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150 HIGH PROFILE Skullcandy’s unconventional CEO Hoby Darling talks passion and why his company is in Park City to stay.

152 HIGH FIVE Former U.S. Ski Team member Libby Ludlow turns her focus to mentoring with her new ZGiRLS Foundation.

154 A&E Artist Trent Call, last call for comedian Gallagher and Park City’s town follies for a good cause

159 FACES A judge, a guerilla artist and a stand up paddle boarder are among this month’s locals you should know.

163 WHAT’S UP The story behind Kimball Art Center’s move off Main Street.

166 HIGH BIZ Armada Skis makes a move from Costa Mesa to Park City.

167 OUTSIDE Skiers will benefit from Vail Resorts’ takeover of PC slopes.

168 THE LOOK

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Katherine Quinlan has relocated her Salt Lake boutique Joli to Kimball Junction.

169 HOME Cremone bolts make a bold statement in any home, but especially in a mountain abode.

170 ON THE TOWN Photos from local galas, festivals and more

172 BACK IN THE DAY Ever wonder how miners became skiers? We’ve got the scoop and photos of the first gondola.

174 DINING A visit to Ritual Chocolate and a guide to catering your holiday meal

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RIDING HIGH FIRST SNOW AND WINTER

OWNERSHIP OF THE RESORTS may change, lifts are modernized and skis and boards upgraded, but the snow remains the same. The long steamy summer and a sleepy shoulder season have ended and it’s time to button up for winter and begin enjoying what Park City does best: indulge

in world-class skiing, snowboarding and dining. Gather friends and family around the fire and pass out the mugs of glögg (Or better, Ritual Chocolate’s amazing hot chocolate). The holiday season only confirms for Parkites that snow is the basis of life—at least the Good Life.

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PARKCITYLIFE / Editor’s Letter THE BEST OF LIFE AT ALTITUDE

SKY’S THE LIMIT Everyone is busy this time of year, and there’s a lot of talk about balance. What I’ve found, at least for myself, is that equilibrium of kids and family, work and school and sports and community is never in complete agreement and that usually a few things take center stage while others wait. And that’s okay because, realistically speaking, most passionate endeavors require more than a little bit of time, and when they are important, or successful, or very close to our hearts, they demand sizable commitment.

The profiles and faces in each issue of Park City Life are testaments to this kind of success—people who push limits, like Skullcandy CEO Hoby Darling (p.150), or advocate for others (read about Judge Shauna Kerr’s work against domestic violence, p. 159, and U.S. Skier Libby Ludlow’s non-profit ZGiRLS (p.152)).

The Kimball Art Center’s recent move from Main St. to the Bonanza Park area on Kearns has been the subject of much discussion, but the story behind the scenes reveals a lot of heart. “We’re not going, we’re simply growing,” explains Executive Director Robin Marrouche, who dishes on the details of the new space. (see What’s Up, p.163). The results of hard work often yield rewards, and delicious ones at that (see Volker’s Bread, p. 161 and Jessica McLeary’s olive oil, p.

160). For a festive take on gift buying, check out the recently relocated Joli (p.168), and don’t miss Tony Gill’s tour of Park City Mountain’s new Snow Hut Lodge (p.167) or review of recent transplant Armada Skis (p.166).

From winter sports to music, food and art, ourtown is magic this time of year, and we hope this season finds you close to the ones you love.

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PARKCITYLIFE / High Profile

LIVING OUT LOUD

PARK CITY-BASED SKULLCANDY, famous for its headphones and audio equipment for action sports enthusiasts, is serious about living life at full volume. From stunts featuring extreme athletes (motorbike rider Robbie Madison recently sped down the Nordic jump at the Utah Olympic Park to instant viral superdom) to media campaigns featuring NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving, this company is working hard to capture a diverse and fickle consumer in an extremely competitive market.

No one represents Skullcandy’s “life at full volume” credo better than CEO Hoby Darling, who starts each day at 4:45 a.m. with a trail run, CrossFit or a workout. He lives the company’s “art-meets-life” ideology and pushes his staff to similarly seize the day. This year, Darling encouraged Skullcandy’s employees to pick a goal that pushed their limits. Then he posted inspirational magnets in each person’s work area, creating an environment that became a bucket-list incubator. Team members’ goals ranged from recording music to completing triathalons or multi-stage hikes around the United States.

Unsurprisingly, Darling chose to participate in a simulated Navy SEAL Hell Week. “My parents were in the military and I spent a bit of time at the Pentagon,” Darling explains.

“I’d always wondered whether I could get through the training and I wanted to give a bit of a salute to all those who have served our country, including my parents.“ That particular blend of introspection, positive thinking and drive has served Darling well. After playing football and rugby at a small school outside Seattle, he dropped out to engage in some soul-searching in Mexico. “It was a defining time for me. It clarified what I wanted and valued, versus just being on the normal path and doing what other people expected.”

After his stint in Mexico, Darling earned degrees at Northwestern University, UC Berkeley and Columbia University. He practiced law at a global firm until he decided to abandon that career and pursue his passions, working with action sports start-up Volcom and later with Nike-owned brands Converse, Hurley, Cole Haan, and Umbro before becoming the General Manager for Nike+Sport.

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Darling’s enthusiasm extends to Skullcandy’s customer base­­­—hard-charging adrenaline junkies who provide valuable feedback. “My favorite Skullcandy customers are those who really live life at full volume and go hard doing rad and new stuff—people who are up on the mountains and trails going hard in our stuff, and having more fun doing what they love listening to music.”

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ZGIRLS CIRCLE MODEL: Groups consist of five to nine girls ages 11-16. ZGiRLS assigns a mentor, NCAA athletes and former Olympians, to each “circle” and sends out a curriculum and resource list. Girls attend monthly meetings with mentors at a parent’s house from October through May. After watching short clips of videos illustrating elements of the curriculum, mentors facilitate group discussions and activities building on ZGiRLS principles.

SUCCESS FACTORS: “We have a really phenomenal team of mentors—incredible women who are inspired and motivated role models for girls at an age when it really makes an impact. Discussions often include principles of mindfulness, positive self-talk, body image, building a reservoir of confidence and goal setting.”

MENTORING: “In the past, we asked mentors to teach content we shared in videos, but as the model evolved we found that letting the mentors be free to facilitate group discussions was more effective. The biggest motivators for these girls are their peers, so we wanted to rely on the power of the group and let that evolve.”

Former U.S. Skier Libby Ludlow launches ZGiRLS.

by Vanessa Conabee

This June, LIBBY LUDLOW and co-President Jilyne Higgins kicked off the national launch of their non-profit ZGiRLS, a powerhouse of programs, resources and people dedicated to empowering girls in sports. A former member of the U.S. Ski Team and a Dartmouth grad, Ludlow earned a law degree from the University of Washington and is a certified life coach and yoga practitioner. When she isn’t busy creating networks for young women, Ludlow can be found skiing, hiking, mountain biking and running the trails of Park City.

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BEST ADVICE FOR PARENTS: “One of the biggest influences in confidence building is cultivating an environment that supports, celebrates, reinforces and praises effort rather than the achieved outcome of that effort.”

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WHY IT WORKS: “The two hallmarks of our programs are the ‘near peers’ we cultivate as mentors—because these athletes and role models have a different kind of credibility than coaches and parents–[and] the second lies in confidence building. You can’t tell a girl to be confident, it has to build over time and experience. What makes ZGiRLS unique is that we don’t just talk, we actively give and teach tools (called ZWORK) that girls can practice and apply immediately in their lives, both in the group and outside it. In a time when social media and peer pressure create daily challenges, we’re giving girls the opportunity to get together in a positive environment and support one another.”

PARKCITYLIFE / Arts & Entertainment

THE WRITING’S ON THE WALL PEDESTRIAN UNDERPASSES SHOW PARK CITY’S ARTISTIC SIDE / TONY GILL

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PARK CITY has an innovative public art tradition that doesn’t always get the attention it deserves despite being displayed throughout the town. From covertly installed sculptures (See our Faces profile on William Kranstover, page 161), to the Shoe Tree and elaborately painted pedestrian underpasses, there’s an undeniable visual zest just beneath the looming sheen of new condos.

Those underpasses, though. Swirling murals of color and mythical characters line the walkway from Main Street to Prospector Square. You may miss them while trudging head-down along the pavement, and even more likely if you roll by on a bike. But stop, take a look, and you’ll find yourself wondering where they came from.

“The city put out a call for artists,” says Trent Call, the creator of the mural under Bonanza Drive. “I had a loose mockup that incorporated some set concepts they wanted, but most of the design was spontaneous. It merges summertime activities with winter and vice versa, and the colors represent Park City’s transition through history from mining and the theater to skiing and mountain biking.”

Call, a Utah native, credits the cultural sea change he has witnessed in Park City as an influential element of the piece.

“As a kid it was really run down, a ski-bum type place,” he says. Now Park City is home to people with wide interests, and it is even a place where he has been able to express his diverse artistic influences. “While at the University of Utah, I did fine art, but I was always into comics and skateboarding and was able to merge styles. When Park City first opened the terrain park I painted all the rails. Those and the tunnel are super different from the stuff I have up at Trove [art gallery at 804 Main Street].”

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Bleep ‘Em if They Can’t Take a Joke

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Giving A Bleep Involves Whole Community in Self-Flagellation In this year’s Giving A Bleep you’ll meet Donald Trump and a Kardashian and visit a strip club where The Mattress Firm pays the rent in the annual skewering of the Park City community.

It is a night of inclusion; anyone and everyone is welcomed to join in and be part of the show. The opening audition of Giving A Bleep we attended earlier this year gave us a feel for the show—it included a teambuilding exercise involving conspicuously located balloons and a notable degree of pelvic thrusting.

“Our mission follows three principles: having fun, building community and giving back. Putting on a good play is just something that happens along the way,” says one of the annual event’s founders, Annette Velarde. All of the proceeds from ticket sales go to charity, and this year attendees can pay whatever price they’d like for tickets and delegate the money to a nonprofit of their choosing. “To us, $200-a-plate fundraisers aren’t representative of the people in Park City. People can give whatever they can to the causes that matter to them,” Velarde says.

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THEY’RE JUST LIKE US! Deer Valley Resort is well known for bringing glitz and glamour to the ski slopes, and they’re doing so yet again while playing host to the 23rd annual Celebrity Ski Fest. The three-day event takes place at the resort from December 5-7 with events including a PRO-AM race on Saturday and the marquee Celebrity Skifest Race on Sunday. The race and subsequent awards ceremony will be televised on CBS. The event includes plenty of other activities when you’re not slopeside judging celebrities (as if!). There are auctions, both silent and live, along with a gala dinner to benefit the Waterkeeper Alliance and a concert featuring Grammy Award-winning group Lady Antebellum on Saturday night.

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GALLAGHER’S FAREWELL / TONY GILL Gallagher, the controversial comedian of watermelon smashing and quipping fame, is bringing his farewell tour through Park City for the holiday season. Gallagher has left his mark on the comedy landscape. He has recorded 14 Showtime specials, has performed more than 3,500 live shows and was an influential figure in the development of the one-person comedy special and Comedy Central.

While widely known for his absurdist prop comedy, Gallagher also sprinkles acerbic— some call it racist and homophobic— political commentary throughout his act.

In recent years Gallagher has refocused the spotlight on his comedic legacy as it winds down. The eight-show stand at Egyptian Theatre is one of your last chances to see the contentious but indisputably authoritative comedian practicing his craft.

Dec. 26-Jan.2, 8 p.m. (You can reserve a front of house seating if you’re willing to brave shards of exploding fruit.) Egyptian Theatre, egyptiantheatrecompany.org

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PARKCITYLIFE / Faces

BUM TO BAR JUDGE SHAUNA KERR LAYS DOWN POWDER TURNS AND THE LAW. / BY TONY GILL

Ski bums, a venerable part of Park City’s culture, have infiltrated the highest levels of society— even the courts. Summit County Justice Court Judge Shauna Kerr took winter quarter off back in 1975 to work in a restaurant and be a ski bum in Park City before starting law school at Pepperdine. “Back then all the little old houses on the hill were parallelograms. There’d be an advertisement for an apartment that would say ‘Bring your own doors and windows.’ We’d go to Art at the hardware store and he’d get you your door and window,” Kerr remembers.

Even Malibu’s beachfront vistas couldn’t keep the Utah native from returning to Park City after school. Kerr was the Assistant City Attorney in Park City before serving two terms on the City Council and ultimately becoming the first woman to be County Commissioner in Summit County. Part of Kerr’s time as County Commissioner was leading up to and during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.

“I don’t think there was ever a time that the community was as organized, compassionate and fun as at that time. The leadership grasped the fact that we had invited the world to Park City, and everyone embraced the planning as gracious hosts. We were never better than we were during those games.”

Judge Kerr hasn’t forgotten what brought her to Park City; she still works as a ski host at Deer Valley, where she has skied for over 20 years. “Of all the low and no-paying jobs I’ve ever had, this one’s my favorite.”

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THERE’S OIL IN THEM HILLS / BY TONY GILL

Jessica McCleary wants you to know that the olive oil you’re buying at the grocery store isn’t the real deal. It’s full of fillers and nonsensical jargon like “cold pressed.”

Simply put: It’s not going to taste as good nor be as healthy as the authentic product.

McCleary’s store, Mountain Town Olive Oil, has over 40 varieties of bona fide olive oils and balsamic vinegars from around the world that come from whichever hemisphere happens to be in season. “Some of the oils have a big, bold flavor that are great for cooking, and others are more subtle and mild that people prefer for dipping or salads. People can come here and taste them, match them with balsamic vinegars and find out what they like,” McCleary says. Expect to find unique flavors like harissa-flavored olive oil from Tunisia and dark espresso balsamic vinegar from Modena, Italy, that will challenge your taste buds’ expectations, in addition to a variety of local products from honey to barbecue sauce to cinnamon syrup.

Mountain Town Olive Oil, 613 Main St., 435-649-1400, mountaintownoliveoil.com

TRENT HICKMAN BOARD AT WORK / BY TONY GILL

Just because it’s winter in a landlocked state doesn’t mean you can’t get your surf fix. Trent Hickman, founder of Park City SUP (stand up paddle boarding), brings a taste of the coastal lifestyle to Park City’s mountains. Hickman used to spend half of each year shredding powder on his snowboard and the other six months chasing surf in Costa Rica before settling in his native Utah. “I’ve always been obsessed with surf culture, and I missed it when I was in Utah,” he says.

Hickman started SUP to share the fun, challenge and health benefits of board culture with everyone in the Park City community. Park City SUP offers SUP rentals and sales, so you can try before you buy, and in addition to paddle board lessons, holds SUP Yoga classes and SUP Fit classes year round, outside at the Deer Valley Pebble Beach when the weather’s warm and indoors at the Park City Aquatic Center from September through May. Park City SUP, S. 1375 Deer Valley Dr., 801-558-9878, parkcitysup.com

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WILLIAM KRANSTOVER CLANDESTINE CRAFTSMENSHIP / BY TONY GILL

“We’d have a few whiskeys, go out around 11, watch for police and install the sculptures in various places around town,” says artist William Kranstover. At that time, public art had to go through a daunting bureaucratic roller coaster to get approved in Park City, so Kranstover and his friends took matters into their own hands. “It went on for years, and nobody knew who was doing it. It was a great way to get an honest feedback. If a piece didn’t get taken in a couple weeks, I knew it was a shitty piece.” Kranstover no longer partakes in swashbuckling art adventures–now he’s busy with commissioned pieces. You can see them around town, including the iconic Olympic Torch sculpture on Kearns Blvd. (It stood on the corner near Kimball Art Center for years). Kranstover, who came to visit Park City on a friend’s recommendation in 1971 and never really left, works in variety of mediums including painting, 3D and collage, and has works in private collections and galleries throughout Park City. He’s also a licensed broker with Berkshire Hathaway. “I told my kids being a starving artist isn’t really something you want to be associated with.” You can also view and purchase his art on his website or commission Kranstover to make you something unique. Terzien Gallery, 625 Main St.,435-901-2007, wjkart.com

VOLKER RITZINGER BRINGING FOOD TO MARKET / BY TONY GILL

Every Wednesday from noon to 6 p.m. for the last 14 years the Park City Farmer’s Market has taken over the plaza at Canyons Resort. The man behind all of the amazing local food and crafts is the market’s organizer Volker Ritzinger.

Ritzinger strives to deliver only the finest cuisine and commodities to customers, so he visits each and every provider and inspects their products. Whether a vendor is selling fresh produce or prepared foods and condiments, Ritzinger is there to ensure everything you buy is high quality, organic and free of GMOs. In addition to keeping the Park City Farmer’s Market up and running, Ritzinger owns and operates Volker’s Bakery in Kamas.

Ritzinger sells plenty of his own bread at the market, but you can swing by his shop to pick up your loaf if the market is out of season or you’re busy on a Wednesday. Volker’s Bakery, 180 N. 200 West, Kamas, 435-671-1455, Park City Farmer’s Market, 4000 Canyons Resort Dr. PARKCITYLIFE NOV/DEC 2015

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Artful Dodger A win for Kimball Art Center is a loss for Main Street.

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by Vanessa Conabee

WHEN THE KIMBALL ART CENTER announced it was moving from Old Town in early 2015, the news hit hard.

The iconic art center was a community hub for historic Main Street since 1976, when arts enthusiast Bill Kimball transformed a run-down auto-repair garage into an arts center. Kimball’s mission—to engage individuals of all ages in inspiring experiences through education, exhibitions and events—has evolved into free yeararound exhibitions, gallery tours, art talks and educational outreach. It also coordinates the Park City Kimball Arts Festival, drawing 40,000 people annually.

Kimball leaders had discussed expanding the building since 2005, when rapid growth following the Olympics had the 12,000-square-foot building bursting at its seams with visitors. But after the city denied the proposed expansion as too large for Old Town, the board decided to sell the building and move. While abandoning Main Street was a dramatic ending to what had become a contentious process, center management says the decision

confirms their commitment to serving the community.

The remodel design emerged from public dialogue, including ideas generated from chalk-boards set up at the arts festival. Architects incorporated the most popular items— a sculpture garden and digital art studio for video installations—into their designs. “To be able to get to know the community members and hear what people were thinking was a really fun process, and a really important exercise to go through because we got to hear from different age groups,” says Executive Director Robin Marrouche, whose 2008 appointment came midway in the process.

New York- and Copenhagen-based architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group won the bid to bring the crowd-sourced renovation concept to Main Street. The proposed facility, designed with a nod to Park City’s mining heritage, featured massive stacked-timber walls, enormous skylights and large windows, with a solar hot-water installation to heat the building. The proposed expansion would have doubled the renovated space to 30,000 square feet. Additional exhibit PARKCITYLIFE NOV/DEC 2015

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halls and social areas were also in the design. It looked like a win for everyone.

When the design was shot down for being too tall, the center reduced the proposed height from 76 feet to 46 feet and resubmitted plans that spring, but planning officials again denied the application. After yet another re-design was denied in August 2014, the Board decided to shift gears and looked for a location to rebuild outside Old Town. The Kimball put the Main Street property on the market, and in December 2014, LCC Properties Inc. acquired the building, which had a price tag of $8 million.

The Kimball Art Center had high hopes of moving into an envelope-pushing design in Old Town.

“The Kimball was a real part of the character and soul of Park City.”

“The design we submitted already had a plan for a second campus, so when it was rejected and there wasn’t going to be enough space in the primary location it gave us a chance to reevaluate, and it just didn’t make sense financially or for a number of other reasons to continue,” Marrouche explained. “For the city, managing preservation and growth is not an easy task. Our demand and space needs became so much bigger that we could have accomplished there, but it led us to the path we are supposed to be on. It’s the best scenario for the Kimball and the community to have it all on one campus.”

For many merchants and business leaders, the move is a loss. “As an organization, the Historic Park City Alliance tries not to take a stand on design but focuses instead on uses,” says Historic Park City Alliance Executive Director Allison Butz. “The Kimball was the perfect kind of use for historic Main Street, providing a great synergy with the galleries. It essentially made Main Street a one-stop destination for arts and culture in Park City. With the Kimball leaving, we feel like this hub won’t exist like it has in the past. The Kimball’s arts and education programs brought a great number of locals, visitors and area school children to Main Street.“ Mayor Jack Thomas, a noted art lover and one of the area’s premier architects, says the Kimball move is a “real sorrow” for Main Street. “As an architect, whatever you design has to meet the code criteria, and … that second design didn’t conform to code. The Kimball was a real part of the character and soul of Park City, and I hope moving forward they remain so.

I still hold out that there is some part of them that will be represented on Main Street in some way, because they have been such a key part of it historically.”

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF KIMBALL ART CENTER; TOP LEFT AND BOTTOM RIGHT ADAM FINKLE

— Mayor Jack Thomas

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ROY LICHTENSTEIN, I LOVE LIBERTY, 1982 SILKSCREEN, PART OF THE JORDEN SCHNITZER FAMILY FOUNDATION, © ESTATE OF ROY LICHTENSTEIN. ART MUSEUM OF SONOMA COUNTY.

A temporary space, a mile from Main Street in the Bonanza Park area at 1401 Kearns Blvd., will house the Kimball for three years until a permanent art center is designed and built. The temporary space opened this fall with "Picturing the Iconic," featuring the collection of Portland’s Jordan Schnitzer, including works by artists Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, John Baldessari, Alexander Calder and Chuck Close. “All of this is just a teaser of what’s to come when we have our permanent space,” Marrouche says. “The goal is to be the most inspirational institution we can be to serve the community.”

“The goal is to be the most inspirational institution we can be to serve the community.”

— Robin Marrouche

In a December 1976 letter to the Park Record editor, Bill Kimball shared his vision of the role the center might play for future generations. “I hope the art center will enable them to fulfill themselves and enrich their lives beyond the necessity to make a living. Park City’s first phase was the opening of the mines; the second was the beginning of the resort. Perhaps the third phase will be that the center can provide the opportunity for each person to expand his interest in the arts. I hope so.”

BIG SHOW IN A NEW SPACE KIMBALL’S FIRST SHOW IS ICONIC The Kimball Art Center kicked off the grand opening of its new location with an exhibit of prestigious prints titled “Picturing the Iconic: Andy Warhol to Kara Walker.” This exhibit is a selection of contemporary art focused on the concept of iconic, ranging from the elevation of the ordinary, as in Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans, to a look at celebrity icons, including Chuck Close’s portraits of President Obama and Brad Pitt.

“Picturing the Iconic” features 90 works loaned from the collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation and is co-curated by the Art Museum of Sonoma County. Pieces include works from well-known modern and contemporary artists such as John Baldessari, Keith Haring, Jeff Koons, Kiki Smith, Barbara Kruger, Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, above.

“For me, waking up each day without art around me would be like waking up without the sun,” Jordan D. Schnitzer says. “When you live with art around you, your mind and soul are filled with the beauty of life and the creativity of the human spirit.”

The Kimball Art Center is located in the Bonanza Park area at 1401 Kearns Bvld. and is open daily, Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information on current and future exhibits, visit kimballartcenter.org.

Director Robin Marrouche at the interim art center

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ARMADA SAILS TO PARK CITY THE FLAGSHIP FREESKIING BRAND FINDS A NEW PORT / BY TONY GILL

WITH APOLOGIES TO all the grassroots skiing companies billing themselves as rider-owned, Armada is at the head of the class. The brand was started in 2002 by an innovative group of professional freestyle skiers including multiple X Games champion and Park City resident Tanner Hall and the late freeskiing legend JP Auclair. While star power certainly didn't hurt, Armada has risen to the top of the skiing world thanks to innovative products, avant-garde artistic design and an incomparable roster of athletes. And to seal its slope cred, Armada has just completed a move to Park City, with a new global headquarters and showroom on Rasmussen Road near the Park City Brewery.

“It was time for a new chapter for the company and moving from our original Southern California home to a mountain community made a lot of sense,” says Armada spokesman Andy Miller.

“We have a new R&D center where we can make prototypes and take them right out on the mountain. Plus, everyone here loves to ski. It’s great that we get to be so close to the snow.”

The showroom has a gallery displaying product offerings and some of next year’s skis, and it has an artist center where various artists will visit throughout the year to do residencies while working on graphics for skis, outerwear and apparel. “We worked really hard to maintain the surf and ski heritage of our original Costa Mesa headquarters,” Miller says. Armada wants the new showroom to be a community space where the public can come in, take a look around and talk shop, and they will be hosting a number of events throughout the season to meet-and-greet with Park City skiers.

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THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE

WHAT NEW DEVELOPMENT AND THE COUNTRY’S LARGEST SKI RESORT MEANS FOR SKIERS

PHOTOS VAIL RESORTS

/ BY TONY GILL

UNLESS YOU’VE BEEN living in a saltwater-filled sensory-deprivation tank, you’ve probably heard there’s something up at the ski resorts in Park City. In a nutshell, when Vail took control of both Canyons Resort and Park City Mountain Resort, it was likely preordained the adjacent resorts would be combined into a mega-resort.

“There is Only One. Park City.” Vail's messaging goes. But what does it mean for the people who will ski and board the hill?

First up is the crème de la crème of the development, the Quicksilver Interconnect Gondola that will whisk visitors all the way from the base of the Silverlode Lift at Park City over to the Flatiron Lift at Canyons. The new gondola is the key piece of infrastructure to transform the two resorts into one uber-resort, but it carries other benefits to skiers as well.

Quicksilver Gondola will have a mid-station where skiers will have gated access to terrain on Pinecone Ridge.

Purists will lament the additional traffic, but that traffic will help compaction to the volatile south-facing snow. The gondola also brings welcome relief to a crowded area at the base of Silverlode Lift. Add in a couple new runs from the top of Pinecone down to Flat Iron Lift and you get more skiing with less waiting in line.

Other lift developments are taking place at the ski resort formerly known as PCMR. King Con Express is changing from a detachable quad into a detachable six-pack. This may not sound like a huge deal, but anything that helps alleviate the weekend congestion at the bottom of King Con is great.

Lots of varied terrain funnels to an area with no other outlet, and the result is often people pile-ups. The final development on the skier transportation front is the transformation of Motherlode Lift from a leisurely triple chair into a high-speed quad. This shouldn’t change the lift’s status as a hidden gem as people seem to glide right by without a second thought.

Last, there’s an upscale restaurant, Miner’s Camp at the base of Silverlode Lift. The name’s nod to the town’s mining history is an attempt by Vail Resorts to keep the development-phobes from panicking, but nothing so far is cause for hysteria. If your inner cynic must find a topic for despair, I suggest turning your attention to the future of “Canyons Village.” Where that will lead, only time will tell.

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Katherine Quinlan at Joli in Park City

INTELLIGENT DESIGN

“JOLI” MEANS PRETTY WOMAN / BY VANESSA CONABEE

FASHION-SAVVY clients of Joli in Sugarhouse will be delighted the smart stop for indulgent gifts and on-trend designs hasn’t disappeared but simply relocated to Park City. You’ll find it behind a turquoise door in Redstone at Kimball Junction. Park City resident Katherine Quinlan opened Joli in 2012,

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with a nod to the kind of specialty shops she’d frequented in Manhattan, St. Helena and Laguna Beach. “I wanted to re-create the favorite shops I’ve discovered while I’m traveling,” Quinlan explained. The name Joli was coined on a hike with her girlfriend Jolie, who informed her that jolie means

beautiful woman. “We dropped the ‘e’ and the name stuck.”

Joli pulls from a range of international designers and brands to create individual looks for customers, regardless of age. “Our clients are well-traveled, up to date on trends and have a keen sense of fashion,” Quinlan explained. “Right now Belgium, Netherlands and Sweden are on fire for inspiration and we hope to go on a buying trip there next year. Ronald Pinneau, out of Paris, is also a recent discovery. He makes beautiful handcrafted leather belts and bracelets at the same factory Hermes owns. Ronald rents the factory for two months for his production and uses the same harness leathers as Hermes. This find illustrates what I love to bring home to my customers: artisanal, one-of-kind and beautifully constructed fashion.”

Recent additions to the eclectic mix of people, designers and products include a partnership with interior designer, blogger and gift buyer Stephanie Hunt of Flairhunter, who chose Joli to sell her wares, describing it as “New York loft meets Laguna Beach.”

With a background in fashion sales (Neiman Marcus), buying (Carson Pirie Scott), PR (Sam Edelman shoes), and marketing (Joan Walters Apparel), Quinlan laments cookie-cutter fashion and keeps a sharp eye out for quality and design. “We need to dress each day, and fashion is a wonderful way to express yourself while also appreciating craftsmanship and quality.”

Joli has become a kind of salon, where customers gather to chat about fashion, home furnishings and art.

“Joli was created as a gathering place for friends and visitors to stop by, have a latte or a glass of wine and socialize.”

Quinlan plans to kick off an evening events schedule that will feature women authors, designers, professional speakers and artists. “Fashion can be intimidating and we want to change that by making it approachable and using fashion as a forum to bring women together.”

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PARKCITYLIFE / Home THE ROOM

LOCK IT IN

ANTIQUE CREMONE BOLTS PERFORM AS ART IN A WOLFCREEK RANCH HOME, COURTESY OF DESIGNER ANNE-MARIE BARTON / BY BRAD MEE

ABOVE: Timeworn shutters, antique cast iron urns and the cremone bolts collection adorn the home’s rustic yet elegant foyer. TOP RIGHT: Intricate forms and rich patinas help endow this collection of cremone bolts with the status of art in a Wolf Creek Ranch home. BOTTOM RIGHT: Anne-Marie Barton, AMB Design.

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PHOTOS BY SCOT ZIMMERMAN

CONSIDER THESE antique cremone bolts. At one time they secured double French doors opening to, perhaps, a shaded Parisian patio, a romantic Juliet balcony or a stately Italian garden. The fact is, their origins don’t really matter. What does matter is what this collection of venerable hardware now delivers to the décor of this Wolf Creek Ranch home. “They add instant integrity and architectural interest,” explains designer AnneMarie Barton, who treasures these and other found objects she discovers and saves for her clients’ homes.

Old Parcheesi boards, rusted iron gates, vintage light fixtures, timeworn shutters and even an aged entrywayturned-interior vestibule are just a few of the fabulous finds Barton has repurposed to elevate the elan of her projects. “Buy them when you see them,” Barton advises. “You’ll always find the perfect spot for them even if you don’t know where it is at the time.” In a foyer adorned with beautiful paintings, Barton’s grouped cremone bolts perform like art without adding yet another framed canvas. “I love collections. They read as single focal points that are simple and beautiful,” Barton explains. And in this mountain home, this age-old hardware helps the designer lock in a very striking style.

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ON THE TOWN PARK CITY FOOD & WINE CLASSIC STROLL OF PARK CITY Main Street, Park City, July 10, Photos by Erin West 1. Guests taste wine at Park City’s signature foodie event.

2. Kevin Schlater, Erica Brooks, Dan Blakely 3. Coltin Short, Andy Damman 4. Jae Battle, Chris Vesper

SAVOR THE SUMMIT Main Street, Park City, June 20, Photos by Erin West 5. Attendees were treated to seven different musical acts.

6. Luke Menders of Bistro 412 7. Frank Avent, Tricia Hazelrigg, Scott Greenwood 8. Park City’s biggest outdoor dining party was held in the middle of Main Street on June 20. Along with al fresco dishes prepped by Park City’s best restaurants, foodies enjoyed local musical performances and beer and wine at the Spirit Garden.

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2. Author Mark Bailey, illustrator Edward Hemingway

KIMBALL GALA Montage Deer Valley, July 30, Photos courtesy of Kimball Art Center 3. Scott Anderson, president and CEO of Zions Bank, shown with Robin Marrouche, was the 2015 winner of the Kimball Award.

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FROM MINING TO MOGULS

PARK CITY REINVENTED itself in the 1950's after a drop in the price of silver, shifting from a town focused on mining to a town focused on recreation. Although the thought ofoutof-towners coming into the small mountain town to vacation was completely foreign, the community was desperate to revive its economy and launched itself wholeheartedly into the business of skiing. The transition was complete with the purchase of a gondola in 1963–it quickly became the crown jewel of Treasure Mountain Ski Resort.

Park City Mine Company split itself into two divisions, mining and recreation; and it then elevated Treasure Mountain’s status to a serious resort when it purchased a German-made Pohling Machine Works Gondola in 1963. Miners worked alongside engineers on a gondola base building replete with a ski shop, cafeteria and upstairs watering hole called the Rusty Nail, adding the Summit House on Pioneer Ridge (9,300 feet), a J-bar beginner lift, Prospector chairlift (later replaced by Silverlode) and a rope tow. Although the gondola was originally designed to stretch from bottom to top, designers balked after realizing that clearing Crescent Ridge left passengers hundreds of feet in the air, exposed to wind

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and impossible to access in the event of an emergency. In a second round of drawings, engineers opted to build the gondola in two stages powered by two separate electric motors and cable loops, with the iconic Angle Station near the top of Park City Mountain’s Payday run in between.

The adoration of the new gondola was evidenced in local press, with one Park Record writer waxing poetic about the novelty. “The gondola ride is an experience 'out of this world' and must be taken to be fully realized and appreciated. One realizes they are not on a plane, nor a flying machine of any sort, and are tempted to feel their shoulder blades to see if wings have sprouted while they are still here on Mother Earth.

The views as one travels over upward to 9,300 feet grow larger and more breathtaking, and the scene that spreads out before you from the summit on Pioneer Ridge is simply marvelous and beyond description.”

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RITUAL CHOCOLATE

ANOTHER STAR IN UTAH’S CHOCOLATE CROWN / BY MARY BROWN MALOUF

EVERYONE KNOWS what hot chocolate tastes like—mild, sweet, marshmallowy. That’s because in the U.S., “hot chocolate” is often used synonymously with “cocoa” and unless you spike it, it’s a bland children’s drink.

Not so at Ritual Chocolate, a tiny cafe and chocolate factory on Iron Horse Drive. Here, the hot chocolate is powerful, deep-flavored and only slightly sweet, a true connoisseur’s beverage and very adult. The quality of Ritual’s exquisite hot chocolate and chocolate bars mark the company as a new addition to Utah’s roster of top chocolate makers.

The unexpected, and unlikely, emergence of Utah as a center for fine chocolate continues to grow. This year, Ritual Chocolate, a bean-to-bar company founded five years ago in Denver, relocated to Park City while at the same time expanding from a wholesale-only operation to a cafe. Robbie Stout and Annie Davis use only two ingredients in their chocolate: cacao and cane sugar; they are enthusiastic

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evangelistsof the new New World of chocolate. Davis is from England, where fine chocolate has a longer history than in Hershey-dominated America. “But I think long tradition can get in the way of innovation,” she says. “There is not as much modern chocolate in Europe.”

Ritual’s specialty is single-origin bars (you can tell where the beans came from by the animal drawing on the wrapper–lemurs for Madagascar, etc.) So part of the fun is buying several bars and conducting your own chocolate tasting because just like wine, chocolate shows its terroir through its flavor. But, unless you try making it yourself, you can only taste the hot chocolate at the shop where they grind their Midmountain bar and steam it with organic Heber Valley milk.

Forget the marshmallow.

To learn more about Ritual and bean-to-bar chocolate, reserve your spot at one of the company’s Friday afternoon tours. Yes, it includes a tasting. 1105 Iron Horse Dr., Park City, 435-200-8475

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HOLIDAYS CALL FORTH the ubiquitous turkey, golden-breasted, sage-stuffed, gravy-drenched and, perhaps above all, time consuming—a minimum of 20 minutes a pound, that’s without the stuffing, and when the average American holiday bird weighs 30 pounds (so said The Atlantic in 2013), that’s quite a time commitment. And math problem. Wouldn’t you really rather be out hiking?

Snowshoeing? Skiing, alpine or otherwise? We dare you to skip it. Instead, think turkey chili.

Deer Valley Grocery Cafe is offering its famous turkey chili for four, with cheddar cheese, sour cream and onions, eight mini corn muffins plus a mixed greens or artisan caesar salad for only $29.00. It’s a celebration, so pick up a bottle of bubbly to go with—it’s perfect with chili. Deer Valley’s Signature Collection, 1375 Deer Valley Dr., 435-615-2400

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Holiday Memories This time of year is all about family, friends and faith.

BY JOHN SHUFF

As I get older, the memories of Christmas past become

more vivid. No matter how old you get—or how well you know that the good old days are long gone—something about Christmas memories always brings a smile to my face. I still remember creeping down the stairs in my snuggies before anyone else was up to get a preview of what Santa left my brothers and me. I especially remember the year I peered around the banister and saw Dad standing by the tree, munching on the chocolate chip cookies we had strategically placed on the living room mantel for Santa. Dad motioned me over and asked that I keep this moment between us, as my brothers were still true believers. That Christmas I played the game and never said a word to my brothers. It was probably a year or two before they caught on, but I always wondered how long I might have lasted had I not stumbled onto Santa that morning.

Another landmark Christmas was the one in 1962, when I was discharged from the Coast Guard. The snow was flying on Fourth Street in Cincinnati when the bus from the airport dropped me off. My family, whom I had not seen in six months, was there to meet me. However, the person whom I loved—and would soon be engaged to—was Margaret Mary Scanlan, 350 miles away in Chicago. My parents and I drove there the day after Christmas to see Margaret Mary and her

The Shuff family, from left to right: John Shuff, David Shuff, Maddie Rocha, Margaret Mary Shuff, Santa, Molly Rocha, Chloe Rocha and James Rocha.

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family, and to attend our engagement party. I gave her my mom’s engagement ring that day. Dad had given mom a new one and sold me her old one for $1,500. I had $80 to my name so he let me to pay for it in installments over the next eight months. It’s been 52 years now but I still recall walking into the Scanlan’s house and slipping into the living room with Margaret Mary, where I handed her the small satin box. “I have a little gift for you,” I said. “Merry Christmas.” I think she may have cried a little, but mostly I remember how happy it was that day, how great the party was, meeting the Scanlan’s friends, the two of us standing there, engaged, our future rising before us like a big full moon.

It was just short of a decade later, six days before Christmas in 1970, that we got our best Christmas present ever, our son, David, whom we adopted on December 19, 1970, at the Catholic Social Services in Pontiac, Michigan. As we drove home, both of us were crying as we gently steered the Buick Riviera through the rush-hour traffic, our tiny new son asleep in his bassinet in the back seat. It was later that afternoon that I gave David his first bath in our apartment’s bathroom sink. I remember how fragile he was, how his little body fit in the palm of my hand. I still remember taking him out of the water and toweling him off against my shirt, now soaked with his little imprint.

And then there are the memories of our first Christmas in Salt Lake, much later, in 1988. The downtown was vibrant with the illumination of Temple Square and the horse-drawn carriages outside the bustling Hotel Utah. And there were fabulous windows at O.C. Tanner Jewelers decorated to the nines by Brent Erklens then and now Bob Martin. I hadn’t seen snow like that since I lived in Buffalo in 1967, where I experienced five feet in two days.

We all have wonderful memories of the Christmas season. Holidays are a wonderful time to relax with family, the comforting cushion between you and a world replete with poverty, fear and anxiety. Cherish your time with them, remember the special moments, and allow these memories to ground you when times get tough. The holidays are all about family, friends and faith. Your family, my family—all families—represent life’s most precious commodity: love.

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah 2015.

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It wears its heritage proudly on its sleeves. And fenders. And roofline. Introducing the Porsche Macan S. A 340-horsepower twin-turbo V6, PDK double-clutch transmission and active all-wheel drive with Porsche Traction Management for maximum grip in varying driving conditions. All standard. The Macan S is built around our defining belief that every drive should be unforgettable. And every car should be a sports car.

Dream fulfillment begins with a test drive. Porsche. There is no substitute.

The new 2015 Macan S

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