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Park City’s Largest Outdoor Dinner Party. An annual summer event presented by the Park City Area Restaurant Association. Featuring the Grand Table on Main Street, live music and outstanding food and drink in the beautiful outdoors in the heart of Park City.
June 22, 2019, Historic Main Street, Park City, Photos by Chandler Ries.
Join the WCG Anniversary Celebration, Thurs. Oct. 24th from 6pm to 9pm, Union Event Center, 235 N. 500 West, SLC.
What would the urban landscape around SLC look like without the influence of Wasatch Community Gardens? Over the past 30 years, the WCG has always gone way, way beyond simply offering local residents affordable plots at their 17 neighborhood gardens.
From 4th East to West Valley City, these organic community gardens provide space to learn, gather and enjoy something that is sadly lacking in modern cities. And that is GREEN, undeveloped open space!!
Early in the spring, we look forward to WCG’s annual Plant Sale—which is the best way to support this group and hook up with some incredible heirloom garden variety veggie starts. To applaud avid backyard gardeners, WCG’s Urban Garden Tour is another fun way to get to visit and ask questions to some of the most seasoned urban gardeners around town. Love a sandwich? Who doesn’t? (A weirdo.) At the season’s end, WCG’s Tomato Days is a generous gift, giving back to the community with free and delicious tomato sandwiches.
This year, WCG is turning 30. And, its 30th Anniversary Celebration promises to be a grassroots, rip-roaring party celebrating the many individuals and families at WCG’s heart and soul. It will feature live music, surprise guests from WCG’s storied past, harvest games, and delicious light fare. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be available to purchase. We suggest you go.
Tickets are $10 for adults; kids 12 and under are free.
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The terraced expanse of blacktop below Deer Valley’s Snow Park Lodge is heading towards a major transformation into something called, what else? Deer Valley Snow Park Village. One-thousand-two-hundred-and-50 (and no cents) parking spaces are slated for development into Snow Park Village, which is approved for 210 rental units comprising 420,000 square feet, and some 41,000 feet of total commercial space. The plans will also include a garage intended to make up for the displaced parking spaces.
The development of the Snow Park parking lots been on the table since the 1970s, but it has resurfaced publicly as part of the conversations surrounding parking at Deer Valley during ski season. Last winter’s generous snowfall led to a huge number of overall skier days at Deer Valley. Due to high skier volume, the resort was forced to use overflow parking nearly 30 times, which required the resort to meet with the Park City Planning Commission to discuss planning options. Steve Issowits, Deer Valley’s Director of Resort Planning and Real Estate presented a short-term solution, featuring a new one-acre paved lot and a long-term solution, comprised of infrastructure work for utilities and a garage to replace Snow Park lots when the area is developed.
Few details about the area’s ultimate development are currently available, but Deer Valley is hoping to submit plans for the utilities and garage in late 2019 or early 2020. Construction is not expected to begin until 2022, and plans for the broader development will follow.
The transformation of Deer Valley’s base area follows a major effort to develop the parking lots at the base of Park City Mountain as well as the construction of an entirely new ski resort adjacent to Deer Valley at Mayflower Mountain Resort. All three of the developments have been decades in the making, and their coinciding timelines appear to be developers’ efforts to capitalize on a consistent era of growth in Park City and Summit County.
The scale of the projects is stirring anxiety among some locals who feel the area won’t be able to handle the influx of visitors and workers such development will bring. The City’s reluctance to accept UDOT’s proposed infrastructure enhancements on 248 certainly won’t help. Park City’s roadways and parking lots are already choked during peak season, and the status quo will ultimately collapse as pressure builds. Hopefully the new developments coincide with a comprehensive transit master plan forward thinking enough to realistically meet the needs of Park City’s future. The drum beat of development marches on, and no amount of nostalgia will save us.
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Your family game night means more than just a few hours of entertainment at home. Board and card games help keep kids’ minds active, which is especially important during summer, and build companionship among family members… at least until someone builds their fourth hotel on Park Place. Amirite!? While you can’t go wrong with classics like Monopoly and Scrabble, we recommend going local for family game night by adding these Utah-made games to your rotation as well.
Paperback (also pictured above) was designed by Tim Fowers.
Players in this game try to help down-on-her-luck author Paige Turner complete a series of novels by creating words using cards with letters on them. Words gives players money to buy more cards or finish a book.
Once you get the hang of ghostwriting for Turner, you’ll be ready to move on to the unabridged edition.
Balloon Pop, designed by Andy Van Zandt
Balloon Pop only takes 10 minutes to play, but plan on playing several times at the next family game night. Players roll dice to see how high they can fly balloons, keeping in mind that they’ll pop if they go too high. Keep track of how high your balloons go on a scoring sheet — kind of like Yahtzee.
Don’t Bump the Table, designed by Kip Atkinson
Named for what you’ll have to remind your 10-year-old throughout the game, Don’t Bump the Table has players stack animal-shaped figures on top of one another, creating animal towers and branches going across the kitchen table. The game will become a go-to for family game night.
Players try to catch a Sasquatch in Squatch, designed by a team of local game creators.
Squatch takes players to a swimming hole, forest, abandoned cabin and cave in search of Squatch (the game’s Sasquatch). To win the game, you’ll have to catch Squatch, but keep in mind that another player can easily throw you off your path.
The hairiest player goes first.
The components of Getaway Driver, a game that pits parent against child in a high-speed chase
You can play with four players, but we prefer two: parent against child. The game mimics a high-speed police chase, as one player takes the role of the police and another takes the role of a getaway driver trying to escape the law. While the getaway driver has tricks to evade the police (driving on two wheels, handbrake turns, etc.), the fuzz have a motorcycle, armored car and even a helicopter at their disposal.
“It’s especially good for families, because, even though it is competitive, there is nothing especially aggressive or violent about it,” says Jeff Beck, the game designer. “It’s a game I’ve played with — and lost to — my kids many times.”
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School is only weeks away, so make the most of what’s left of the kids’ summer break with family time. Since you’ll be putting your money down on school supplies and back-to-school clothes pretty soon, you should probably make sure that family fun is free, too. Here are six of our favorite local free family events before school starts.
Aug. 17, 2019 — Bubbles have made it beyond the wands and tubes you’re used to as primary ingredients for big family events. Last weekend, The Bubble Run came to SLC. Next, Valley Fair hosts its Bubble Bash (pictured above), featuring bubble art, bubble science, opportunities to go inside bubbles, and, of course, millions of bubbles to play in. The bubbles will be popping at Valley Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Valley Fair Mall
3601 S. Constitution Blvd., West Valley
Bubble Bash Details
Aug. 18 & 25, Sept. 1 & 8, 2019 — Every weekend since June, vendors have set up shop at Brighton Resort to sell art, food, clothing, outdoor gear and more at the Big Cottonwood Canyon Flea Market. Of course, the best thing about the market isn’t for sale; it’s the stunning mountain views. The market runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Brighton Ski Resort
8302 S. Brighton Loop Rd., Brighton
Flea Market Details
Aug. 14, 2019 — The Gateway has shown a mix of new hits and old favorites for its outdoor movie series this summer, and it all culminates with 10 Things I Hate About You, a late-90s teen romance based on The Taming of the Shrew, starring Julia Styles and Heath Ledger. Bring food and a blanket. Beer is available for purchase; popcorn is on the house. Plaza opens at 7:30 p.m.; film begins at 9ish. (See our big list of even more outdoor movies.)
The Gateway Olympic Legacy Plaza
10 N. Rio Grande St., SLC
Movie Details
Aug. 24, 2019 — The Blue Moon Fest is a perfect last hurrah for family fun before the kids are back in school. Go for the wide range of art and food vendors, and stay for music by street jazz band Salt Lake City 7, and the Caleb Chapman Super Crescent Band, featuring vocalist Ryan Innes. The fest runs from 4 to 10 p.m.
Holladay City Hall Park
4580 S. 2300 East, Holladay
Festival Details
Aug. 24, 2019 — Take an easy hike on the shaded McLeod Creek Trail, and enjoy performances along the way. Hikes start every 20 minutes, starting at 3 p.m., at Copper Moose Farms Stand and run for 1.5 hours. On the trail, you’ll see dance, spoken word poetry, music and more. The last tour starts at 5 p.m.
McLeod Creek Trailhead
1285 Old Ranch Rd., Park City
Art on the Trails Details
Aug. 30–31, 2019 — Swiss Days has been a Midway tradition since the 1940s, featuring a wide range of family events, including live entertainment, street vendors, Swiss foods, a 10K and kids race and, of course, a parade. The Swiss Market opens at 8 a.m. on both days. The races will be held at 7 a.m., and the parade starts at 10 a.m. on Aug. 31.
Main Street, Midway
Swiss Days Details
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It’s pretty standard for a child to feel a little back-to-school anxiety after a summer away. Losing sleep, stomach aches, loss of appetite and continual worrying is another story.
“This time of year, there’s a lot of anxiety related to school,” says Claire Stoecker, an SLC-based Licensed Clinical Social Worker, who has helped kids through the loss of sleep and worse. “Kids just go from a time of not a lot of structure to a lot of structure.”
Of course, the anxiety is not always related to having summer off. Stoecker is currently helping a teen who is dealing with anxiety over going to a new school. Another is about to transition from a private school to a public one and doesn’t know what to expect. Kids also experience anxiety over academics, bullying and being away from parents.
Regardless of your kid’s anxiety level, you can make it easier by taking the advice Stoecker passed on to us below. Also, don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it, too.
Stoecker says parents can look to camps and sports leagues to keep kids’ minds and bodies active over summer, so when school starts, it won’t be such a hard transition. Yeah, we know it’s too late now, but you can start looking for next year.
In the weeks before school starts, Stoecker says bed times can be earlier so waking up for school won’t be so stressful. This means putting phones to sleep early, too. She also suggests creating a visual schedule on a white board or calendar, so kids will know what’s coming up. “You might just have to go over it with them the night before,” she says.
Stoecker says kids should be involved in their back-to-school shopping. Once the shopping is done, parents can help them get organized for the upcoming school year.
Helping your kids balance academics with downtime and extracurriculars, along with time to spend with friends, can help them keep their stress levels down.
Younger kids may experience separation anxiety when leaving Mom and Dad for school. To make it easier, Stoecker recommends practicing separation through play dates and other settings where kids interact together. Kids can also express their feelings of separation through drawing pictures, and rewards can be given when they do well with the separation.
We know, we know, you grew up without one. But in extreme cases, Stoecker says taking phones away can lead to suicide. Teens today connect with their friends through social media, and taking away their link to outside validation, especially if they don’t participate in extracurricular activities, can cause anxiety. “As a therapist, I really try to keep an eye on that and educate parents on not cutting off kids’ social and peer relationships,” she says.
Kids who have been diagnosed with anxiety and other issues can receive accommodations. Those might include sitting in a different part of the classroom, having permission to leave class to calm down or rearranging their school schedules. In fact, your child may be entitled to it under Section 504 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Sometimes, Stoecker says, younger kids and teachers are not a good fit. While we feel it’s important to talk to the teacher and try to work things out first, parents just may have to advocate for their kids by moving them to be in a different class.
When your A student gets that first B, it can be hard to take, especially if it’s hard for you to take. Stoecker says to be realistic about your expectations. “When the kid’s grades are slipping, talk about the importance of hard work and the process of learning, opposed to the end result of getting an A, even though they were pulling As in the past.”
Stoecker says there’s a difference between being helpful and bailing your kid out of every jam that makes them anxious. Use your judgement.
If your kid had trouble going to school last year, you may want to give teachers a heads up that they may struggle this year. You can also reach out to the school social worker or psychologist to have a support system in place before school starts.
Taking Stoecker’s advice can help reduce your anxiety over back-to-school, too. If your kids don’t seem anxious now, keep in mind that it’s pretty easy to pass on.
If you think your child should see a therapist, Stoecker recommends finding one on psychologytoday.com, asking a friend about their experience with child therapists or getting a referral from your pediatrician.
“There are so many child therapists out there,” she says. “Listen to your gut and look for a therapist you think will be a good fit, not only for your family, but for your kid.”
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The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) wrapped up the World Cup Championship in France earlier this month—the team’s second consecutive and fourth overall world title—with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands. The victory on the world stage is especially sweet for fans in Salt Lake City as a trio of local stars from Utah Royals FC played pivotal roles throughout the tournament. For their efforts, striker, Christen Press; right back, Kelley O’Hara and central defender, Becky Sauerbrunn will be receiving Keys to the City from Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski on July 22, at 6 p.m. at the City-County Building.
Come celebrate Salt Lake City’s World Cup Champions at the Salt Lake City and County Building on July 22 when they get their Keys to the City at 6 p.m., and support the squad that continues to make SLC proud by seeing Utah Royals FC take on the rest of the NWSL’s best.
O’Hara and Press teamed up to score the opening goal for the USWNT in the semifinal round match against England. Press entered the starting 11 in place of living legend Megan Rapinoe and responded by heading home a perfect cross from O’Hara while defended by England’s superstar Lucy Bronze. Throughout the tournament O’Hara pushed helped orchestrate offense up the wing from the back line, and it was especially gratifying to see her set up her club teammate for the opening volley in a successful battle against rival England. Meanwhile, all Sauerbrunn did was quarterback a defense which yielded just three goals total during a tournament in which the USWNT defeated teams ranked second, third and fourth in the world on their way to the title.
Now the brilliant trio is back on the field for the Utah Royals FC as they fight their way up the NWSL table, and Press is already humiliating world-class defenders on her way to scoring highlight-reel goals. The USWNT is confident, outspoken and outrageously successful, a national treasure which makes every one of us proud—and deserves equal pay already!. And you don’t have to wait four years to see members of the greatest team in the world when three Beehive-State stars regularly bring their electric talent to the field at Rio Tinto Stadium.
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Every year the list is different. We don’t do categories, we don’t fill in forms, we don’t count votes. We just pick our brains and everyone else’s for the coolest, newest and unexpected superlatives in the Beehive State. Every year we surprise ourselves and are delighted at the discoveries. You too will be surprised and delighted. And, no doubt, disgruntled. Because we left out one of your favorites. Let us know.
Rockwell, Ice Cream – Justin and Summer Williams had a Dream about ice cream. Well, who doesn’t sometimes?? But the Williams made their dream come true at Rockwell’s where they make superpremium flavors every day. Think Biscoff, Snickerdoodle and the traditionals Van/Choc/Straw. rockwellicecream.com
Best Workout for Hello! My name is Elder Price!, Rx Fit’s Weekly “Missionary Workouts” – Only a fitness facility in Utah County would think of creating a “missionary workout.” From its two locations, one in Springville and one in Provo, Rx Fit designs 20-minute do-anywhere subscription fitness workouts. Sent via weekly emails, missionary workouts don’t require gym equipment, yip-yipee class instructors, or worrying about wearing dirty P-Day clothes. Created for actual missionaries —because we are all brothers and sisters—these workouts are also available to gentiles. And best of all—they’re free! rxfit.health/index.php/missionary-workouts/
Comedy Clean Enough for Utah County (and the world), Dry Bar Comedy Club – Modern comedy tends to the dark side of dirty. But the jokes at Dry Bar Comedy Club are clean enough that you can bring your 10 kids. It turns out there was a huge hankering for PG comedy not just in Provo but everywhere. Well-produced YouTube videos are rivaling giants like Comedy Central in views (102,307,857 and counting) and Dry Bar has become a must-play venue for touring comedians who usually play blue but will clean up their material to play the club. Oh my heck! 295 W. Center St., Provo, drybarcomedy.com
Best Re-use. Plus, Pancakes, Tru Religion Pancake and Steakhouse – We wept, we wailed, we gnashed our teeth when the venerable Lamb’s restaurant, a Main Street fixture since it opened in 1919, was passed over by SLC restaurateurs and dismantled. What can we say but thank God for Tru Religion? The pancake and steakhouse opened its dark mahogany doors in Orem and revealed the classic booths (with hat racks!) tables, chairs, bars, doors and woodwork hails from the former Lamb’s Grill. 360 S. State St. Suite 158, Orem, trureligionpancakeandsteakhouse.com
Best Hip Family Sport, Ghost Long Boards – Skateboarding has not historically been considered a family sport, but neighbors and business partners Russ Warner and Brent Johnson are on a mission to challenge the stereotypes of skate culture. Their company is Ghost Long Boards. Located in Cedar Hills, it makes plexiglass longboards designed to get the whole family outside and active. 4240 W. Mesquite Way, Cedar Hills, 801-599-7447, ghostlongboard.com
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Every year the list is different. We don’t do categories, we don’t fill in forms, we don’t count votes. We just pick our brains and everyone else’s for the coolest, newest and unexpected superlatives in the Beehive State. Every year we surprise ourselves and are delighted at the discoveries. You too will be surprised and delighted. And, no doubt, disgruntled. Because we left out one of your favorites. Let us know.
Best Way to Explore Inner Demons, Red Mountain Resort’s Despacho Fire Ceremony – Okay, so you’ve been watching too many episodes of Sabrina the Teenage Witch and are contemplating worship of the Dark Lord. Yikes. Here’s where can you regain and discover the courage to cast off those inner demons for good. Get your sorry soul down to the Red Mountain Resort and join in a Fire Ceremony. Also, the resort’s heavenly spa amenities like a nature-inspired salt scrub and agave body wrap couldn’t hurt. 1275 Red Mountain Circle, Ivins, 435-673-4905, redmountainresort.com
Best Little-known Champion Sport Arena, The St. George Area Sports Commission – In 2017, Alan Francis captured his 22nd world title, cementing his reputation as the greatest horseshoe pitcher of all time. Francis is from St. George, and he has the advantage of one of the best home courts in the country—the largest (and newest) Horseshoe Pitching facility in the Western U.S. The 30-court complex is in J.C. Snow Park. 300 E. 900 South, St. George, stgeorgesports.com
Best Art Residency in a Ghost Town, Shamble, Cisco, Utah- Cisco really is a ghost town, a classic Western railroad relic. Eileen Muza, an artist and the only resident, lives in a Winnebago parked by the shambles near Canyonlands. She’s gradually restoring the place with found objects. And she’s offering it as an artist’s residency. The artists will be provided with a $500 stipend, a private outdoor kitchen, and studio space in an old Winnebago camper with skylights and a private deck. Check out eileenmuza.org
Best Restaurateur Relocation, Kathie Chadbourne Goes to Kanab – The beloved eccentric restaurateur who brought us Avenues Bistro and created the Avenues Bistro on Third, has moved her unbridled enthusiasm to Kanab. Kanab is becoming an interesting destination (see p. 50); part of it is Chadbourne’s Peekaboo Canyon Wood-fired Kitchen. Chadbourne’s new place is vegetarian, but cocktails and a cool patio provide their own spiritual umami. 233 W. Center St., Kanab, 435- 689-1959, peekabookitchen.com
Best Street Food Without a Street, Magnolia Street Food – It’s a food truck going nowhere. Parked in Boulder, Utah, the blue bus offers all kinds of locally sourced picnic foods—breakfast, sweet potato, picadillo, mushroom and all kinds of other yummies stuffed into burritos, plus sodas and sides. Eat at the picnic table or take it on the road. Anasazi State Park Museum, 460 N. Highway 12, Boulder, 801-643-3510, magnoliasstreetfood.com
St. George Pistachios – Who knew? The warm, high desert climate in Southern Utah is perfect for pistachio trees. The Red Rock Pistachio Orchards—20 acres of trees—are in Hurricane, just west of Zion National Park. Harvested, sun-dried, salted and roasted, the nuts are packaged and sold directly. rpistachios.com
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Every year the list is different. We don’t do categories, we don’t fill in forms, we don’t count votes. We just pick our brains and everyone else’s for the coolest, newest and unexpected superlatives in the Beehive State. Every year we surprise ourselves and are delighted at the discoveries. You too will be surprised and delighted. And, no doubt, disgruntled. Because we left out one of your favorites. Let us know.
Most Scenic Ski Run, Stein’s Way at Deer Valley – Some skiers are in it for the steeps, the deeps and the thrills, but a lot of us are just here for the views. Stein’s Way traces its way down the ridge of Bald Mountain, overlooking the Jordanelle Reservoir and surrounding mountains. You’ll enjoy the immaculate grooming too. There’s no better place to get lost taking it all in. 2250 Deer Valley Dr, 435-649-1000, deervalley.com
Best Boot Fitter, Cole Sport Resort Center Park City Mountain – Ski boots can be either vice-like instruments of torture designed to give you frostbite or the single most important piece of equipment to help you ski better. The difference is in finding and crafting the right fit, and nobody does that better than Cole Sport. Their boot fitters are trusted and recommended by ski instructors and patrollers—you know, the people who spend all day every day in ski boots. Go where the pros go. 1385 Lowell Ave, 435-649-4600, colesport.com
Best Way to Stay Current on Beehive Film Culture, Park City Film Series Made in Utah – Park City has been tangentially associated with the film industry ever since Sundance came to town, but more homegrown talent and local projects hit the screen each year. The Park City Film Series Made in Utah program puts on local showings of Utah-made films so you can stay up to date with what the Beehive state’s creatives put on the big screen. parkcityfilm.org
Best Parking Space for your Sundry Wellness Needs, Bonanza Drive in Prospector – Ditch your car in Prospector Square—there are numerous public lots off Bonanza Drive—and explore the bewildering mixture of new age and traditional wellness establishments populating the area. You can therapeutically freeze yourself at Cryo Lodge or warm yourself in a sensory deprivation float pod at Float Park City in the very same building! You’ll be walking distance from three different acupuncture facilities—Longevity Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Stillpoint Healing Center and Mountain Sage Natural Health and Acupuncture—and four different chiropractors—Phillips Chiropractic, Namaste Chiropractic, Park City Chiropractic and Chiropractic Works of Park City! Leave your peer-reviewed concerns at home and come seek your own path to wellness.
Best Recovery Breakfast After A Long Night, Biscuits and Gravy from Woodland Biscuit Company – Park City is as well known for its après scene as it is for its mountain-based adventures. Combine those good times with high elevations, however, and you’re in for some rough mornings. Nothing alleviates the ill-effects of irresponsible choices quite like biscuits and gravy from Woodland Biscuit Company. 2734 E State Hwy 35, Francis, 435-783-4202, woodlandbiscuitcompany.com
Best Mountainside Dinner Entree, Mushroom Stroganoff at Silver Star Cafe – Silver Star Cafe has elevated roots cuisine, a patio with inspiring mountain views and live music Thursday through Saturday evenings, but nothing tops eating their wild mushroom stroganoff with balsamic cipollini onions and house-made späetzle on a pleasant evening. It’s one of those rare instances in which the gluten-free, vegetarian option is the best on the menu, regardless of your dietary inclinations. 1825 Three Kings Dr., 435-655-3456, thesilverstarcafe.com
Best Artsy Bang for Your Buck, Kimball Art Center – The galleries lining Main Street have some gems to be sure, but the eye watering price tags attached to bland artwork destined for the vacuous interiors of mountain-contemporary palaces makes the Kimball Art Center all that much more important to Park City’s community. Where else can you see Warhol’s artwork free of charge in a podunk ski town? 1401 Kearns Blvd, 435-649-8882, kimballartcenter.org
Best Brunch Spot For Your Out-of-Town Big-City Friends, Harvest – Looking for a spot to take cosmopolitan visitors who are convinced Utah is some uncultured backwater? Harvest has the minimalist-chic atmosphere, elaborately-crafted coffee drinks and avocado-based menu options to make even the most cynical urbanites feel like they’re dining in Williamsburg. In all seriousness, it’s the best pre-lunch meal you’ll find near Main Street. 820 Park Ave, 435-604-0463, harvestparkcity.com
Soul Poles – Now that old-school, fluorescent one pieces have been commoditized and rendered un-ironic, the idiosyncratic skier needs a new way to stand out. Soul Poles let you customize your pointy sticks with personalized laser engraving, artistically painted bamboo shafts and colorful grips and baskets. Plus they’re made right here in Park City from super durable, sustainably-harvested bamboo. 1490 Munchkin Rd, 888-612-7685, soulpoles.com
Best Shear Indulgence For Her: Lunatic Fringe – With cutting edge cuts, coloring and styling, personalized, attentive service and a hipper-than-it-should-be vibe, Lunatic Fringe is the place to be for luxury hair care. Throw in a complimentary beverage, and what more could you ask for? 4343 UT-224, 435-658-0298, lunaticfringesalon.com
For Him: Billy’s Barber Shop – Come for the old-timey barber chairs, classic aesthetic and excellent, modern haircuts. Stay for the life-changing satisfaction of a hot shave. There’s nothing better. 509 Main St, 435-901-2475, billysbarbershop.com
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