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Giveaway Alert: When Will We Get Our First Snow?

We’re doing a giveaway on the blog today! Leave a comment with your guess for the date of the first snowfall at Heavenly. One correct guess will win a Heavenly swag pack. 

With just 49 days until first chair, our team here at Heavenly is buzzing about when we’ll receive our first early-season snow.

We have a board in our offices where everyone has made their guesses:

My guess was 10/20 and personally I’m hoping for a huge dump, not just a light dusting. A couple years ago Heavenly was hit with a massive amount of snow in the early season, which set us up for a record-breaking year in terms of snowfall. This photo was in mid-November during 2010 and by Thanksgiving we had several feet of snowpak already.

We want to hear what your guess is for our first early-season snowfall too. Leave a comment on this blog post with your guess for the date and one right guesser will win a Heavenly swag bag with goodies like a t-shirt, hat, sticker and water bottle. We’ll give you a hint – typically we see our first snowfall in October – early Nov.

Here’s to a white early-season!

Liz


Posted Friday, September 28th, 2012 by Liz   |    98 Comments »


  • Diane Saraceni

    10/19

  • Rjmaves

    Nov 1st  it will snow

  • Andrewmsf

    We’ll get our first snow on October 20th!

  • http://twitter.com/JillianLaura Jillian Bejtlich

    10/17

  • Mary

    I would guess 10/29.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=711090499 Roberto Flores

    October 12 

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=711090499 Roberto Flores

    October 12.  Looking forward to my visit 

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1245789007 Collin Johnson

    I’m guessing November 3rd, 2012

  • http://www.facebook.com/brewing Anthony Fleming

    soon

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1245789007 Collin Johnson

    October 25th, 2012 looks promising!

  • Justinjohanson85

    10/28 – please please please drop!

    Dear December and following winter months,

    I ask only two things of you this season. Please drop big pow, and keep me safe; both unlike last.

    Regards,
    JustinJ

    P.S. If you want to get my back at the tables in South Lake again I’d appreciate that too.

  • http://www.facebook.com/brewing Anthony Fleming

    October 20th

  • http://www.facebook.com/clarkvand Clark Vandeventer

    October 17.

  • Chris

    November 2nd at around midnight once those guns fire up

  • Astrokitty

    October 31st!

  • http://www.facebook.com/mike.mitchell.9465 Mike Mitchell

    October 13.

  • Joy Jucker

    October 24th 2012

  • Bemartin11

    October 15th
     

  • http://www.facebook.com/mike.mitchell.9465 Mike Mitchell

    October 13th.

  • http://www.facebook.com/kevin.cooley.771 Kevin Cooley

    October 19th!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/kevin.cooley.771 Kevin Cooley

    October 19th!!

  • Tsopocko

    I think 10/24 would be about right!

  • Ryan Meredith

    october 18th

  • http://www.facebook.com/nileshd Nilesh Dosooye

    October 14

  • http://www.facebook.com/nileshd Nilesh Dosooye

    october 14th

  • Mcd1901

    October 31st Halloween snow baby!

  • Marisa

    Thursday October 11th

  • meez

    october 26th

  • Brian

    10/20/12 The day my wife is due with our second daughter! Hope it’s like ’04-’05 season. Powder days by Halloween!!

  • Elizabethmvb

    november 2, 2012!

  • Buddygoldie

    October 23! Boooom!

  • http://www.facebook.com/dean.yoshida.9 Dean Yoshida

    November 5, 2012

  • http://www.facebook.com/dean.yoshida.9 Dean Yoshida

    November 5, 2012

  • Keoki777

    george 10/19

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001268071770 Katrina Mino

    October 23

  • SuziSpencer

    October 5

  • http://www.facebook.com/isaac.gutierrez.900 Isaac Gutierrez

    october 14

  • Allyboobrown

    October 15 th

  • Craig

    October 16 th

  • Ashley Miller Savageau

    Oct 28!

  • Ashley Miller Savageau

    Oct 28!

  • Dreade

    10/15/2012

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=604455578 Paul Zander

    10/21

  • Jtona

    Oct 15

  • Tom

    it will be on 10/19—but that’s not what really matters—a little bird told me that Vail will be making the entire upper lot on the California side premium parking—meaning you need to pay to park—-any truth to this rumor?  I guess any way they can suck more money out of you the better (for them)…….

  • Jbogart

    October 7th

  • Lacyrez

    October 13th

  • MidwestSkiChick

    October 12th  :)

  • Cliffw

    11/01, need a lot by Christmas this year.

  • Laurie Anino

    October 23RD

  • Debra

    Humm, I’m thinking the 30th of October for Natural Snow and Oct. 16 for cold enough nights to start some snow 
    making!

  • Michelle H

    October 27th

  • CLAUDIO

    GOING THERE IN JANUARY 1ST…HOPE FIRST SNOW ON OCTOBER 16TH…

  • DonV

    How about Oct. 18 – Sounds good to me!!

  • Thomas Smith

    October 10.  

  • Drose64

    Nov 15. I hope I hope sooner but at least give us a little by then

  • DBtv

    10/31 Halloween thrills.

     

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=736324227 Brian Connelly

    I am going early maybe a dusting but hey still snow right? 

    10/6/12

    Let it snow let it snow let it snow.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=736324227 Brian Connelly

    10/6/12 I know early but a dusting is still snow, right?

  • Krystin N

    Hoping for earlier, but I think November 5th will be the first snowfall for this season.

  • Stefan Wankerl

    Oct 17
    What a beautiful place Heavenly is !!! Bring on the Snow !

  • http://www.facebook.com/blue.kogelschatz Blue Kogelschatz

    Oct 19th first dusting followed by a huge storm on halloween !!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/blue.kogelschatz Blue Kogelschatz

    Oct 19th first dusting followed by a huge storm on halloween !!!

  • Michelle S.

    10/16

  • gordie

    10/10

  • Chanwit

    November 4th

  • cfgatlin

    10/16

  • Janet

    October 11

  • http://twitter.com/kderentz Kristopher Derentz

    My guess is 10/15 as Utah and Denver both have seen snow already so Im guessing it will be hitting Tahoe soon.

  • dave

    i’m goona say 10/16

  • Sauce

    11/4. Late snow. Big snow.

  • old dude

    10/17

  • P Witty

    Don’t laugh, Oct 6

  • Julia Todd

    10/31-great way to spend Halloween!

  • james

    10/10, let it SNOW! let it SNOW

  • Anna

    Oct. 27th

  • http://www.facebook.com/antonio.ganni Antonio Ganni

    All this heat is going to swell the clouds then it’s going to get cold and snow, about Oct 10.

     I can dream if I want.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=783440424 Elisha Samra

    Elisha 10/24

  • Hamilton

    Epic drought until 12/12/12 then look out!

  • http://www.facebook.com/snow247 Marius G. RidestrongFitness

    October 11th

  • http://www.facebook.com/snow247 Marius G. RidestrongFitness

    October 11th

  • Brian

    10.23

  • http://www.facebook.com/prana.todd Prana Todd Wasserman

    October 19th

  • http://www.facebook.com/prana.todd Prana Todd Wasserman

    October 19th.

  • skiinsam

    1031  always snows on haloween!!

  • Mikekelly55

    October. 14 2-3feet

  • Mikekelly55

    Go ride with the myans dude.

  • Arturo

    October 23rd

  • http://twitter.com/taylorhcook_ Taylor Hannah Cook

    November 3

  • http://www.facebook.com/mia.cummings.9 Mia Cummings

    october 16

  • http://www.facebook.com/mia.cummings.9 Mia Cummings

    october 16

  • Danangst

    October 30!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=25409044 David Arriola

    10/21/2012 imo.

  • Pepper

    My guess will be the 10/10 of October. 2012 :O) 

  • David

    GUARANTEED: Next Tuesday, October 9th at 2am. Someone better be awake to see it.

  • David N

    October 10 at 6:48 am

  • Tim

    Looks like Russ wins!

  • Heavenly Mountain Resort

    Congrats Roberto, you won! Check out our snow photos and video on Facebook and SkiHeavenly.com. Please send your mailing address to rroberts1@vailresorts.com and we’ll get you a Heavenly swag bag!



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