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Heather Burke
Heather R. Burke has been an award-winning journalist for over a decade. She has been published in countless newspapers, magazines, websites and writes a weekly ski column The Maine Sunday Telegram (Maine’s largest paper), where she also contributes feature travel stories. Heather is also editor of LuxurySkitrips.com.

Heather's travel articles are regularly featured in The Portland Press Herald, The Sun, The Daily Item, N Magazine, New England Ski Journal and several other publications. Additionally her work is regularly featured on-line at travel sites including Boston.com, SoGoNow.comFamilyTravel.com and Travellady.com.

Heather is an accredited member of NATJA (North American Travel Journalist Association), NASJA (North American Snowsports Journalists Association), and the Eastern Ski Writers Association (ESWA). In 2005, Heather was honored with an esteemed Harold Hirsch Award for "Excellence in Journalism".

Family Ski Stories & Tips
Kids- Check out this jump -don't try it at home
When to start your child skiing?
Ski Area Daycare Tips
Après Ski for Kids
Top 10 Ski Resorts for New England families
Top 10 Western Ski Resorts for families
Vacation Week Tips
Après Ski for Families
The Latest in Ski Schools and Camps for Kids
Tips for a happy family ski trip
Top 10 Ski Resorts for families
Taking the tribe to the slopes
Mountain Mentors for our kids
Snow is the glue for families
Hot Springs  - Cool Skiing
Slopeside is where it's at
Grand Places for Little Skiers
Holidays on the Slopes
Next Snow excites a generation
Fall line families crazy about winter
Teens and T'weens on Ski Trips
Après Ski, for kids?
Ski Area Daycare isn't such a nightmare
Mascots make the trip
New Gear Every Year?
Gadgets for teaching and tweaking your tykes
Getting the kids skiing - snow much fun
Seniors head Downhill - find deals
The Makings and Breakings of a Family Ski Trip
Styles of Ski Apparel loosen up on the slopes
When the Lifts Stop
Ski Tuning
Where to Dig Out a Deal
Helmets Required?
The Family of Skiing Critics
Family Skiing On A Budget in New England
Prepare for Ski Season
How To Pack For Skiing
Scouting Out Ski Camps
Your Checklist For Ski Camp
The ABC’s of Ski Area Daycare
10 Ski Area Daycare Commandments
Slopeside Daycare Tips 
Education on Ski Vacation?
 
Western Ski Stories
Hail the new old Vail
Deer Valley, Park City, The Canyons!
Terrific Tahoe Terrain
Vail is King in Spring
Reasons to go to Steamboat
Steamboat's of snow in Colorado
Montana - Big Sky big on families
California - Think Big, Think Mammoth
Montana - Private Powder - Yellowstone
Utah - Snowbird - for snow-loving families
Colorado - Aspen vs. Vail: Clash of the Colorado Titans
Oregon's Mt Bachelor, Eat It Up
Mt Hood - One Monster Mountain

Canadian Ski Stories
Hot Springs  - Cool Skiing in BC
Quebec's Calling
Quebec awaits families
Makeover makes Tremblant trendy and très chic
White Carpet Treatment for Families with Carte Blanche
Snow & Escargot - Quebec's Charlevoix Region
Mont Tremblant – The Ambiance of the Alps
Mont Ste Anne, Le Massif, Grand Fond Quebec’s Crown Jewels
Quebec - Spring Break in Canada’s Laurentians
Ski Banff, Lake Louise
Ski the Canadian Rockies
Chateau Lake Louise, Banff Springs Hotel
Helicopter Skiing -A Secret Powder Stash
Lake Louise, Ski Sunshine, Norquay

Romantic Ski Stories
Romantic Vermont Ski Spots
Skiing with your Sweetie
Margaritas in the Mountains
Romantic Mountain Resorts
Living Luxuriously in a Vermont Castle
NH's Mountain View Grand
Mountain Martinis
Stowe is Romantic Ski Capital of the East
Romantic Ski Getaways
Don't Teach Your Lover

New England Ski Stories
New England Ski Scene 2007-08
Pocono - not just for honeymooners
Massachusetts Ski Directory
Maine Ski Guide
Guide to Vermont's Green Mtns in White
What's Hot on the Slopes
New England's Makeover Mountain
New Hampshire Directory
New England’s Most Scenic Trails
New England’s Most Difficult Ski Trails
The Skiing Critics of New England
Great Ski Deals in New England
New England Holiday Ski Trips
Mountains of Fun for Families in New England
Skiing on a Budget in New England
Easter on the Slopes in New England
New England’s Kid Friendly Ski Resorts
New England Round Up

Maine Ski Stories
Maine Ski Directory
Maine Ski Areas...Ready, Set, Snow
Sunday River in Summer - When White Heat Turns Green
Maine Invites You to Ski the View 2006
Black Mountain in a new light
Maine's Saddleback is back
Sunday River's new slopeside restaurant
Maine Mountains for Downeast family fun
Ski The View
Saddleback's Future: Family Resort or Hideout for the Rich
Big Squaw - Little Changes at Big Squaw
Big Squaw & Saddleback - Maine's Forgotten Mountains
Sugarloaf and Sunday River - Sibling Rivalry
Sunday River - Ideal For Families
How to Ski Sunday River
Sugarloaf - History of The Loaf at 50 - Sweet at 50
Maine Invites You Official Guide to Winter

Vermont Ski Stories
Vermont Ski Directory
Sugarbush - sweet Vermont skiing
Gotta go to Stowe
Romantic Vermont Ski Spots
Stowe is Ski Capital of The East
Woodstock Inn - luxury, history,and skiing at Suicide Six
Slopeside at Okemo is where it's at
Vermont’s Green Mountains for families, green to black diamond
Beads and Bumps- Mardi Gras -in Vermont, Bolton Valley, Stowe
Burke Mountain's Wildflower, The “Inn” Place for Families
Jay Peak's Sickest Event in the East
Killington: Giving thanks for November Snow
Time to Tame "The Beast" Killington
Okemo - Vermont Skiing with Class
Pico is Killington’s Friendly Side
Smugglers’ Notch - Family Style
Stowe and Sugarbush – Steeped in Tradition
Sugarbush – The Sequel
When the Lifts Stop the Fun begins at Smugglers'/Stowe
Vermont’s Most Difficult Ski Trails
Vermont’s Most Scenic Ski Trails
Vermont 2002 Ski Season Guide
Vermont 2001 Ski Season Guide
Vermont 2000 Ski Season Guide

New Hampshire Ski Stories
New Hampshire Ski Directory
NH's Teen Scene on snow
NH's Gunstock Rocks at 70
Bretton Woods & Bode Miller - Bigger & Better!
Mountain View Grand - Grand Again!
Make Tracks with Mount Washington Ski Train
Kid-friendly skiing rates in Granite State
An Attitash Weekend Away
Ragged, New Hampshire’s mountain on the way up

Ski Europe

Ski Editor: familytravel.com

Boston.com
Park City Utah
Romantic Ski Resorts
Spring skiing for families
Just Go to Lake Tahoe
Tips for a happy family ski trip
Top New England Resorts for Families

Heather's Networks & Blogs
http://www.myspace.com/skitravellady
http://www.linkedin.com/in/skitravellady
http://twitter.com/SkiTravelGuru
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SkiVacationGuru
http://www.cafemom.com/home/SkiTravelLady
http://www.facebook.com/people/Heather_Burke/1151529998
http://www.skispace.com/

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