Opening Update – 11/20 – Snowmaking Begins!
Gooooooooooooooood morning, skiers and riders! Great news, the West Coast’s largest snowmaking system put in 14 quality hours last night, blanketing Orion, the top of Comet and the top of the Gondola area. I just got down off the mountain with some AMAZING snowmaking photos. Check out the Mountain Snapshots. We’re still making snow as I write this at 8:30am, and we’re hoping to keep it pumping throughout the day. If this cold weather holds, we’re shooting for a Friday, November 23 opening. Keep your fingers, toes, arms and legs crossed (everything but your ski tips!) and with any luck, we’ll all be carving on Thanksgiving weekend!
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To see more photos from this morning, visit our Mountain Snapshots.
November 20th, 2007 at 10:09 am
Looks fantastic. Just got the fax you guys sent out as well. I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed for this weekend!
November 20th, 2007 at 10:14 am
Giddy Up!!! Im an aussie travelling over from london & want to hit the snow something fierce, c’mon snow!
November 20th, 2007 at 10:18 am
Looks GREAT! I can’t wait, how many runs will open opening day??
November 20th, 2007 at 10:41 am
sounds g~~~~~reat!! how many runs will be open?????????
November 20th, 2007 at 10:44 am
LOOKS AWSOME!! Im at work in San Francisco, and I keep refreshing my screen to see how the snow making process is going, and its looking awsome!! Keep pumpin that snow! See you on Friday!!!
November 20th, 2007 at 10:47 am
YEEE! I’m definetely heading up there on Saturday.
I’ll see you folks down there! WOOHOO!
November 20th, 2007 at 10:59 am
ONE QUESTION:
If Heavenly opens on Friday, what time will Heavenly close? Will we be able to ride at night?
November 20th, 2007 at 11:19 am
So my bf has been praying for snow and he’ll be so happy that you guys are on a roll of making it happen..This only means one thing we’ll be on our way up to Heavenly this Sat!!! woohooo
November 20th, 2007 at 11:56 am
My family and I are going to Heavenly for the first time all the way from Abilene, Texas. Please be open on Friday so we can ski the weekend!!!!!!!!!!!
November 20th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
This is just one of the many reasons why I love Heavenly. I’m ready to play.
November 20th, 2007 at 12:31 pm
Isaiah — good to see another Texan coming to town! The lil’ lady and I are flying in from Lubbock for the weekend. We usually ski Vail, but no snow there this year!
Question: that snow sure looks deep. Will I need to rent them fancy powder skis for Friday?
November 20th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
B-E-Autiful
November 20th, 2007 at 12:45 pm
Awesome job on the snow making!
November 20th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
hahaha, leroy. i hope your joking about the powder skis. looks good. if the cold holds up this week, looks like they’ll have a good base by the weekend. i plan on hittin it up on monday. after all the yahoo’s hit up the one run durring the weekend. can’t wait!
November 20th, 2007 at 1:28 pm
Bubba K. Zellweger from De Funiak Springs, FL expecting to make landfall in scenic South Lake Tahoe on Friday night in my 97 Cutlass. If you see me on the slopes say hi to Bubba. I will be rocking the snowblade 99.9s with a green and pink one-piece by Nevica with the avalanche beacons sewn into the arms. I have the Salomon SX92 boot as well.
Looks like I’ll be needing em with all that snow. YEE-HAW!!!
November 20th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
Hope to see you there Bubba! Since y’all have them avalanche beacons built-in, y’all want to do some backcountry skiing? I got me a Zircon 60371 that I’ve been dying to try out.
November 20th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
Bubba- You sound like you’re going to be hard to miss. Rock on.
November 20th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
Zircon…priceless
November 20th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
Giddyup!! Anyone know how far Heavenly is from Fresno? I thinking about trying out snowboarding. I can almost make it down my driveway on my nephew’s skateboard without falling so I should be good to go, right? I’ll be rockin’ my blue jeans and a Raider’s jacket. Be sure and shout “Wazzup!” if you see me.
November 20th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
Which part of the mountain are getting the snow treatment? Any estimated % of runs will be open?
November 20th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
keep up the work…..
need to go out there so bad
we lives in Philly and going there for the holiday
make it happen, pls…
Btw, how many runs will be open??
November 20th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
Hey BW -
In Philly here, too! Going out next to Heavenly next wknd! YEE-HAW!
November 20th, 2007 at 4:36 pm
Thank god for fake-a-flake machines! Can’t wait to get up there!!!
November 20th, 2007 at 5:39 pm
I’ll be shreddin soon too. Not much is going to be open so I’ll probably be knockin it switch to work on my backwards skills for comps. I’m also rockin no poles this year so ill be tryin out some new hand drags. Say whats up if you see me I’ll be wearing A White Orage Masters one piece (not like an old school gaper one peice) wit sally spk boots a bern baker helmet and a red bandana skiing on a pair of ninthward butterlicious. see yall on the slopes
November 20th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
Just the Orion slope. Not enough! You all know what has to be done: Help me freeze myself in the same manner as Cartman until the snow has come in and all of the mountain is open. And make sure you don’t pull a Butters by losing my location, only for me to be revived when global warming has taken its toll and snow seasons no longer exist.
November 20th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
Wassup peeps!!! i’m comin 2 town 4 shure 2 rock da st33ze!!!!!11!!!omg
heavenly rulz!!!! check it.
peace out dawg.
November 20th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
I cannot wait spray all you……
November 20th, 2007 at 10:06 pm
Thats so awsome cant wait to make my first turns of the season. been dying to get back out there since april. Keep up the great work and lets all pray for snow. Jon G unless youve skied before dont think blue jeans will cut it for snowboarding. I spent almost the whole first day on my rear and knees learning how to snowboard. you might be a more then a little wet and cold by the end of the day. But ive got to tell you its really addictive and very fun.
November 20th, 2007 at 10:10 pm
hey gang, can’t wait to get out there. i will be out on the mountain this sunday. feel free to say wassup i’ll be the ninja in the bern baker helmet tearing it up on a RIDE bubble gum DH w/ bright yellow beta bindings.
keep the snow coming guys it looks great. CHEERS!
November 20th, 2007 at 10:36 pm
Wohoo, that is wonderful! Thank you heavenly snowmaking crew. I am very happy to be able to ski this weekend. Heavenly is outstanding. This is a difference that Heavenly made in comparison to other resorts.
November 20th, 2007 at 11:21 pm
YYYEEESSSSSSS. Can’t wait to get there. Just got me a new Burton Custom X Wide and can’t wait to try it out.
November 21st, 2007 at 12:20 am
Woohooo! I’m so excited to learn how to ski! I’m going the there for opening day on my new K2 pontoons and salomon ski boots that my sugar daddy just boughted me. I will be looking forward to seeing you all there!
Peace,
November 21st, 2007 at 7:26 am
Any updates for the official Opening Day? Hope its Friday, thanks for all the had work guys!!
November 21st, 2007 at 7:46 am
Is that Peter Dore manning the guns? Dude, that’s awesome!
November 21st, 2007 at 9:02 am
Can’t wait for the snow! I was hoping for the opening day to happen last week so I could have hit the snow for my birthday, oh well! It will be here soon enough! Can’t wait to hit the slopes with my K2 Apache X skis again (and my tie dyed cord ski pants). God I miss the snow. I feel almost as free skiing as I do when I go Paragliding!
November 21st, 2007 at 10:05 am
“rockin’ my blue jeans and a Raider’s jacket.” Now that is funny!
November 21st, 2007 at 11:04 am
I skied Snakepit at Mott Canyon in ‘97. I actually went to have a look at it and fell in. One of my skis came off right at the top and nobody fetched it for me. I stayed at the bottom, shouting for help for mebbe three hours.
Is Hoss Hog’s still open?
November 21st, 2007 at 12:44 pm
Will the moguls be taken out of storage for opening day?
November 21st, 2007 at 3:46 pm
Are the snowbikes going to be available for rental. And on an unrelated note, are there any comps for snowbikes scheduled for this weekend big-mountain or slope-style(cuz I do both)?