Comments on: Heavenly Announces Resort Improvements for 2009-10

By: Russ

Russ — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:31:09 +0000

Jen, thanks for being a fan. We appreciate your passion, and all the sentiments about the halfpipe being expressed here are being noted. But, like I’ve said, until we can put the pipe in the ground, the likelihood of us building one is slim.

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:48:15 +0000

Russ-
I am following your thread about the halfpipe, say mother nature blesses Heavenly with a blanked of bottomless snow, and you do not need snowmaking to create a halfpipe, because there is so much snow, when and where would it be located?
Thanks Russ, I think you can see the halfpipe is a major feature that one of the major resorts in Tahoe should have.
Heavenly Fan
Jen

By: Russ

Russ — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:41:57 +0000

Hey, Vic. It’s not a question of space, rather of resources. I’d refer you to my post back on 10/12 – Unless we get snowmaking dedicated to the areas where the pipes would be built, and until we can put our half pipe in the ground, we won’t be building a half pipe. If we were to build a half pipe, we’d have to eliminate the jump line – we just can’t make enough snow in that area to do them both.

By: Vic

Vic — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:03:26 +0000

Russ – it’s great you’re answering posts.

Very sad to hear that Heavenly won’t be doing a half-pipe again. In “4800″ acres … there’s nowhere to get a halfpipe properly fitted in? Nearby resorts with under 400 acres are able to do it – what’s the real holdup?

By: Russ

Russ — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:48:16 +0000

Pat – thanks for the comments. Consider yours passed. – Russ

By: Pat Natski

Pat Natski — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:05:23 +0000

Russ: Thanks for reading the blog entries and responding to all. It shows the Heavenly class!!
I noticed the Von Schmidt chair connecting the Ski Deck to the TOG. Since there wasn’t any announcement about this, I am assuming that it is a future plan. This would be an incredible welcome addition to the resort. Just a food-for-thought on the lower base location of the Von Schmidt chair… Maybe if this was located at the old Ridge Chair base as an up/down load chair (like Gunbarrel Chair), it can be a great link for beginners to go back and forth safely and painlessly between NV and CA side beginner runs. Safely since they do not have to deal with the lower CA Trail to get to CA side and be on Skyline Trail at the end of the day (plus a bunch of blue runs) to get back to the TOG. Painlessly – from the old Ridge Chair base, Maggie’s and Mombo are right there – i.e., no hiking through the Front Road to get to Maggie’s. In the future, this location will give a pretty good access to the Powder Bowl Lodge (when it is built). Any way, it’s just a thought and a comment. Perhaps, you can pass this on to Mr. B, C, or G.

By: Russ

Russ — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:22:59 +0000

Donald – thanks for your passion about the half pipe. Unfortunately, unless we get snowmaking dedicated to the areas where the pipes would be built, and until we can put our half pipe in the ground, we won’t be building a half pipe. If we were to build a half pipe, we’d have to eliminate the jump line – we just can’t make enough snow in that area to do them both.

By: Russ

Russ — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:11:20 +0000

Bob – They are predicting a big storm. There are two issues at play here: 1) Staffing – do we have the people on board to provide exceptional experiences for our guests? 2) What’s the condition of the snow surface – we don’t do “rock skis” at Heavenly. We pride ourselves on opening with a reliable, consistent snow surface that you can have confidence in as a skier or snowboarder.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:59:42 +0000

Russ: Is there any word on an opening day? This storm is supposed to leave behind a base of at least 16 – 18″. What is required before the lifts start spinning?

By: Edward

Edward — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:14:04 +0000

Thanks very much for checking on the Skier’s Bridge, Russ!
Eagerly waiting for that, as it is a pain having to walk up to the Tamarack chair area.

-Edward