(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ross McIntyre, who has lived across from Solitude Mountain Resort since 1989, finds himself with unwelcome news as the resort has requested a conditional use permit to build a 593-space parking lot in an aspen grove across SR-190 from the ski area's main village, Tuesday, May 7, 2025. The lot that would require steep retaining walls and the removal of hundreds of trees that provide shade, solitude and sound buffering, could also damage Salt Lake City's watershed, further snarl traffic in the canyon and be a visual blight.
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.