# Heavenly Mountain Resort

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 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.

## Lifts

Heavenly, CA/NV - Current Operating Lifts :
| Lift Name | Manufacturer | Year Built | Capacity |
| Big Easy | Doppelmayr CTEC (4-CLF) | 2003 | 1600 pph |
| Canyon Express | Doppelmayr CTEC (4-CLD) | 2003 | 2600 pph |
| Comet Express | Doppelmayr (4-CLD) | 1988 | 2800 pph |
| Dipper Express | Doppelmayr (4-CLD) | 1994 | 2800 pph |
| Galaxy | Doppelmayr (3-CLF) | 2018 | 1800 pph |
| Heavenly Gondola | Doppelmayr (8-MGD) | 2000 | 2800 pph |
| Gunbarrel Express | Doppelmayr (4-CLD) | 1998 | 2660 pph |
| Mott Canyon | Doppelmayr (2-CLF) | 1991 | 1000 pph |
| North Bowl Express | Doppelmayr (4-CLD) | 2022 | 2400 pph |
| Olympic Express | Doppelmayr CTEC (4-CLD) | 2007 | 2400 pph |
| Powderbowl Express | Doppelmayr CTEC (6-CLD) | 2004 | 3600 pph |
| Sky Express | Doppelmayr (4-CLD) | 1992 | 2400 pph |
| Stagecoach Express | Doppelmayr (4-CLD) | 1998 | 2800 pph |
| Tamarack Express | Doppelmayr (6-CLD) | 1997 | 2400 pph |
| Aerial Tram | VonRoll (50 Tram) | 1984 | 650 pph |
| Boulder | Yan/Riblet (3-CLF) | 1988 | 1800 pph |
| First Ride | Yan (3-CLF) | 1998 | Unknown |
| Groove | Yan (3-CLF) | 1992 | Unknown |
| Patsy's | Yan (3-CLF) | 1982 | 2000 pph |
| World Cup | SLI (2-CLF) | 1969 | 900 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

Climate data for Monument Peak (CA) 38.9255 N, 119.9021 W, Elevation: 9,669 ft (2,947 m) (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 34.2 (1.2) | 33.5 (0.8) | 36.5 (2.5) | 40.8 (4.9) | 48.9 (9.4) | 59.0 (15.0) | 68.2 (20.1) | 67.5 (19.7) | 61.3 (16.3) | 51.2 (10.7) | 39.9 (4.4) | 33.7 (0.9) | 47.9 (8.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 26.0 (−3.3) | 24.6 (−4.1) | 26.9 (−2.8) | 30.1 (−1.1) | 38.0 (3.3) | 47.1 (8.4) | 55.9 (13.3) | 55.2 (12.9) | 49.2 (9.6) | 40.2 (4.6) | 31.2 (−0.4) | 25.7 (−3.5) | 37.5 (3.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 17.8 (−7.9) | 15.7 (−9.1) | 17.3 (−8.2) | 19.4 (−7.0) | 27.0 (−2.8) | 35.3 (1.8) | 43.7 (6.5) | 42.9 (6.1) | 37.1 (2.8) | 29.2 (−1.6) | 22.5 (−5.3) | 17.7 (−7.9) | 27.1 (−2.7) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.94 (151) | 5.16 (131) | 5.38 (137) | 3.15 (80) | 2.45 (62) | 0.93 (24) | 0.39 (9.9) | 0.38 (9.7) | 0.61 (15) | 1.80 (46) | 3.32 (84) | 6.07 (154) | 35.58 (903.6) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Heavenly Valley, California, 1991–2020 normals: 8582ft (2616m) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 39.0 (3.9) | 38.7 (3.7) | 42.2 (5.7) | 45.5 (7.5) | 52.5 (11.4) | 60.6 (15.9) | 68.7 (20.4) | 67.8 (19.9) | 62.4 (16.9) | 52.9 (11.6) | 43.7 (6.5) | 37.8 (3.2) | 51.0 (10.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 29.3 (−1.5) | 28.2 (−2.1) | 31.1 (−0.5) | 34.3 (1.3) | 41.5 (5.3) | 49.1 (9.5) | 56.7 (13.7) | 55.7 (13.2) | 50.9 (10.5) | 42.3 (5.7) | 33.8 (1.0) | 28.5 (−1.9) | 40.1 (4.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 19.6 (−6.9) | 17.7 (−7.9) | 20.0 (−6.7) | 23.1 (−4.9) | 30.5 (−0.8) | 37.6 (3.1) | 44.6 (7.0) | 43.5 (6.4) | 39.2 (4.0) | 31.7 (−0.2) | 23.9 (−4.5) | 19.1 (−7.2) | 29.2 (−1.5) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.65 (144) | 5.18 (132) | 5.20 (132) | 2.94 (75) | 2.43 (62) | 0.85 (22) | 0.36 (9.1) | 0.37 (9.4) | 0.60 (15) | 1.81 (46) | 3.30 (84) | 5.85 (149) | 34.54 (879.5) |
| Source 1: XMACIS2 ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation) ||||||||||||||