Heidi Avalos:  

I feel blessed with my life since leaving Fallbrook. With a name like Heidi, I was destine to live in the mountains -- and I have lived in the most beautiful areas you could imagine.....Mammoth Mt. for 4 seasons, Lake Tahoe, and now in Truckee. I am celebrating my 30th season at Northstar-at-Tahoe Ski Resort, where I started as the Ticket Sales Supervisor and lift tickets cost $11 -- now $74 !! I met my future husband in 1987, and Ray and I got married on the sands of Lake Tahoe in 1988. In 1992, our daughter Alana was born -- and it's been a wonderful ride ever since !! Life as you well know changes when you have children -- I changed careers 11 years ago when Alana started school, I became a Teacher's Aide, and I have been with the Truckee School District for the past 10 years. I love my job working with first and second graders, it's very rewarding, and it gives me the opportunity to still work at N* on holidays and weekends. My husband retir...Expand for more