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Heavenly, USA - California

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Few ski resorts match Heavenly's scenic beauty and expansive network of lifts, terrain, trails, and snow-making. Located on the south shore of Lake Tahoe, Heavenly is the region's largest mountain resort, featuring the highest elevation and longest vertical drop. There is an 8 passenger gondola. This lift will whisk you from downtown state line directly to the top of the mountain, near the California-Nevada border. A new village on the south shore's main highway (beneath the towering mountain) is taking form and now includes two new Marriott Hotel/clubs, a cinema complex and the welcoming, gondola plaza. The views of Lake Tahoe and the Sierra mountain range are magnificent. The snowfall tops 20 feet virtually every year and you can slide over 4,800 skiable acres. This resort spans two state lines (California and Nevada). There have been millions of dollars invested in mountain improvements over several years. Heavenly is owned by Vail Resorts, Inc.

Resorts close to Heavenly include: Heavenly (0 km), Sierra at Tahoe (23 km), Homewood Mountain Resort (27 km), Kirkwood (31 km), Granlibakken (32 km),

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Trails (Pistes): 82 Halfpipes: 2
Summit: 3077 m Toplift: m
Beg: 20% Int: 45% Adv: 35% Terrain Parks: 2
Vertical Drop: 1066 m X-Country: -
Lifts: 27 (19 chair lifts, 7 surface lifts) Snowmaking: 69%
Gondolas / Cable Cars: 1 Slopeside accom.: Y
Restaurants: 150 Acres of ski: -
Bars: - Nearest Airport: Reno
Nearest Train: Reno Info phone: - | Heavenly Resort Info Website

Visitor Reviews of Heavenly


Ski Llama from UNITED STATES writes:

Heavenly has the best views of Lake Tahoe and the best tree skiing in Tahoe.

If you are at beginner to intermediate level, you will enjoy lots of long and wide cruisers at Heavenly with amazing views of Lake Tahoe to the west and the Carson Valley to the east.

If you are lower-advanced to expert, you will enjoy the 2500 acres of tree skiing over the entire Heavenly mountain. From high tundra with small stunted trees to lower elevation widely spaced forests with huge ponderosa pines. Mostly intermediate to expert steepness. Heavenly is made for tree skiers.

Warmer temperatures on the Sierras has the advantage of sunny, warm skiing, but fresh snow does not last as long. Even untracked powder can melt and freeze into hard crust after 2 days of 40-degree weather.

Easy access to town and casinos but gets crowded during peak periods. Access from California base-lodge is a real pain with parking and a crowded shuttle ride.

I live 3-hr drive from Heavenly and this is my 2nd year with a season pass. I switched to Heavenly after 4 years at Kirkwood which has more snow, but is much harder to reach in stormy weather.

2009-02-06

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