produce stand overflows with Oakley-grown abundance — crisp lettuce, kale, and cabbage, glowing radishes, carrots, and turnips, and juicy tomatoes, cucumbers and squash. Amidst the cornucopia, you’ll find Madison and Chloe Goodman, usually accompanied by their two daughters, Stella, age 3, and Sarah, age 2. When
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The culture of Canyons Village in Park City
The Canyons Village Management Association has been working for decades to develop Canyons Village into a world-class destination and community. Each spring, as the weather warms, the ski village transforms from a majestic, snow-laden community into a summertime escape. From hiking under the ever-changing leaves to riding singletrack trails — Canyons Village at Park City
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Canyons Village, Park City: Family farm to family fun
Before there were world-famous ski slopes sprouting out of Canyons Village, there were mines and farmlands. (In fact, the village is built atop the former Loertscher farm.) When mining became obsolete, skiing became, by necessity, more than a local pastime; it became the avy pack for Park City’s economic revival. In 1968, five years after
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The reinvented spaces of Old Town, Park City
Park City is a town of reinvention, and nowhere is that more obvious than in Old Town. Summit County has 112 sites on the National Register of Historic Places, most of which are here in Park City. Many buildings remain from the mining days, despite the 1898 fire. Some are private homes, while others have
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Old Town: Park City’s heart and soul
Old Town has the word “old” in it for good reason; the historic neighborhood stands as a testament to Park City’s enduring spirit of reinvention. Old Town’s story starts when the Northern Shoshone and Ute tribes roamed the valley and includes the mining days and the arrival of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. But long
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