Inspired Summit Adventures in Park City offers mindful mountain adventures
Park City is the bedrock of Shaun Deutschlander’s vision for growing a business, raising a family and enriching the community. The New York native landed in Park City shortly after graduating from the University of Colorado in Boulder. She accepted a job at the Norwegian Outdoor Exploration Center and started to build her career as
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Photographer Johnny Adolphson brings Utah landscapes into focus
Photos of snowcapped mountains, majestic canyons and breathtaking sunsets have a special kind of magic to them — a magic that photographers like Johnny Adolphson are masters at capturing. With a passion for the Utah wilderness, Johnny explored the state’s parks and mountain peaks as a member of Park City ski patrol in the ’90s
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The best brunch spots in Park City
One of the highlights of summer in the mountains is the bounty of boozy brunches — made even better by a sunny patio with spectacular views. Whether your midday brunch scene is post-hike or pre-nap, there’s a lazy brunch and sassy beverage to suit your needs. Hearth and Hill A warm and gracious gathering spot,
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Renowned chef Lula Martín del Campo opens Don Goyo in Park City
Before opening her restaurant, Don Goyo, renowned chef Lula Martín del Campo thought people who lived in snowy places like Park City were un poquito loco. But after experiencing winter in Park City and the beauty of a snow-covered Main Street, she gets it. “Now I am an addict to the snow,” she laughs. Her
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Meet the godfather of road cycling in Park City
A ribbon of road unwinds before you. You hear the rustle of the quaking aspens that line the Alpine Loop. You’re miles from home, legs pumping, hands on the handlebars, nose to the wind. Life is good. This is just a typical day for Marty Jemison, a professional cyclist — although “professional” is a bit
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Utah Olympic Park offers summer fun for all ages
The Utah Olympic Park has long been a top destination for people in search of a summer adventure. But this year, the park is expanding its offerings to reach an audience that has historically been somewhat excluded from the fun: kids ages 2 to 8. The park’s new action tower was designed for the smallest
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Park City’s perfect patios
As much as we all love playing in the abundant Park City snow during the winter, we also can’t wait for the weather to turn warm so we can take advantage of the abundant patios, decks, terraces and courtyards that lend themselves to an al fresco drink. Luckily, in Park City, there are a gaggle
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The Mountain Beer Festival in Park City returns for another round in 2023
If tasting beer from Utah’s best breweries isn’t enough to entice you to the Mountain Beer Festival on September 16 and 17, perhaps the fact that the event is accessed by chairlift will be. For the second year, Mountain Beer Festival participants will hop on Deer Valley Resort’s Silver Lake Express to be whisked up
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Where luxury meets the outdoors in Park City
The Waldorf Astoria Park City provides a luxurious getaway for travelers looking for the highest level of sophistication. But the grand, five-star hotel also happens to be situated at the base of Park City Mountain, providing guests with an experience that’s at the intersection of luxury and adventure. Kellie Hanselman, the director of sales and
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Park City: The place to play
You’ve heard it before: People come for the skiing and stay for the summer. That’s because Park City is an amazing place to be year-round. When the valley is scorching, it’s a few degrees cooler in the mountains, so folks come to explore the miles and miles of biking and hiking trails, to dance at
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10 summer adventures in and around Park City
Summer in Park City is truly underrated. The Wasatch Front’s incredible beauty is at its finest, and the adventures are limitless. Here are a few to add to your bucket list — they will take you up mountains, zipping over rivers and even soaring up in the sky! If you love Park City in the
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A dinner party to rival all dinner parties in Park City
The most highly anticipated dining experience of the year takes place right on Main Street — make that the center of Main Street — when guests gather for the largest dinner party in the state. A long, al fresco table runs down the street, accommodating over 2,500 guests who gather for a meal as the
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Park City’s summer music calendar 2023
Park City has a knack for shining, for standing out as world-class. And the ever-blossoming summer music scene is no exception. The summer months are packed with music festivals and series, along with events featuring live music and one-off performances. It is a veritable musicscape. The free shows produced by Mountain Town Music are a
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Editor’s Note: Park City, the good life
I have been working on mountain-town magazines for J.C. Bush Creative Media for well over a decade, and each issue we ask the people we profile the same question: What brought you here? Time after time, year after year, we get the same response: I came for the mountains. I came to hike, bike, and
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The ultimate Park City summer event calendar 2023
NAC Barn PartyJune 3 Giddy up to the National Ability Center for a family-friendly evening with dinner, live music, a mechanical bull, an auction and more. Park City Trail SeriesJune 3, July 8, August 5 On your mark, get set, run! The Park City Trail Series hosts three races around the Park City area over
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10 great summer 2023 events in and around Park City
What was once an uneventful time of the year in the mountains is now chock-full of fun and festive events — from concerts and athletic competitions to parades, art fests, food fun and more. Here are some events you won’t want to miss. Park Silly Sunday Market Back for its 17th season, the Park Silly
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Woodward Park City delivers the best in action sports year-round
Woodward started as a gymnastics camp on a Pennsylvania farm over 50 years ago. After seeing substantial crossover between gymnastics and action sports, the Woodward brand expanded to include facilities, camps, and programs for sports like BMX, skateboarding, mountain biking, and skiing and snowboarding. Today, there are nine Woodward facilities spread across the US —
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A history of adaptive sports in Park City
When Tracy Meier scored an internship in therapeutic recreation at the National Ability Center (NAC) in 2002, she found herself in a bustling city that was busy welcoming the 2002 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. That fateful winter, through her work at the NAC, Tracy also met her future husband, Monte. “It was my second
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The inside scoop on Park City real estate 2023
The real estate market is constantly changing, leaving buyers and sellers unsure of when to make a move and when to lay low. To provide some insight, we sat down with Abbi Martz and Bill Ligety, long-term Parkites who are recognized among America’s top 1 percent of real estate professionals. The time- proven team works
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Meet The Vintage Room, The St. Regis’ eyepopping pop-up
Deer Valley Resort and The St. Regis Deer Valley rarely do anything that isn’t first class. Both frequently garner awards for their top-notch customer care and the amenities they provide their guests. Their most recent foray, The Vintage Room, has turned the standard ski-in, ski-out lunch and après-ski experience into an eyepopping, opulent affair where
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Owners of Elume look back at the evolution of Park City and the life it’s afforded them
Running a high-end lighting business was never part of Jen Brassey or Joe Ardovino’s long-term plan, but somehow they ended up just where they needed to be. Their company, Elume, reflects their individual strengths and has afforded them the mountain lifestyle they love so much — golf and waterskiing in the summer and skiing and
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A celebration in Park City — Pendry style
In celebration of our five-year wedding anniversary and my 31st birthday, my wife and I spoiled ourselves with an overnight stay at Pendry Park City. Upon booking, they asked if there was any special occasion for our stay. I didn’t think much about the question until we sauntered into the room. The first thing we
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Mayflower Mountain Resort promises to be the most impressive ski resort built in decades
Aptly named after the historic mine nestled within its 6,000-plus acres, Mayflower Mountain Resort is slated to be a one-of-a-kind ski area and luxury village, with planners claiming that it will be the most impressive ski resort built in decades. “You hear of too many issues going on in ski land with inadequate capacity, inadequate
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Skiwear for women who want to look good and shred hard
“When I learned to ski in the late 1970s and early ’80s, it was really exciting, and a little crazy,” says Marion Zaniello, the founder and creative director of Team Event, a super-cool, ’80s-inspired women’s skiwear brand. “It was also a time when ski culture was pushing traditional boundaries. Snowboarding became commercial, and ‘hot doggers’
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Park City’s Megan McJames reflects on her Olympic ski history and what it took to get there
It’s hard enough to make it to the Olympics when you have the support of a team behind you, but making it as an independent athlete? This requires a huge amount of determination, drive, and belief in yourself. Three-time Olympic Alpine skier and lifelong Parkite Megan McJames knows what it feels like to be on
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The godfathers of Park City skiing
If you’ve ever swooshed down the Success or Little Kate runs at Deer Valley or enjoyed some après-ski nosh at Snow Park Lodge, you can thank the legacy of Bob Burns and Otto Carpenter. In the 1940s, these two Park City ski buddies created the first lift-served skiing on what in now Deer Valley’s famed
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The man who redefined the ski industry
Edgar Stern, a successful businessman from New Orleans, had the revolutionary idea to create a ski resort with world-class service and amenities never seen outside a five-star hotel. His foresight redefined the ski industry and changed Park City’s resort culture forever. Born in New York in 1922 and raised in Louisiana by an entrepreneurial family,
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Growing up with Park City
William Kranstover moved to Park City sight unseen in 1972 and etched himself into town history. He was 23 years old and likes to say that he and the town grew up together. He arrived following a two-year teaching stint in Australia and with a fine arts degree from the University of Wisconsin, a passion
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The woman behind Park City Mountain
Deirdra Walsh is back in her element after returning to work at the very place where she first strapped on a snowboard. But these days, Deirdra is on the mountain in a different capacity — she’s the vice president and chief operating officer of Park City Mountain. In her new position, which she started in
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An artist on skis: Alan Schoenberger’s work combines dance, acrobatics and skiing
Alan Schoenberger has pretty much done it all. In his 75 years of life, he’s been a ski racer, a stage performer, a dancer, an inventor, a ski coach, and a world ballet skiing champion, among other things. A man of eclectic talents and interests, Alan got his love of dance and skiing from his
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