Alta Ski Area retires howitzers from its avalanche program
Alta avalanche program manager Dave Richards: “You’re going to use it to save lives instead of take them. And there’s something really romantic about that.”
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jaybee Keller, Alta Ski Patrol, demonstrated how the Howitzers are being used for avalanche mitigation at Alta, on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.
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.