Lisa Ballard

Lisa Ballard is a freelance writer, photographer and professional skier who has written for outdoor publications for many years. Her own site says she is the author of 14 books, including 10 hiking guidebooks, though no titles are listed on these pages. She contributes regularly to more than 30 magazines and websites, Appalachia among them. Her work has won awards from the Outdoor Writers Association of America and the North American SnowSports Journalists Association.