In 1995, Celeste Gallegos began her teaching career on the Oneida Indian Nation in upstate New York. This experience enabled her to find one of her greatest passions in life, teaching.

While living the life of a modern-day nomad, Celeste's primary residence is in Ludlow, Vermont where she has been teaching snowboarding at Okemo Mountain Resort for 11 years. She is a certified instructor through The American Association of Snowboard Instructors and certified coach by The United States of America Snowboard Association. Celeste has been the most requested female snowboard instructor for 9 of her 11 years at Okemo and was voted Okemo’s Instructor of the Year in 2007. She teaches all ages and all ability levels and has an affinity for instructing women, children and Spanish-speaking guests. As a compliment to instructing snowboarding, she also teaches yoga.

Celeste has traveled extensively through the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, the United States and other locales, where she surfs and does volunteer teaching in English and Spanish during her off-season. She is a professional photographer, which has taken her to Costa Rica, Mexico and Maui. When not traveling in the summer months, she is a hiking guide and yoga instructor for Appalachian Trail Adventures a hiking/fitness spa in Vermont.

She is the owner and Primary Guide of Vida Alegre which offers fully-customized, womens’ specific international travel tours for all ability levels.