Comments on: Heavenly Voted One of Top Ten “No Car Needed” Resorts http://blog.skiheavenly.com/2008/07/29/heavenly-voted-one-of-top-ten-no-car-needed-resorts/ The official Heavenly Mountain Resort Blog Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:50:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Shawn From South Lake http://blog.skiheavenly.com/2008/07/29/heavenly-voted-one-of-top-ten-no-car-needed-resorts/comment-page-1/#comment-29741 Shawn From South Lake Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:23:44 +0000 http://blog.skiheavenly.com/?p=282#comment-29741 Used the gondola restroom many times :) Have to say however most of the hotel rooms in Breckenridge have toilets even higher than 9,000 feet. Used the gondola restroom many times :)
Have to say however most of the hotel rooms in Breckenridge have toilets even higher than 9,000 feet.

]]> By: Ray Fenzl http://blog.skiheavenly.com/2008/07/29/heavenly-voted-one-of-top-ten-no-car-needed-resorts/comment-page-1/#comment-29405 Ray Fenzl Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:05:29 +0000 http://blog.skiheavenly.com/?p=282#comment-29405 True, Heavenly is "no car needed", however, the system has room for improvement. Febuary '07, I skiid for a week, without a car. I flew into Reno, and took the Tahoe Express right to where I was staying. That went smoothly, though a reservation, which I had, is a necessity. The bus was full. What i found disappointing was the shuttle buses running to and from the base areas, Stagecoach, California lodge and the Gondola. They did not even come close to running on time, or with the advertised frequency. At one point, after waiting for more than 45 minutes, I made a call, and within 5 minutes a big school bus shuttle came and picked me up...I was the only one on it. A suggestion would be to have a few smaller vans on more of an on-call basis.... Also, I found that while Go-Blue buses were not officially ski shuttles, and they charge, some of the drivers would accomodate, while others did not seem to want the skiers. It was a bit confusing, the free Heavenly busses vs. Go Blue. I did enjoy one Heavenly bus driver who gave a little history lesson about the first casino, and a bit of the area's roots. By no means let my coments scare you off...I guess like any mass transit system, be prepared for some waits, and dont be afraid to ask questions. Most people seemed very willing to to help. True, Heavenly is “no car needed”, however, the system has room for improvement.
Febuary ‘07, I skiid for a week, without a car.
I flew into Reno, and took the Tahoe Express right to where I was staying. That went smoothly, though a reservation, which I had, is a
necessity. The bus was full.
What i found disappointing was the shuttle buses
running to and from the base areas, Stagecoach, California lodge and the Gondola.
They did not even come close to running on time, or with the advertised frequency. At one point, after waiting for more than 45 minutes, I made a call, and within 5 minutes a big school bus shuttle came and picked me up…I was the only one on it. A suggestion would be to have a few smaller vans on more of an on-call basis….
Also, I found that while Go-Blue buses were not
officially ski shuttles, and they charge, some of the drivers would accomodate, while others did not seem to want the skiers. It was a bit confusing, the free Heavenly busses vs. Go Blue.
I did enjoy one Heavenly bus driver who gave a little history lesson about the first casino, and a bit of the area’s roots. By no means let my coments scare you off…I guess like any mass transit system, be prepared for some waits, and dont be afraid to ask questions. Most people seemed very willing to to help.

]]> By: Cindi http://blog.skiheavenly.com/2008/07/29/heavenly-voted-one-of-top-ten-no-car-needed-resorts/comment-page-1/#comment-28825 Cindi Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:48:31 +0000 http://blog.skiheavenly.com/?p=282#comment-28825 That's awesome to hear you were #7 in the entire world for "no car" for winter (and summer...) resorts! CP// That’s awesome to hear you were #7 in the entire world for “no car” for winter (and summer…) resorts!
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