Julia Spadaro

Title: Gear tester and writer
Email: juliaLspadaro@gmail.com
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Social Media Links: @jjuice__box
Pronouns: she, her

Expertise
Topics of Expertise: Snowboard gear
Years in This Expertise: 8

Education & Certifications
Education: BA in Digital Journalism from University of Colorado, Boulder
Years of Writing: 12

Experience

Julia Spadaro is a gear tester and writer for Gear Junkie. She grew up outside of Philadelphia, PA, in the suburbs. She’s a snowboarder who rode mountains in the Poconos like Bear Creek and Big Boulder while growing up. Her parents got her into skiing when she was very young, but she switched to snowboarding around age 11 following her older brother. She became obsessed with snowboarding around age 16 and was lucky enough to attend High Cascade Snowboard Camp on Mount Hood. High Cascade is where Julia discovered for the first time that there is an entire culture around snowboarding and other people who loved it just as much as she did. She then went to school for Digital Journalism at the University of Colorado, Boulder and spent her summers surfing in Southern California.

She now resides in Salt Lake City, Utah, and still spends her summers surfing in Southern California. Julia has met some of her best friends and most of the closest people in her life through snowboarding, and she is grateful for the lifestyle, adventure, and companionship that these people bring to her life.

In addition to snowboarding and surfing, Julia likes to shoot photos, read, sew clothing, sing, journal, listen to podcasts, stay up to date on fashion, and enjoy the outdoors with her friends and loved ones. She focuses on her health by eating healthy, focusing on using clean, non-toxic products, and going to the gym and yoga regularly.