About

Melissa McGibbon is an award-winning adventure travel journalist. She is the destinations editor at Powder Magazine and the chair of the Society of American Travel Writers Editors Council. She is also a member of the Adventure Travel Trade Association. She is a contributing editor at Hearst Publications and the senior editor at Outdoor Sports Guide Magazine. Her work appears in Travel + Leisure, The Points Guy, Outside Magazine, Lonely Planet, SKI Magazine, Powder Magazine, Backpacker Magazine, Matador Network, The Salt Lake Tribune, Scuba Diving Magazine, and more.

Some of her favorite travel accomplishments include circumnavigating the globe by ship, meeting with Fidel Castro in Havana, BASE jumping, flying over an erupting volcano and diving the Silfra Fissure in Iceland, downhill mountain biking in Peru, and skiing in Antarctica. 

She is usually skiing, biking, climbing, practicing yoga, or diving—and is always in pursuit of adventure, travel, or some daring combination of the two.

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August 22, 2017

SmarterTravel.com | 6 Ways to Have a Smoke-Free Las Vegas Vacation

Aug 22, 2017 6 Ways to Have a Smoke-Free Las Vegas Vacation For smokers, Las Vegas is a haven—a desert oasis where they can smoke cigarettes […]
August 21, 2017

Outside Magazine | Six Headlamps for Every Outing

Six Headlamps for Every Outing Because no one wants to be left in the dark Melissa McGibbon Aug 21, 2017 | Outsdie Magazine Looking to stay […]
June 28, 2017

Elevation Outdoors | WHITEWATER, WHITE LIGHTNING

It’s Day One of Gauley Season and we’re fast approaching the notorious boat-clobbering Class V rapid named Sweets Falls—this is the fifth Class V rapid of […]
March 29, 2017

Melissa McGibbon is a 2016/17 Ski Utah Award Nominee!!!

The Utah Ski and Snowboard Association is a non-profit trade organization founded in 1975 with the aim of promoting Utah’s ski and snowboard industry. Our membership […]
February 1, 2017

2016 NATJA Travel Media Awards Competition Silver Award Winner!

December 8, 2016

Après Ski Adventures: 5 Must-Visit Resort Lounges

5 Must-Visit Ski Resort Lounges If you only go to the resorts to play in the powder, you’re missing out. Utah’s ski and snowboard resorts have […]

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      August 13, 2019

      Lonely Planet | Adventures in California’s San Luis Obispo County

      February 27, 2019

      VisitUtah.com | Mission to Mars: Riding Gooseberry Mesa

      We may as well have been on Mars. Far away from any semblance of civilization and surrounded by a seemingly endless horizon of dramatic desert landscape, […]
      February 27, 2019

      Yahoo Travel | The Worst People You Meet on a Cruise

      Cruising is a great way to travel, meet people, and visit multiple ports of call on one trip, but it’s also a surefire way to trap […]
      December 8, 2018

      Park City Magazine | Snowy Solitaire: Brooks Lake Lodge and Spa

      This Storybook Lodge Offers the Perfect Wintry Getaway Located in the Wyoming hinterlands, Brooks Lake Lodge & Spa is the stunning, tech-free refuge you’ve been seeking. […]
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