Monthly Archives: February 2020
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
Don’t Blow Your Next Ski Vacation
Blowout crowds at the country’s top resorts have been earning a lot of worrisome headlines of late. Both big juggernauts in the ski resort biz, Alterra Mountain Co. and Vail Resorts, have been enjoying great success with the popularity of their IKON and EPIC passes. And while that may be good for their shareholders it’s... Read More
Come Join Our Community on Presidents’ Weekend
If you’re looking for a crash course in Summit Powder Mountain culture your chance is now. Our next great community gathering is slated for Presidents’ Weekend, February 14th – 17th. Like all of our neighborhood celebrations, it’s a fun-filled three-day (and night) bonding experience. As usual, this one will include thought-provoking content sessions in the... Read More