Julie Jag

Olympics and enterprise reporter for the Salt Lake Tribune, lover of words and challenges

[Julie Jag @julie_jag]

I'm so honored to have my work on the ski/snowboard beat selected among the Top 10 in Beat Writing.
Thanks so much to the contest committee, to my editor Joe Baird for his encouragement and for the entire @sltrib staff for pushing me to try to keep up with your talents.

[APSE @APSE_sportmedia]

RESULTS: 2020 APSE contest — Writing/Video https://t.co/XYDl4akGa7

[Julie Jag @julie_jag]

Maybe the silver lining is that I have never wanted to ski @SkiEaglePoint more in my life. 🥺

[The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib]

One of Utah's 16 ski areas announced Monday that it will not open for the 2026-27 season due to damage inflicted on it by the Cottonwood Fire. https://t.co/Syiax35h3i

[Julie Jag @julie_jag]

@VailResorts and @PCski just threw down the gauntlet to neighbor @Deer_Valley and its core tenet.

My story, including a conversation with Rob Katz ⤵️

https://t.co/ZehJxH5kuK

@sltrib

[Julie Jag @julie_jag]

It was good to take a look @SkiEaglePoint and see what was lost - and what remains.

https://t.co/XSXBnTWzxg

@sltrib @SkiUtah

[Julie Jag @julie_jag]

https://t.co/vfz4t5KTss

[Julie Jag @julie_jag]

Freeride will, indeed, be part of the #Alps2030 Olympics (story in comments👇).

Nordic combined will not (no men or women).

Other new events: speed skating team sprints, men's team ski cross, mixed snowboard parallel, women's super team ski jump, & biathlon mixed singles relay.

[Julie Jag @julie_jag]

@liftblog This is a nightmare come to life.

[Julie Jag @julie_jag]

@preece351391 @sltrib I keep waiting for them to bring back ski ballet. Maybe as a demo sport for #UT34?

[Julie Jag @julie_jag]

Utahns tend to do well in this event. But does it belong in the Olympics?

[The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib]

An extreme skiing and snowboarding event is vying to become the newest Winter Olympic sport. If Utah 2034 brings in freeride, will it have to be held in the Cottonwood Canyons? https://t.co/jASPqgK6XJ

[Julie Jag @julie_jag]

Have you recently had your camping plans scrambled by a wildfire? I'm writing about the impact of the fires on the state's recreation industries - and those who play in the wilderness.

If this is you, I'd love to hear from you. Reach me here or @ [email protected]

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[Julie Jag @julie_jag]

It's gut-wrenching to see these photos of @SkiEaglePoint after the Cottonwood Fire tore through that area. But, hope is there, too.

https://t.co/v4iovw5psb

@sltrib @SkiUtah #CottonwoodFire

[Julie Jag @julie_jag]

News of the weird and the sad: Former youth pastor may have pushed his wife off Angels Landing to collect insurance $$ in 2006.

https://t.co/9CTmOnVlc6

@sltrib #zionnp #angelslanding

[Julie Jag @julie_jag]

It'll be ~15 years until the gondola up Little Cottonwood Canyon will be built, but @UDOTcottonwoods is hedging its bets - and avoiding eminent domain - by buying land now. At $8M for 8 acres, did it pay too much?

https://t.co/ucZBJSdtSF

@sltrib #LCCgondola @SaveOurCanyons

[Julie Jag @julie_jag]

I went to McDonald's just for a World Cup cup. Apparently you have to ask for the FIFA meal, or you just get a regular cup (the food was exactly the same). When I asked about it at the pickup window, they shut the window on me.

This is why I don't eat at McD's. 😠

[Julie Jag @julie_jag]

Here we go again with the @PCski lifts.

Is ensuring due process worth waiting another season for faster and easier access?

@sltrib
https://t.co/JmIsmQkcpO

[Julie Jag @julie_jag]

Utah's Shelley Johannesen found a new life in the mountains with life and business partner Dave Ashley. Then came an unexpected snow storm on Mount Makalu, the world's 5th-highest peak.

Here's my story (first, grab tissues):
https://t.co/RYGLh3uYc2

@sltrib @adventures_dash

[Andy Larsen @andyblarsen]

We officially dropped the paywall last week. The Salt Lake Tribune is now free.

It's a pretty rare move for a newspaper in 2026, but the support of the community made it possible.

More info here: https://t.co/yrSuaEIypq

[Julie Jag @julie_jag]

It's surreal, yet so exciting, to have a picture of me doing my job accompany this important news. 😊
Please support the Tribune and its effort to make the news available to everyone.

[The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib]

Getting the journalism of The Salt Lake Tribune has always cost something to readers. Not anymore, as The Tribune is making its daily work free to anyone. Here’s what to know about accessing Utah’s nonprofit news. https://t.co/IL2r7wsrml

[Julie Jag @julie_jag]

@_andrewcarter Amazing! Congratulations.

[Julie Jag @julie_jag]

Can't let the ski season go? Neither can these 3 Utah ski and board resorts.

And - BREAKING - one of them extended an extra week since I wrote this (Story forthcoming. Check https://t.co/q0q6OWctR5).

https://t.co/BmzDZMLhhg

@Snowbird @BrightonResort @brianheadresort @SkiUtah

[Julie Jag @julie_jag]

After an 11-day heat wave in March, where temperatures were as much as 30 degrees warmer than normal, one park manager said some of the wildflowers just "gave up for the season."

[The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib]

Utah's wildflowers are showing signs of confusion following the state's warmest winter on record. Some are blooming early, others on time and others not at all. https://t.co/3ZwIZgMXeM