Heather Burke Award Winning Ski Journalist

Heather Burke – award winning ski journalist

Heather Burke is an award-winning ski writer, a NASJA Mitch Kaplan Award winner – as “a ski journalist whose work and spirit best captures the enthusiasm and dedication for coverage of skiing and ski travel. NASJA awards writers who have contributed to the advancement of skiing and snowboarding, excellence in media relations, while upholding commitment and dignity to snow sports journalism.” Heather’s website FamilySkiTrips.com also received the “Best Family Ski Travel” site awarded by Luxury Travel Forum in 2026- 2024.

Heather, who learned to ski at the age of three, worked at her parents’ Smugglers Notch ski lodge, and as a ski instructor before embarking on her writing career. She has been a ski journalist for three decades, skiing and reviewing 350 + ski areas and gathering awards along the way including three NASJA Harold Hirsch Excellence in Journalism Awards. Freeskier Magazine named Heather a “Top 100 ski industry people to follow.” Rossignol Apparel selected Heather as brand influencer, and Heather has also served as an apparel model for Obermeyer, Montec & Dope, and SKEA as a ski fashion Ambassador.

Presently, Heather is editor of theluxuryvacationguide.com and familyskitrips.com. Her travel articles have appeared in outlets including Forbes Travel Guide, SnowPak, Snow Country and newspapers – the Boston Globe, Portland Press Herald where she wrote weekly ski columns for a decade each. Also she has frequently contributed ski & travel articles to the Montreal Gazette, Providence Journal, Powder, and more.

Heather’s TheLuxuryVacationGuide.com travel site features other travel explorations and suggested itineraries for bike tours, boating & chartering, and wine tours all around the world. Heather travels with her photographer husband Greg who captures their adventures in video and imagery. Heather & Greg have skied over 350 ski areas in the world and provided firsthand reviews for fellow skiers and riders looking for the best ski trips!

Their Luxury Vacation site also receives accolades and awards, TheLuxuryVacationGuide.com is the two-time Recipient of “Best Luxury Destination Reviews Platform 2025” and 2024 – Travel & Tourism Award from Lux Life Magazine.