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Gondola Art Stroll #4
The Snowbugs
by Fred Conlon
Gondola Artwork
The Snowbugs have been a part of Park City/Canyons for over 15 years. Since their debut on top of the Alpine Coaster back in 2008, The Snowbugs were an integral part of the Kids Ski School Program. Every kid who was in Ski School received a Commemorative Dog Tag with the Snowbugs featured on it. Up on the mountain, Giant Snowbugs mark the entrances to what used to be known as Adventure Alleys, fun side trails that wind through the trees on lesser-known parts of the mountain. This year’s Gondola Diorama features the Snowbugs and a motorized ski lift for both the Summer and Winter side of the Gondola. Both seasons depict the fun outdoor activities available specifically in Utah, up in the Mountains. Snowbugs can be found and purchased at various places throughout the area.
- How many Snowbugs are in the Winter Side?
- How many Snowbugs are in the Summer Side?
- What is your favorite activity?
- Which one would you like to try?
gallery coming soon!
Meet Fred
Fred A. Conlon grew up in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and discovered his love of art in college, eventually graduating with honors from the University of Utah before opening Sugar Post Pottery with his wife in a tiny Sugarhouse bungalow. Two years later, a chance visit to the Smith & Edwards surplus store—and a remembered saying from his grandfather, a Navy man who survived Pearl Harbor, that “War happens quickly. Peace, on the other hand, moves slowly.”—inspired Fred’s first army-helmet turtle and set Sugar Post on a new path of metal art. Since then, Sugar Post has grown into a beloved presence at festivals, galleries, museum stores, and quirky shops across the country and beyond, home to creations like the ever-popular Gnome-Be-Gones and the towering “Snow Bugs” once featured at Park City Mountain Resort. Through it all, the original turtle remains a favorite, a humble reminder of his grandfather’s enduring words and the small good that can emerge from the remnants of war.
