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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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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Keeping Utah wild and free
Park City and the communities along the Wasatch Back draw people who are seeking a life that’s in balance with the rhythm of nature. The geography and open spaces inspire and infiltrate every facet of our existence — from playing fetch at Library Field and sharing miles of hiking trails with moose at Round Valley
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Spirit of the West
Stepping into Burns Cowboy Shop is like entering into a legendary time capsule, brimming with Western heirlooms. The store’s leather boots, felt hats, silver pieces and saddles embody the durability and rugged beauty of the Western frontier and tell the tale of the Burns family, a lineage build on grit, adaptability and tenacity. Established in
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Burning Man artists light up Park City with vibrant colors, art and ideas
In 2000, Lola was waiting in line to have her fortune told at Burning Man when Zafod Beatlebrox rolled up on his bicycle. A veteran of this “temporary metropolis dedicated to community, art, self-expression and self-reliance,” Zafod recognized love when he saw it. “The Oracle doesn’t know anything,” he said to her. “Let me show
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Park City’s fulFILLed wants to change the world
Doors of opportunity seem to continuously open for Kimberly Flores, and with each leap of faith, she answers her calling to be an advocate for the environment. “I know there is a bigger plan. I just keep following the path that’s been laid out before me,” Kimberly says. Her bigger plan has always revolved around
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Park City Community Foundation links donors with worthy nonprofits
The Park City Community Foundation connects donors with nonprofit organizations to create a community that is fully supported. If nothing else, the numbers are proof that the foundation is doing everything it can to make Park City a great place to live, work and play. “We’ve contributed over $50 million into our community,” says the
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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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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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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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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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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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Park City grown
Ted Ligety, a four-time Olympian, is world-known for his impressive Alpine skiing feats. He won a gold medal in the 2006 (Alpine combined) and 2014 (giant slalom) Winter Olympics, with the former win earning him the distinction of being the youngest American male to win a gold medal in alpine skiing. He was just 21.
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Park City resident works to be a positive role model
“My grandfather rode his horse into the Sangre de Cristo Mountains every morning to hunt or fish,” says Leo Garcia. “Whatever he caught was dinner. My grandmother skinned it and cooked it over a fire. We ate off the land.” Leo was raised in Monte Vista, Colorado by his Apache grandfather and Navajo grandmother —
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Longtime Park City outdoor enthusiast sets sights on a sustainable future
The name Charlie Sturgis is synonymous with outdoor recreation. Part of the reason Park City is the globally recognized mountain playground it is today is because of Charlie’s dedication and leadership. His community contributions over the last four decades include owning and operating White Pine Touring with his wife, Kathy; cofounding and later running Mountain
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A new take on tradition with JW Bennett
“There are not many women who make hats this way in the world,” says Sarah Kjorstad, as she explains how she makes the handmade hats sold at JW Bennett, a custom hat company she founded in Jackson Hole. The stylish felt hats, which are sold out of the Jackson flagship location and the new shop
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Caroline Gleich is saving the planet one summit at a time
Snow crunches underfoot as she takes one step, then another, climbing higher and higher. The goal: the summit in front of her and the preservation of that snowcapped peak for generations to come. “As a child, I dreamed of being a skier and mountaineer,” says Caroline Gleich, who grew up in Minnesota and moved to
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About the Cover: Winter Edition 21-22
What else can you do but smile, smile, smile after a day of skiing the best snow of the season with pro skier and activist Caroline Gleich? On this perfect pow day, we made our way into the backcountry, enjoying turns in over two feet of untracked January snow. Caroline and I have worked together
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Ioulia Greek Olive Oil Co. brings its Grecian wisdom to Park City
The Antonopoulos family — Stelios, his wife Christina Bhanos, and their 9-year-old twins Electa and Paris — has a heritage that revolves around olive oil. Their company, Ioulia Greek Olive Oil Co., is more than a business; it embodies their family’s culture and adheres to the ancient olive oil practices of Kalamata, Greece. Each drop
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Four-in-one business model in Park City finds the secret to success
It’s hard to be a small business in a seasonal community. It requires a certain amount of ingenuity, creativity, and willingness to think outside the box and come up with a way to be sustainable. Luckily, business owner Casey Crawford has those qualities in spades. What was once the retail space for Casey’s hip boutique
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Deep Roots
Daniel Lewis III is a fifth-generation Summit County resident. In 1855, his great-great-grandfather, Daniel Lewis Sr., moved from Wales to Kamas, Utah and as a result, Daniel spent much of his childhood on the ranch that his great-great-grandfather homesteaded in 1862. As he explains what it was like to grow up in Kamas, Daniel is
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Live Like Sam
Sam Jackenthal’s international inline skating victories and U.S. Junior Freestyle Champion title are great achievements, but more impressive than his exceptional athletic accomplishments are his character and his exuberant love of life. Ron Jackenthal, Sam’s father, says, “Sam lived more in 16 years than most people have or ever will in their lifetime.” Sam physically
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For the Love of Baking
Ever since Emily Burney was a kid, two desires have shaped her life. The first was a deep yearning to move west. Family vacations to Colorado and glimpses of the mountain lifestyle confirmed that mountain life was for her. She held tight to her dream of leaving Chicago suburbia. The second desire was to bake.
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What Beats Chocolate?
Ritual Chocolate creates exceptional bean-to-bar chocolate—and they do it while maintaining a commitment to the best quality cacao, a small-batch creation process, and the environment. Shortly after Robbie Stout and Anna Davies met in Boulder, Colorado they started talking about opening a business together. Their decision to focus on chocolate stemmed from a string of
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The Art of the Spa Experience
I THINK OF SPA PROFESSIONALS AS ARTISTS, OF SORTS. THE TECHNIQUES, AND TALENTS TO HELP CREATE A “NEW YOU.” THAT IS CERTAINLY TRUE OF PARK CITY’S ALIGN SPA, WHOSE EMPLOYEES ARE THE CREAM OF THE CROP–WELL- TRAINED, SEASONED PROS WITH AN EXCELLENT (MASSAGE) BEDSIDE MANNER. I SAT DOWN WITH TWO OF THEM–BRAND MANAGER AND MASSAGE
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Music’s Calling
KELLY WALLIS, THE BAND DIRECTOR AT ECKER HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL IN PARK CITY, BEGAN HIS MUSICAL ODYSSEY HALF-A-CENTURY AGO. HE WAS JUST 5 YEARS OLD WHEN HIS FATHER HEARD HIM BANGING AWAY ON A PIECE OF WOOD, KEEPING THE BEAT WITH AN ELTON JOHN TUNE. HIS MEMORY OF THAT DAY REMAINS VIVID. “MY DAD ASKED
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Transforming Trash
WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT THERE IS AN ISLAND OF TRASH THE SIZE OF TEXAS FLOATING IN THE OCEAN, IT’S IMPERATIVE TO THINK ABOUT THE EFFECT OF WASTE. FOR PARK CITY NATIVE EMILY QUINN LOUGHLIN, USING WASTE CONSCIOUSLY IS AN INTEGRAL ELEMENT OF HER FINE ART PRACTICE. SHE USES RECYCLED MATERIALS TO CREATE SCULPTURES, MIXED MEDIA,
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