2020 Park City Museum Holiday Ornament 'Mines to Moguls'

This year's Park City Museum holiday ornament 'Mines to Moguls' is once again designed by local artist, Peg Bodell who was given the latitude to pick the location, image and title for the ornament. “I live near the town run so I see the parallel existence of the mine and ski towers daily. The preservation of the old mining heritage and embracing the new tourist industry is what defines our community and that story is the core of our 'Town Run Neighborhood'."

The word 'moguls' can mean important or powerful people, especially in the motion picture or media industry or it can refer to the bumps created on a ski slope from the repeated turns of skiers. In the case of our ornament, it means the latter. 

The 2019 ornament was a winter scene so Bodell, played around with spring, summer and fall pallets this year. She tossed the idea out to her old town friends and Linda McReynolds suggested Columbine be included. “I loved the idea and want to highlight local wildflowers in the foreground on all my ornaments.” 

Preserving the old, along with the new is an important theme throughout Park City. “I wanted to show the old mine tram towers along with the new ski towers and skiers bridge that support each other and live together.”

Bodell also included the Kimball's house to illustrate that this was a neighborhood of residents taking care of and safe-guarding the Park City history.

A resident for 'only' 40 years, Bodell wasn't around for Park City's mining era but she certainly has enjoyed the mogul era. In the '80s Peg volunteered as the morning host for the PC TV station where she met Leslie Thatcher, who at that time, provided the morning news for the TV station. “Leslie was my favorite 'bump ski buddy', says Bodell. “Our favorite mogul run was 'The Hoist' at Park City Mountain Resort, the only bump run on the mountain where people couldn't watch you from the chair lift. It was steep and narrow like an elevator with several ledges on the way down that allowed us to stop, catch our breath, and laugh or gloat at our performance. Tourists couldn't find the entrance to 'The Hoist' so we usually had it all to ourselves.”

Peg dedicated this year's ornament to her grandson, Matisse whose job it is every year to take the cash to the museum and purchase our family ornament. “It's our Park City Family tradition.”

The Museum holiday ornament is indeed a tradition in many Park City homes. Go to the museum website for ordering details https://parkcityhistory.org/holiday-ornaments/