She’s been writing about snowboarding, women’s gear, travel, and mountain towns for more than 15 years. Prior to that, Heather worked at TransWorld SNOWboarding Magazine as a Contributing Editor and Special Projects Manager. She also worked as a Gear and Travel Editor at Teton Gravity Research. And she worked as an Online Editor of Snowboard Mag.
Based in Colorado, Heather likes to live by the seat of her pants, and is always up for a road trip or spontaneous adventure. She’s currently learning to fly fish, how-to-be a new dog mom, and is van-living and loving it.
As a writer and editor for GearJunkie and Lola Digital Media, I can learn daily, pursue my passions, and find new things to ponder.
I interned at Storm Mountain Publishing (Snowboard Magazine and Freeskier Mag) while in college in 2007. I then started taking on edit work and covering international contests for Yahoo Sports’ GrindTV. Since then, still at it, hustling.
My personal interests include Snowboarding, Splitboarding, Snowmobiling, Dirt Biking, Climbing, Yoga, Hiking, Paddleboarding, Live Music, Human Rights, World News, Travel.
Friends pulled 17-year-old Ben Murphy from the water at the Bend Whitewater Water Park on Saturday; however, it was confirmed he passed away on Sunday.
