Mountain Facts
New Lift and Four New Runs!
This latest infusion of cash will include the installation of a new lift replacing the Olympic chair, called Olympic Express. With this new chair, four new runs will be available in this area: The Pines, Bohemian Grove, Nevada Woods and Nova.
Heavenly's slopes will receive even more meticulous attention with four new low-emission Prinoth 350 groomers and one new, state-of-the-art PistenBully 600 ultra-low-emission snow groomer. Numbering 16, Heavenly maintains its claim to the largest fleet of Prinoth 350s in North America. Heavenly's state-of-the-art snowmaking system, which services 70% of the mountain's runs, will also see improvements for the coming season.
Also new this winter will be the Heavenly Sky Flyer at Adventure Peak. This elevated zip line cable ride will take guests on a 50-mile-an-hour thrill ride from the top of Tamarack Express back to the top of the Gondola, a vertical drop of 525 feet. At 3,100 feet, the Heavenly Sky Flyer will be the longest zip line in the lower 48 U.S. states.
The Mountain
- Season:
- November 16 through May 4, 2008
- 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:
- 95
- 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
- 7 High-speed Quads
- 5 Triple Chairs
- 3 Double Chairs
- 6 Surface Lifts
- 4 Magic Carpets
- Total Uphill Capacity/Hour:
- 52,000
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:
- 34,000
- Lake Tahoe Basin:
- 46,200
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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
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