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Life of the Party

walks into the bar, he does more than light up the room—it’s akin to blinding illumination. With a penchant for skiing in jeans, and locks that would look at home onstage during Van Halen’s Fair Warning tour, the 28-year-old is an unmistakable presence in Utah’s ski scene. That used to have as much to do with how hard he

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