Heavenly Mountain Resort
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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" Template:Time ago on December 15, 1955,[1] and now has 97 runs and 30 lifts spread between four base facilities in both states. The resort has Script error: No such module "convert". within its permit area, with approximately 33% currently developed for skiing, boasting the highest elevation of the Lake Tahoe area resorts at Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level, with a maximum lift-served elevation of Script error: No such module "convert"..
Since 2002, Heavenly has been owned by Vail Resorts. With an average annual snowfall of Script error: No such module "convert". 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.[2]
Lifts
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| 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
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- 1955 establishments in California
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- Vail Resorts