A mountain so big it has to be seen to be believed...
and even then you won't believe it.

Lifts: 30
(15 lifts in California and 15 lifts in Nevada)

* 1 High-Speed Gondola
* 1 Aerial Tram
* 2 High-Speed Six Passenger
* 6 High-Speed Quads
* 5 Triple Chairs
* 4 Double Chairs
* 8 Surface Lifts
* 2 Magic Carpets
* 1 Fixed-grip Quad

Number of Runs: 91
See Trail Map

Terrain

* 20% "Easier"
* 45% "More Difficult"
* 35% "Most Difficult"

Patrolled Terrain:
4,800 acres (1,943 hectares)
California's Largest Mountain

Vertical Drop:
3,500 feet (1,067 meters)
The West Coast's Longest Vertical

Average Annual Snowfall:
360 inches

Season:
Mid-November into late-April

Top Elevation:
10,067 feet (3,060 meters)
Tahoe's Highest Mountain

Base Elevation
California:
6,540 feet - (1,993.90 meters)

Nevada:
7,200 feet - (2,194.56 meters)

Snowmaking
With one of America's largest snowmaking systems, we can cover 69% of our mountain trails. Heavenly features top to bottom snowmaking coverage in both California and Nevada, having more coverage than any other Tahoe resort. During the 1998-99 season, Heavenly opened on October 18th, enjoying its earliest opening ever.

Longest Mountain Descent:
5.5 miles (8.8 km)