- Heavenly Mountain Resort
Infobox ski area
name= Heavenly Mountain Resort
logo=
picture= Heavenly Gondola Base.jpg
caption= Heavenly Ski Resort'sgondola lift base in downtown South Lake Tahoe,
location=California /Nevada ,USA
nearest_city= South Lake Tahoe,California
lat_degrees=38
lat_minutes=56
lat_seconds=7.40
lat_direction= N
long_degrees=119
long_minutes=56
long_seconds=24.29
long_direction= W
top_elevation= ft to m|10067|round=0
base_elevation= ft to m|6255|round=0
vertical= ft to m|3812|round=0
skiable_area= 4,800 acres (19km² )
number_trails= 95 total
20% beginner
45% intermediate
35% expert/advanced
longest_run= Olympic - 5.5mile s (8.9 km)
liftsystem= 30 total (1 High Speed Gondola ski lifts, 1 High Speed Aerial Tram ski lifts, 2 High Speed Six Passenger chairs, 8 High Speed Quad chairs,1 Quad chairs, 5 triple chairs, 3 double chairs, 6 Surface ski lifts, 4 Magic Carpets ski lifts)
terrainparks=5: Small "Groove", Medium "Powderbowl" and "Cascade", Large "High Roller", Night park "Nightlife"
snowfall= 360 in/year (9.14m /year)
external_link= [http://www.skiheavenly.com/ skiheavenly.com] |Heavenly Mountain Resort is a
ski resort located on theCalifornia -Nevada border in South Lake Tahoe ( 38°56'7.40"N, 119°56'24.29"W). It has 95 runs and 30 lifts that are spread between California and Nevada and four base facilities. The resort was purchased byVail Resorts , Inc. in 2002. The resort has 4,800 acres (19 km²) permit, with approximately 33% developed for skiing, making it the largestski resort, by area, in California (Mammoth Mountain Ski Area is larger in trail-marked, skiable terrain). It is also Tahoe's highest ski resort, with a peak elevation of convert|10067|ft|m|0|abbr=on and a peak lift-service elevation of 10,040 ft (3,060 m) and a vertical rise of 3,500 feet (1067 m). With an average of 360 inches (9 m) ofsnow annually and one of America's largest snowmaking systemsFact|date=February 2007, their season usually runs from mid November to late April or early May.Under the recently approved 10-year Master Plan Amendment, Heavenly will continue to improve their resort with the replacement of two-seat lifts with high-speed quads. The first of these, Olympic Express, debuted on December 23, 2007. The lower 48 states longest zip line, The Heavenly Sky Flyer, will be 3,100 feet long, with a 525 foot descent and will be located at the top of the Heavenly Gondola at Adventure Peak. Guests will enjoy a sweeping view of the Sierra Mountains while zipping down the mountain at 50 miles-per-hour.
In the next years expect a number of improvements including a 27,650 square foot LEED certified building that will seat 950 people called the Powderbowl Lodge, a skier bridge from the top of the Gondola to Tamarack Express, the complete fleet of low-emission buses, a completed environmental drainage system that will clean run-off and multiple other projects.
ee also
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Skiing
*List of ski areas and resorts in the United States External links
* [http://www.skiheavenly.com/ Ski Heavenly Resort Webpage]
* [http://www.skiheavenlytahoe.com/ Ski Heavenly Resort Overview]
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