Heavenly Mountain Resort


Heavenly Mountain Resort is a ski resort in the western United States, located on the California–Nevada border in southeastern Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. It opened as "Heavenly Valley" on December 15, 1955, and now has 97 runs and 30 lifts spread between four base facilities in both states. The resort has within its permit area, with approximately 33% currently developed for skiing, boasting the highest elevation of the Lake Tahoe area resorts at above sea level, with a maximum lift-served elevation of.
Since 2002, Heavenly has been owned by Vail Resorts. With an average annual snowfall of and an extensive snowmaking system, the ski season usually runs for five months, from mid-November to mid-April.
Heavenly is notable as the resort where Congressman and singer Sonny Bono died after hitting a tree on January 5, 1998.

Lifts

Lift NameManufacturerYear builtCapacity
Big EasyDoppelmayr CTEC 20031600 pph
Canyon ExpressDoppelmayr CTEC 20032600 pph
Comet ExpressDoppelmayr 19882800 pph
Dipper ExpressDoppelmayr 19942800 pph
GalaxyDoppelmayr 20181800 pph
Heavenly GondolaDoppelmayr 20002800 pph
Gunbarrel ExpressDoppelmayr 19982660 pph
Mott CanyonDoppelmayr 19911000 pph
North Bowl ExpressDoppelmayr 20222400 pph
Olympic ExpressDoppelmayr CTEC 20072400 pph
Powderbowl ExpressDoppelmayr CTEC 20043600 pph
Sky ExpressDoppelmayr 19922400 pph
Stagecoach ExpressDoppelmayr 19982800 pph
Tamarack ExpressDoppelmayr 19972400 pph
Aerial TramVonRoll 1984650 pph
BoulderYan/Riblet 19881800 pph
First RideYan 1998Unknown
GrooveYan 1992Unknown
Patsy'sYan 19822000 pph
World CupSLI 1969900 pph

Heavenly's lifts mostly consist of Doppelmayr's detachable chairlifts. Some older Yan and Riblet fixed grips still remain.
There is a gondola linking Heavenly Village from the actual resort.

Climate