Visiting Heavenly
Helpful resort information to assist planning your trip.
- Opens24 Nov 2025
- Closes5 Apr 2026
- Accommodation—
- Restaurants | Bars150 | —
- Nearest Airport Reno
- Nearest Train Station Reno
- Tourist Office Website
- Tourist Office Phone1-800-HEAVENLY
Heavenly Features
The terrain at Heavenly includes:
- Halfpipes0
- Terrain Parks2
- X-Country—
- Ski Hire—
What's it like at Heavenly resort?
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. The village on the south shore's main highway (beneath the towering mountain) includes two 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.
Latest photos from Heavenly. View all photos at the Heavenly gallery page.
Photo credit: Eric Murphy
Photo credit: Eric Murphy
Photo credit: Eric Murphy
Photo credit: Eric Murphy
Photo credit: Eric Murphy
Photo credit: Eric Murphy
Photo credit: Eric Murphy
Photo credit: Snow Forecast Admin
Explore Heavenly Location Map
Interactive Heavenly trail map and piste map. View the piste and trails as well as the surrounding terrain and mountain contours for backcountry action. Find and compare nearby resorts by clicking on the resort markers.

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Visitor Reviews of Heavenly
Paul Sanford from United States writes:
The crowding at Heavenly can be bad, really bad! Yesterday's experience for example (1/4/2024). The Gunbarrel run is closed and so is the Goldola. A sea of thousands were huddled waiting for the tram or the single lift that could get them down to the Cal lodge. It was a complete disaster. We reached the parking lot after dark at 6:00, our kids shivering and miserable. This was a completely foreseeable situation that Heavenly management did nothing to avoid. Even on a good day, the runs are crowded! Don't go.
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