(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Backcountry skiers trek up Grizzly Gulch in Alta, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, as heavy preseason snowfall falls on the Wasatch Front. Alta recorded 900 inches of snowfall for the 2022-23 season one day after its lifts stopped running on April 23, 2023. The resort hopes to be open to uphill traffic by this weekend.
Julie left the beach of Santa Cruz, Calif., where she worked for 17 years, for the mountains of Salt Lake City in 2019. She has covered the NBA Finals, the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Maverick's big wave surf contest and two Olympics. A Colorado native, she enjoys creating her own adventure, occasionally with her husband and two kids in tow.