(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake County Search and Rescue members watch as a Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter lands, carrying the belongings and the body of one of four people who died in an avalanche in Mill Creek Canyon Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.
Norma Gonzalez, a Texas native, joined The Tribune by way of Arizona. A 2014 graduate of the University of Texas-Pan American, Norma has reported on sports since high school. Some of her former live include being a cake decorator, an educator and Olive Garden server. The unlimited soup, salad and breadsticks still occasionally haunt her dreams.
Brian Maffly has worked for The Tribune off and on since 1994. Maffly roams Utah, covering public land and environment.