Opening Day – Postponed
Hey, gang. Looks like the strong winds in advance of this pending snowstorm have forced us to suspend operations today, postponing our opening to tomorrow, Saturday, November 21. On the bright side, we’re expecting about a foot of snow from this storm, which should allow us to open more terrain and kick off 2009-10 with a powder day! Hang in there and I hope to see you on the mountain soon!
November 20th, 2009 at 7:37 am
Bummer…but at least we will be there tomorrow!
November 20th, 2009 at 8:03 am
yes the new snow will make opening day 100X better
November 20th, 2009 at 8:06 am
Yeah Its okay, not surprised see u soon keep up the good work heavenly employees.
November 20th, 2009 at 8:22 am
Ghaaa I made it all the way up Highway 50 to Strawberry before this was posted. Back to Sacramento…
November 20th, 2009 at 8:43 am
Sorry, Kevin. We’re trying to update things as quickly as possible. – Russ
November 20th, 2009 at 8:43 am
We are comming up tomorrow. The only word I retained from the post is SNOWSTORM.
Can’t wait. Kids skis are waxed and ready to go.
November 20th, 2009 at 8:45 am
dude.. buzz kill brada. o well theirs always tomorrow!!!
November 20th, 2009 at 8:59 am
Will the Gondola be the only access to the top of the mountain?
November 20th, 2009 at 9:14 am
how much will lift tickets be tomorrow?
November 20th, 2009 at 9:30 am
We adjust prices to align with conditions and the amount of terrain open. We’ll post the price tomorrow morning.
November 20th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Russ:
Thanks for the post. It is a bummer (including a bummer for Heavenly also I am sure) but is totally understandable. Keep safety first.
November 20th, 2009 at 10:24 am
Traditionally what are the traffic conditions heading up to Heavenly on opening day? I ask because my friends and I are heading up and want to know what time we should leave our homes.
November 20th, 2009 at 10:26 am
Looking forward to hearing about the new snowfall. Will be up there skiing in two weeks!
November 20th, 2009 at 10:27 am
Sweet..ill be there sunday! ready to try out my new board
November 20th, 2009 at 10:58 am
John – kind of depends on where you’re coming from. Most folks come in Friday night after work, so that’s a really bad time to travel. It takes 3.5 hours to get from San Francisco to South Lake Tahoe. Give yourself an extra hour for traffic, and if you leave early, expect some delays for snow removal on 50. If you’re coming from Reno, it’s any easy 1.5 hour drive.
November 20th, 2009 at 11:21 am
Ya Buddy! Lets start it off right with a powder day. Can’t wait!!
November 20th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
It’s 12:15 PM
Where’s the snow?
November 20th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Heavenly is the BEST…great work guys! look forward to another great ski season and Tahoe fun! keep up the good work and lets hope mother nature this year keep us all busy!
November 20th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
I like the “which should allow us to open more terrain” part! Any chance any of the black diamond slopes will be open over the weekend?
November 20th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Sent home, be for the day started.
November 20th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
It’s the most wonderful time…of the year!! Let it snow, let snow, let it snow!
November 20th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
WTF!!?! whys everyone bein so negative about this? this is something that is out of there hands anyway and who cares about today TOMORROWS GONNA BE A POW DAY!!!!!!! and more terrain might be open F*** YEAH! dont be haters its only one more day
November 20th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
mother nature will make up for that one day of down time by provided some some sweet powder!
Thanks Russ!
November 20th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
RYO meet me at the gondola at 815 turkey day and i will shred you into the ground. I OWN HEAVENLY MT!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
November 20th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Well i spent 35$ in gas driving up and back to Sacramento with Kevin, so im a little irritated. Not at Heavenly, at the circumstances. Im not sure yet if it’s worth another 40$ to drive up and back tomorrow. Im in college on a budget so money is a big issue for me.
November 20th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Totally stoked for tomorrow… shread the pow!
November 20th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Where could I get my photo for my epic pass tomorrow? Go to any ticket booth or is there a certain lodge I should be lookign for, thanks cant wait for some sweet turns tomorrow!
November 20th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Do they discount lessons as well as tickets due to conditions. We will be coming up and have two children 8 and 10 we want to put in a lesson.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:33 am
Not to be denied! OK, lifts shut, no problem.
Hike to East Peak lodge on dirt, stage and skin under lodge. It’s been snowing (and blowing) since we started. Two to three of fresh @ bottom of Orion,s. Skinning up, still dumping. By the top 5-6″ freshies now. Fool around for a few and off we go. Untracked, almost boottop, freshies for a true “Opening Date”. By the bottom, enough to ski Way Home to the bottom. NOT TO BE DENIED
November 23rd, 2009 at 8:45 am
Well My Lady and I drove up got a great suite on the 20th then waited to the 21st and the mountain waz still closed, really bummed out we spent vacation time and a lot of money just to look at the mountain