(Jamie Fendler) Higinio "Quino" Gonzalez guided expeditions up several 24,000-foot-plus peaks, including Annapurna and Gasherbrum and also had worked for the World Bank as an interpreter. He died in an avalanche Feb. 8, 2025, while guiding another skier in the East Bowl in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
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.