Best known for: Long runs and deep powder.
Best-kept secret: All of the mountian is open to snowboarding with a snowboard park, a snowboard-cross course, and a halfpipe.
Location: Heavenly is convieniently located in the southern Lake Tahoe area near the Reno/Tahoe International Airport and Sacramento International Airport.
Season: Mid Novemeber into May
Base elevation: CA: 6,540 feet - (1,993.90 meters), NV: 7,200 feet - (2,194.56 meters)
Vertical rise: 10,040 feet - (3,060 meters) Tahoe's Highest Mountain
Terrain: 4,800 acres (1,944 hectares)
Longest run: 5.5 miles - (8.8 km)
Trails: 20% "Easier" 45% "More Difficult" 35% "Most Difficult"
Annual snowfall: 360 inches
Snowmaking: One of America's largest snowmaking systems. We can cover 69% of the mountain trails. Heavenly features top to bottom snowmaking coverage in both California and Nevada, more coverage than any other Tahoe resort. During the 1998-99 season, Heavenly opened on October 18th, enjoying its earliest opening ever.
Lifts: 29: (17 lifts in California and 12 lifts in Nevada) 1 High Speed Gondola 1 Aerial Tram 1 High Speed Six Passenger
5 High Speed Quads 8 Triple Chairs 5 Double Chairs 6 Surface Lifts 2 Magic Carpets (Perfect Kids TM Center)
Lift capacity: 29,000 per hour
Lodging: There are many options of for lodging including hotels, lodges, inns, motels, condos, suites, and chalets that are in and around the area.
Equipment rentals: There are numerous shops in town as well as on the mountain.
