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Neighbor Spotlight: Cristina Wong’s High Hopes for the Overlook at Summit Powder Mountain
“Our hope is they’ll associate this place with family long after we’re gone,” says Cristina Wong, referring to the new Overlook home she and her husband Conly are designing. The pair have been deeply involved in the process during the recent pandemic, which has been a welcome distraction. The Overloook neighborhood they’ve chosen is the... Read More
Neighbor Spotlight: What Inspires Patrick Maloney
Patrick Maloney couldn’t afford to take any chances when talk of the COVID19 crisis was heating up in late February. With an 18-month old at home, and his wife pregnant with their second child, finding a safe place to isolate was paramount. As a frequent visitor to Powder and a longtime member of the Summit... Read More
Neighbor Spotlight: Ryan Byrne’s Return to the Mountains
“Right when I think I have some grasp of this place I discover something new,” says Ryan Byrne, who’s still adjusting to the sheer size of Powder Mountain. “Earlier this year I overheard this guy on the lift say, ‘Man, some people can’t handle this much horizon.’ I’m not exactly sure what that means…but I... Read More
Whatever It Takes: The High Value of Hot Chocolate Showdowns in the Sky Lodge
“We are using social entrepreneurship as a vehicle to teach emotional intelligence, self-worth, self-confidence, and self-value. It is the perfect tool to learn those things.” – Sarah Hernholm If you spent any time in Powder Mountain’s Sky Lodge during recent neighborhood events you undoubtedly came across the groundbreaking hot chocolate concoctions up for grabs. The... Read More
Derek Taylor: 5 Reasons Why I Love Powder Mountain
Derek Taylor has been an authoritative voice in the ski world for more than two decades. The former editor of Powder Magazine has skied and written about every snow-covered corner of the globe over the course of his career. When it came time to settle down, however, he chose Northern Utah for a few reasons,... Read More
How Dr. Jaymie Henry and the Summit Powder Mountain Community are Impacting the World
In 2017, Dr. Jaymie Henry tasked a group of international surgeons, nonprofit leaders, and startup founders to bring her ambitious dream to life: bring simple surgeries to the masses with a scalable solution. The group spent the weekend on top of Summit Powder Mountain for one of the inaugural Summit Institute lab events, which is... Read More
Meet Greg Arnette, Quite Possibly the Coolest Snowboard Instructor in the World
Powder Mountain is renowned for its friendly smalltown staff, and Greg Arnette is one reason why. A master motivator, he’s rarely spotted without a huge smile. At 60-something, he’s full of youthful exuberance, which explains his thirst for adventure and the six-pack abs he hides under his thermals. For the past 20 years, Arnette has... Read More
Bryan Meehan of Blue Bottle Coffee Shares 3 Vital Business Lessons With His Powder Mountain Neighbors
Bryan Meehan gave an insightful interview in front of his Powder Mountain neighbors during the Presidents’ Weekend gathering. The Irish-born serial entrepreneur is CEO of Blue Bottle Coffee, which he purchased in 2012. By then, the Harvard Business School grad had already started and sold two businesses. Fresh & Wild, a London based chain of... Read More
Catching Up With Award-Winning Architect Brian MacKay-Lyons
“Everything around here is appropriately named,” says Brian Mackay-Lyons. “Paradise, Eden, especially Powder Mountain. It’s impossible to describe its beauty: the alpine meadows, the Ogden Valley, the Wasatch range and the Salt Lake basin off on the horizon.” Back in 2013, the award-winning architect from Nova Scotia, who’s famous for his understated eco-conscious homes,... Read More
Powder Mountain’s Strict Skier Cap Grabs Mainstream Press Headlines
Overcrowding is a big deal these days, as the pastime enjoys a popularity surge, and as sales of Epic and Ikon passes spike. These multi-resort passes, available for as little as $700, are now honored in some manner by nearly every major resort in North America. But not every resort wants to be part of this phenomenon,... Read More