Heavenly Mountain Resort
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| Location: | California/Nevada, USA |
| Nearest city: | South Lake Tahoe, California |
| Coordinates: | 38°56′7.40″N 119°56′24.29″W / 38.9353889°N 119.9400806°WCoordinates: 38°56′7.40″N 119°56′24.29″W / 38.9353889°N 119.9400806°W |
| Vertical: | 3,812 feet (1,162 m) |
| Top elevation: | 10,067 feet (3,068 m) |
| Base elevation: | 6,255 feet (1,907 m) |
| Skiable area: | 4,800 acres (19 km²) |
| Runs: | 97 total 20% beginner 45% intermediate 35% expert/advanced |
| Longest run: | Olympic - 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Lift system: | 30 total (1 High Speed Gondola ski lifts, 1 High Speed Aerial Tram ski lifts, 2 High Speed Six Passenger chairs, 8 High Speed Quad chairs,1 Quad chairs, 5 triple chairs, 3 double chairs, 6 Surface ski lifts, 4 Magic Carpets ski lifts) |
| Terrain parks: | 5: Small "Groove", Medium "Powderbowl" and "Cascade", Large "High Roller", Night park "Nightlife" |
| Snowfall: | 360 in/year (9.14 m/year) |
| Web site: | skiheavenly.com |
Heavenly Mountain Resort is a ski resort located on the California-Nevada border in South Lake Tahoe. It has 97 runs and 30 lifts that are spread between California and Nevada and four base facilities. The resort has 4,800 acres (19 km²) permit, with approximately 33% developed for skiing, making it the largest ski resort, by area, in California (Mammoth Mountain Ski Area is larger in trail-marked, skiable terrain). It is also Tahoe's highest ski resort, with a peak elevation of 10,067 ft (3,068 m), a peak lift-service elevation of 10,040 ft (3,060 m), and a vertical rise of 3,500 feet (1067 m). This is the resort that Representative Sonny Bono stayed at when he fatally struck a tree while skiing.
The resort was purchased by Vail Resorts, Inc. in 2002.
With an average of 360 inches (9 m) of snow annually, and one of America's largest snowmaking systems[1], their ski season usually runs from mid November to late April or early May.[2] The 2008-2009 season had been set to begin on November 21, 2008 but was delayed to November 28 due to weather conditions.[3]
All services are available in the adjacent South Lake Tahoe city.
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[edit] Public transportation
When open, bases are linked with other ones, hotels, motels, casinos by free shuttles with ski racks. Airport shuttles link the resort with the nearest commercial airport in Reno, Nevada.
[edit] Improvements
Under the recently approved 10-year Master Plan Amendment, Heavenly can continue to improve their resort with the replacement of two-seat lifts with high-speed quads. The first of these, Olympic Express, debuted on December 23, 2007. The longest zip line in the contiguous United States, The Heavenly Sky Flyer is 3,100 feet (940 m) long, with a 525-foot (160 m) descent and will be located at the top of the Heavenly Gondola at Adventure Peak. Guests can enjoy a sweeping view of the Sierra Mountains while zipping down the mountain at 50 miles per hour (80 km/h).
In the next years expect a number of improvements including a 27,650-square-foot (2,569 m2) LEED certified building that will seat 950 people called the Powderbowl Lodge, a skier bridge from the top of the Gondola to Tamarack Express, the complete fleet of low-emission buses, a completed environmental drainage system that will clean run-off and multiple other projects. The 2008-2009 ski season will feature two new trails called the "Skiways Glades". Also, the "Skyline Trail" that leads from California to Nevada became 10 percent steeper.
[edit] Resort statistics
[edit] Elevation
- Base (California): 6,520 ft (1,987 m)[4]
- Base (Nevada): 7,200 ft (2,195 m)
- Highest Point: 10,067 ft (3,068 m)
- Vertical Rise: 3,500 ft (1,067 m)
[edit] Trails
- Skiable area: 4,800 acres
- Trails: 94 total 20% Novice 35% Intermediate 40% Advanced or expert
- Average annual snowfall: 370 in/year
[edit] Lifts
- 29 Total for 52,000 uphill capacity per hour[5]
- 1 Aerial Tramway (Aerial Tram)
- 1 8-person Gondola lift (Lake Tahoe Gondola)
- 2 High Speed Six-Packs (Powderbowl Express and Tamarack Express)
- 7 High Speed Quads (Canyon Express, Comet Express, Dipper Express, Gunbarrel Express, Olympic Express, Sky Express, and Stagecoach Express)
- 5 Triples (Boulder, First Ride, Groove, North Bowl, and Patsy's)
- 3 Doubles (Galaxy, Mott Canyon, and World Cup)
- 6 Surface Lifts
- Plue 4 Magic Carpets
[edit] Address
Main lodge street address is 3860 Saddle road, South Lake Tahoe, California, USA. Zip code 96150.
