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Heavenly Mountain Resort | |
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![]() The gondola lift base in South Lake Tahoe | |
Location in California | |
Location | El Dorado-Toiyabe National Forests El Dorado County, California / Douglas County, Nevada/Alpine County, California |
Nearest major city | South Lake Tahoe, California |
Coordinates | 38°56′07″N 119°56′24″W / 38.9353°N 119.9400°W |
Status | Operating |
Owner | Vail Resorts |
Vertical | 3,812 ft (1,162 m) |
Top elevation | 10,067 ft (3,068 m) |
Base elevation | 6,255 ft (1,907 m) |
Skiable area | 4,800 acres (1,900 ha) |
Trails | 97 total ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Longest run | 5.5 mi (8.9 km) (Olympic downhill) |
Lift system | 30 total: 1 high speed gondola, 1 aerial tram, 2 high speed six passenger chairs, 7 high speed quads, 1 fixed grip quad, 6 triples, 2 doubles, 6 surface, 4 magic carpets |
Lift capacity | 52,000 passengers/hr |
Terrain parks | 2 Groove Park, Remix Terrain Park |
Snowfall | 360 in (910 cm) |
Snowmaking | Yes |
Night skiing | No |
Website | www.SkiHeavenly.com |
Heavenly Mountain Resort is a ski resort located on the California–Nevada border in southeastern Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. It opened for business on December 15, 1955[1] and has 97 runs and 30 lifts that are spread between California and Nevada and four base facilities. The resort has 4,800 acres (1,900 ha) within its permit area, with approximately 33% currently developed for skiing, boasting the highest elevation of the Lake Tahoe area resorts with a peak elevation of 10,067 ft (3,068 m), and a peak lift-service elevation of 10,040 ft (3,060 m).
Since 2002, Heavenly has been owned by Vail Resorts, which also operates Northstar California and Kirkwood Mountain Resort at Lake Tahoe and multiple other ski resorts in Colorado, British Columbia, Vermont, New Hampshire, Washington, Utah, Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin (Vail, Breckenridge, Okemo, Mount Sunapee, Crested Butte, Stevens Pass, Keystone, Beaver Creek, Park City Resort (Canyons), Afton Alps, Mt. Brighton, and Wilmot Mountain, Whistler Blackcomb).
With an average of 360 in (910 cm) of snow annually, and one of America's largest snowmaking systems, their ski season usually runs 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.[2]
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