SNAPPED: Park City PowderFest FUNdraising

Michele Roepke
Mar 17, 2023

Park City Pink PowderFest participants raising FUNds for Huntsman Cancer Institute. Photo: Michele Roepke

PARK CITY, Utah — On Saturday, at Park City Mountain, the Huntsman Cancer Institute hosted its annual community ski day called PowderFest.

They raised upwards of $25,000.

Creative communications came through like, “If I can ski 9990′ in a tutu, you can donate $99.90 to cure cancer.”

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