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Childhood ski trips led to Connie Barnhart calling Park City her forever home

Connie Barnhart is a true, self-made woman. And if you ask her, she’ll tell you that she never thought any of it would amount to anything. She was just enjoying the experience. But it sure did amount to something. Here’s how it happened. Although Connie calls Park City home today, her story begins in Salt
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The next generation of bikers in Park City

One of Julie Minahan’s first experiences in Park City was riding down Main Street on her luggage because there was so much snow. When it came time to return to the University of New Hampshire after her spring break visit, she thought to herself, “Why the heck am I leaving this place?” As a ski
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Expanding Park City recreation one trail at a time

The day Bob Radke accepted a ski instructor position at Park City Mountain in 1988 was a fateful day for Park City bikers and hikers. The ski-instructor- turned-trail-builder is responsible for hundreds of miles of trail around Park City. “Recreation is a big part of a balanced lifestyle,” Bob says, describing his intention “to provide
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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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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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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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A legacy to hang your hat on

Mention the name Myles Rademan around town and you’ll hear a handful of different memories, achievements, and stories. A resident of Park City for over three decades, Myles founded Leadership Park City, a program that has fostered many movers and shakers in the community that is now in its 28th year. From 1989 to 2002,
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A gateway to opportunity

It all started in the winter of 2003, when Marcela Cubas, a 20-year-old student at the University of Lima in Peru, was approached by her friends to spend a summer (Utah’s winter) in Park City working at the ski resort. At first, Marcela wasn’t so sure. The new adventure was appealing, but so was enjoying
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A Park City smokejumper’s story

David Telian loved his job as a wildland firefighter. It had been his reality every summer since he graduated from high school in 2005. A confessed thrill-seeker who “can’t stand two days exactly the same,” he was tailor-made for the job. Growing up in a small, California mountain town near Yosemite National Park, he’d always
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Jill Orschel makes her mark on the Park City film community

Since its founding in 1978, the Sundance Film Festival has been inextricably linked to both Park City and the ethos of independent film. However, as many a Parkite will tell you, there’s much more to Park City’s love for all things film than the famed winter celeb-fest — from the Park City Film Series (now
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Legendary Park City ski coach Dar Hendrickson’s take on mentoring young people

During his 40-plus years in Park City, Dar Hendrickson has become a household name for dozens, if not hundreds, of families. The prolific ski coach came to Park City in 1979 from his home state of Michigan, where he was a Northern Michigan University ski team member. “I moved here to be on the Park
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Beantown transplant now a proud Parkite

John Wells was ready for change when he left Boston for Park City in 2010. He had forged a very successful career in high tech, good enough to declare himself “officially relaxed” 20 years ago. It’s his euphemism for “retired,” a word he eschews. With time on his hands, he started by immersing himself in
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A sense of belonging in Park City, Utah

A few decades ago, two 20-somethings fresh out of college bumped into the friends of a friend on Main Street. “Go get your bikes,” one cheerfully called out. That fateful afternoon spent on single track turned into marriage, family, and roots for Lynn Ware Peek and Bob Peek. In many ways, they embody the very
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Actor Logan Pierce finds hope and a fresh start in Park City

Logan Pierce is one of those people who has the drive and commitment to turn his dreams into reality. When roadblocks and hardships come, he turns toward hope, believing that good things will come. His story is proof of that. Logan was adopted into a Latter-day Saint family as an infant and spent his early
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Meet the newest CEO of Park City’s Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau

Flavor is a matter of taste, to state the obvious. Some like it hot, others not so much. There are successful recipes in every aspect of life, including those for tourist and resort towns. And when it comes to business, Jennifer Wesselhoff is the newest spice to be added to Park City’s recipe. She was
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The Mary Poppins of Park City

Katrina Kmak bubbles with enthusiasm, a quality that makes her the perfect youth services librarian. She sees her role as embodying two essential needs — the first is to connect with people and the second is to educate Park City’s young community. Before Katrina found Park City, she lived a life of traveling and acting.
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Jay Burke is wild about Park City’s single track

You’re barreling down the trail, careening around rocks and roots. Dust chokes and thighs scream. Ahead, a steep climb. Behind, 300 other cyclists bearing down on the same single track. You’re just two hours into the Park City Point 2 Point, one of the toughest endurance mountain bike races in the world. If you’re lucky,
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The Beat Goes On

Live music missed a beat when the coronavirus descended on Park City last spring — but the hiatus didn’t last long. Mountain Town Music (MTM), the beloved local nonprofit that annually inundates the town and county with hundreds of free outdoor concerts, attracting thousands of people, quickly found a way to keep the beat. “It
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Sharing the Love

Agostina Alvarez and Valentina Udabe both left Argentina for love. And after they both got married and settled into their new lives in Park City, they met through a close-knit group of local Argentines. Their friendship turned into a partnership with the creation of Tina’s Bakery, an Argentine bakery that was founded on the Argentine
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A Musical Voyage

Alicia Stockman’s musical journey started with a childhood Christmas wish for voice lessons. Luckily for us, her wish came true and her lifelong inquiry into the world of music began. She picked up her first instrument — a clarinet — in 6th grade and “learned the foundations of music, how to read music, and how
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Rabbi

If you’re into power pop (a musical sub-genre that originated when melodies started coming back into punk music), then you’re probably a fan of The Lilacs. Since 1990, the band has recorded The Lilacs Love You, The Lilacs Hate You, The Lilacs Rise Above the Filth, and Penelope. Frontman David Levinsky sings and plays guitar.
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The Sound of Courage

Terry Sidford moves with elegance through many roles: wife, mother, life coach, speaker, TV host, author. And these are just a few of the titles she wears. Her drive to help people realize their dreams and live up to their full potential is the thread that weaves all of Terry’s varied roles into a rich
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Making a Dream a Reality

Celebrating their five-year anniversary at the foot of Heber Avenue, the co-owning trio of HANDLE—Chef Briar Handly, Partner and Creative Director Melissa Gray, and Operations Manager Meagan Nash—have longtime roots in the restaurant biz. The best of friends since they met in the late ’90s, Georgia-transplant Gray and Utah-native Nash worked in several restaurants along
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Fine Fin Art

WALTER FOSTER HAS BEEN CATCHING AND SKETCHING FISH SINCE HE WAS 7 YEARS OLD. GROWING UP IN VERMONT, FISHING WAS A CONSTANT IN FOSTER’S LIFE, AND HE CARRIED A SKETCHPAD TO DRAW REPLICATIONS OF FISH EVEN AS A YOUNG CHILD. When Foster graduated with a degree in environmental science from Southern Vermont College, he intended
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A Serene Sense of Place

“IT’S A PRETTY ACTIVE PROCESS,” SAYS PARK CITY VISUAL ARTIST BRIDGETTE MEINHOLD OF HER COMPLEX ENCAUSTIC MULTI-MEDIA WORKS THAT HAVE DRAWN INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM. THE COMPELLING AND UNIQUE DEPTH OF FIELD IS BUILT LAYER UNPON LAYER STARTING WITH A WOOD BASE, THEN REFINED WITH OVER A DOZEN APPLICATION OF WATERCOLOR, MILK PAINT, MELTED BEESWAX, AND PIGMENT
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Everyday Altars

SOME OF POTTER JUANITA MARSHALL’S PIECES ARE HEFTY AND ORGANIC: PEBBLED AND RIPPLED WITH BOLD PATTERNS EVOKING MOSSY FOREST FLOORS, GRITTY BEACHES, AND RUGGED TALUS SLOPES. OTHERS ARE AS DELICATE AND TRANSLUCENT AS A ROBIN’S EGGSHELL, WITH SUNLIGHT STREAMING THROUGH TO CREATE ANOTHER DIMENSION OF FLUID SUBTLETY. ALL OF THEM ARE AS ELEGANT AS THEY
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Generations of Gem Art

AN APPRECIATION FOR GEMSTONES AND DINOSAUR BONES IS A WHIPPLE FAMILY TRADITION. AT AGE 5, KEN WHIPPLE FELL IN LOVE WITH GEMS THANKS TO HIS GRANDPA, MAX PEACOCK, WHO TOOK KEN, “INTO THE DESERT LOOKING FOR ROCKS.” KEN BEGAN MAKING JEWELRY AT A YOUNG AGE, WHEN HIS GRANDPA, “GOT [HIM] INTO CUTTING ROCKS.” Ken, a
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