A surprise Utah ski resort was named Ski Magazine’s ‘Best in the West’
Deer Valley drops, Ogden resorts rise as an abundance of snow, crowded Cottonwood Canyons and a move toward reflecting the ski experience created a shakeup in annual readers poll.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Early powder enthusiasts ski at Snowbasin Resort, Nov. 21, 2022. The Ogden Valley resort made its highest-ever showing in the 2024 edition of Ski Magazine's annual Best of the West readers survey.
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.