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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