Heavenly Valley TAhoe Mountain Facts

Heavenly is big. There are two sides to the mountain, the California side and the Nevada side. They are joined together via runs and chairlifts. Welcome to Heavenly Valley Ski Resort, Lake Tahoe’s premiere winter playground. No other mountain compares to the inspiring scenic beauty and exhilarating experience of Heavenly.  When you’re up for everything, we have it all:
Heavenly Valley Snow Conditions Report

• 4,800 acres – largest resort in California
• 3,500 feet – California’s longest vertical drop
• 10,067 feet – Lake Tahoe’s highest summit
• 380 inches of average snowfall
• 300 days of famous California sunshine
• 91 trails ranging from wide-open cruisers to plunging 1,200-foot chutes
• 29 lifts (nine high-speed)
• The most pristine surface conditions this side of Beaver Creek
• The largest fleet of Prinoth350 snowcats< in the country
• The West Coast’s largest and most powerful snowmaking system (powerful enough to cover 70 percent of our trails in machine-made snow)
• Some of the best tree skiing on the planet
• Oh, and jaw-dropping views of Lake Tahoe

SNOW CAMS and CONDITIONS:

Heavenly has a wide variety of cameras on the mountain. Tram Camera - Dipper Camera - East Peak Camera Check out the Heavenly Valley Video Cams

The Mountain Ski Season: November through April Hours of Operations (PST):  8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. weekends 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. weekdays Base Elevation: 6,540 feet - California 7,200 feet - Nevada Summit Elevation: 10,067 feet Vertical Rise: 3,500 feet Snowmaking: 70% of mountain trails Average Annual Snowfall: 360 inches 2004 – 2005 Snowfall: 480 inches Total Acreage: 4,800 acres (California's largest resort) Trails: 91 Trail Classification Total: Expert/Advanced 35% Intermediate 45% Beginner 20% Lifts: 30 (15 lifts in CA and 15 lifts in NV) • 1 Eight-passenger Gondola • 1 Aerial Tramway • 2 High-speed Six Passenger • 6 High-speed Quads • 5 Triple Chairs • 4 Double Chairs • 6 Surface Lifts • 4 Magic Carpets Total Uphill Capacity/Hour: 52,000

Climate: More than 300 days average of sunshine per year Average Winter Temperatures: • 45 degrees daytime • below 30 degrees nighttime Average Summer Temperatures: • 75 degrees daytime • 45 degrees nighttime Population South Lake Tahoe: 29,652 Lake Tahoe Basin: 46,200 Tourism Statistics Restaurants: 165 Bars/Clubs: 108 Shops/Boutiques: 75 Liquor Stores: 10 Grocery/Convenient Stores: 20 Hotels/Inns/Bed & Breakfasts: 100 Additional Amenities Medical hospitals: 1 Dentists: 52 Medical clinics: 3 Pharmacies: 10 Golf courses (public): 2 Parks: 2 Skating rinks (public): 2 Tennis court facilities (public): 2 Museums, art galleries: 5 Libraries: 2 Fitness facilities (public): 5 Ball fields: 3 Soccer fields: 2 Sand volleyball courts: 2 Outdoor amphitheaters: 1 National Forest surrounding El Dorado National Forest Toiyabe / Humbolt National Forest Open space: 600,000 acres