(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A group from Ski Utah at Snowbird's Chickadee, on their way to becoming the first to ski/snowboard all 15 Utah resorts in one day, on Friday, March 17, 2023. USA Today is asking skiers and snowboarders to pick their favorite resorts in North America for 2024-25. Snowbird made the 20-nominee cut for resort and ski school.
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.