Melissa Fields

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Articles

Park City's Main Street Mainstays

Dec 4, 2024 | parkcitymag.com | Melissa Fields

Running a business in Park City’s seasonal economy is not for the fainthearted. Challenges faced by the town’s plucky independent entrepreneurs range from staff shortages and shoulder season slowdowns to unpredictable snowfall—either too much or too little—and stiff competition from well-funded national chains. Yet, despite these hurdles, the following six small business owners are not only persevering but are making invaluable contributions to the vibrancy of Utah’s most iconic mountain town.
Apres Hot Spots

Dec 3, 2024 | parkcitymag.com | Aimee Cook |Tessa Woolf |Melissa Fields |Jenny Willden

Your Guide to the Best Winter YetLocated just outside of Park City, the private ranch also features exquisite dining and exclusive mountain adventures.
A Guide to e-Biking in Park City

Jun 13, 2024 | parkcitymag.com | Melissa Fields

If you’ve ever ridden an electric bike, then you know how enormously fun it can be. Steep-hill and strong-headwind suffer fests are transformed into joy rides, and mundane errands, like running to the grocery store or the bank, become events to look forward to. Best yet, thanks to brisk sales and increasing marketplace competition, e-bikes are getting more affordable every day. For all these reasons and more, e-bikes have become fixtures in cities, towns, and neighborhoods across America.
25 Must-Try Park City Culinary Experiences

Jun 12, 2024 | parkcitymag.com | Tessa Woolf |Iseult Devlin |Melissa Fields |Ted Scheffler

24 E Main St, Midway, 435-671-3970 Though the charming Lola’s Street Kitchen is a fast-casual eatery, menu items including fresh Angus beef burgers and super-flavorful grain bowls definitively fall into the “slow” food category, i.e., made from scratch and on the premises.
Beer, Wine and Booze Born in the Beehive

May 21, 2024 | discoverutahmagazine.com | Melissa Fields

By Melissa Fields -Utah is renowned for great skiing, stunning red rock deserts and, of course, headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Another distinction gaining momentum both here and outside state lines is-and we're not making this up-a booze producing Mecca.
How Often Should I Wax Cross-Country Skis?

Dec 14, 2023 | parkcitymag.com | Melissa Fields

Avid Nordic skier and former executive director of Park City’s Mountain Trails Foundation Charlie Sturgis lives by the mantra “more is better” when it comes to waxing his cross-country skis, often giving his sticks weekly or even daily love during the winter.
Favorite Park City Yoga Studios

Dec 13, 2023 | parkcitymag.com | Melissa Fields

Peeling off your ski boots and hunkering down with your sliding posse for an adult beverage is a time-honored way to end a satisfying day on the slopes. But if you’re looking to minimize soreness, rise early the next morning ready to hit the slopes again, and maintain a positive mindset, we recommend a yoga sesh post-powder rather than a second hot toddy.
Your Guide to Skiing Park City

Dec 8, 2023 | parkcitymag.com | Melissa Fields

To call Park City the center of Utah’s skidom is far from hyperbole. The evidence is in the numbers: 62 lifts, 444 runs, and more than 9,300 acres of in-bounds terrain are represented by the town’s two mountain resorts: Deer Valley and Park City Mountain. But that’s not all. The town boasts more than 85 kilometers of cross-country skiing track, and backcountry skiers and riders revel in tens of thousands of acres of earn-your-own-turns skiing and riding just outside of Park City proper.
Explore Seven of Park City’s Historic Structures

Jun 20, 2023 | parkcitymag.com | Melissa Fields

It's easy to credit chairlifts, mountain biking trails, and even the Sundance Film Festival for Park City's meteoric rise as a world-renowned destination. While those things have certainly raised the profile of this gorgeous corner of the Wasatch Mountains, what distinguishes Park City from other mountain destinations is this: how the town has chosen to honor and highlight its past.