Heavenly Mountain Resort is honored to be a sponsor of this year’s South Lake Tahoe Earth Day Festival this Saturday, April 19th from 10am – 5pm at MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa. Bring the family to learn about ways to counteract global climate change through recycling/composting, alternative energy, water conservation, sustainability, and reducing our ecological footprint. Rock out to Jamie Janover & LYNX, Absynth, Ten Cent Lure, Moonshine String Posse, Moo-Got-2, Ancient I’s, Ladymoon, and Trevor Green (This year’s stage will be powered by biodiesel powered generators). Check out educational booths, conservation activities, and Washoe culture. Food and beverages will be available to purchase, and a special Kid’s Area with story time, face painting, hands-on activities, bouncy house and a push-pull-pedal eco-costume parade will delight the young ones. Admission is free.

Waste reduction will be emphasized through the Zero Waste program. Booth participants are requested to minimize discardable handouts and implement other forms of waste reduction. All food vendors will be using biodegradable take-out containers made of either paper or a high tech cornstarch-based plastic. Food and biodegradable waste will be collected and composted by Full Circle Compost in Minden, Nevada. Facts and figures on American waste will be placed throughout the Event.

Central to this year’s celebration is the Clothes Swap where you pay a one dollar admission to participate. Please bring clothes that are clean and in good condition with no stains or holes (please NO under garments i.e.: underwear, bras, bathing suits, etc…) and please NO shoes & socks. You will receive one ticket per piece of clothing you bring (ten tickets maximum per person). Clothes swappers will then get to choose one piece of clothing from the accumulated clothing, accompanied by a ticket. If you don’t see any clothes that you like right away, no problem – you can go enjoy the festivities and come back to swap later.

The Kids Push-Pull-Pedal Eco Parade will be returning this year. Grab your wagon, bike, scooter or cart; anything that rolls, but does not require a motor start. Decorate it with colors and funny shaped things; hook on a horn, bells or whistles and parade it around! Also, kids are urged to wear a wacky & wild eco-themed costume. Fun prizes will be awarded! Pedal lovers of all ages can delight in the excitement of the raffle with a Grand Prize Beach Cruiser!!!

How many of you out there think that ski and snowboard lessons are just for beginners? It is a common belief.  But the fact is ski and snowboard lessons prove beneficial for a wide range of abilities. Not only that, taking a lesson is a great way to see different parts of the mountain, and everyone knows that riding is much more fun when you have good company to enjoy it with.

Intermediate Ski and Snowboard Lessons
For instance, if you are an intermediate skier or snowboarder who feels comfortable carving the groomers, but when it comes to going off-piste or into the bumps you get a little squirrely and nervous, sign up for a class and improve your abilities. You’ll quickly find yourself developing much more confidence and taking control of your turns.

Advanced Ski and Snowboard Lessons 
The same goes for advanced riders. Heavenly’s Adult Ski and Snowboard School offers a variety of different programs and private clinics to suit your preference. You will learn how to ride stronger and with more fluidity in difficult conditions. We all have the tendency to develop bad habits, and there is nothing like a fresh perspective to uncover those subtle little hangups that keep us from being the best we can be.

Schools and Clinics
The School and Clinics section of our website provides a wealth of information to help decide what type of ski or snowboard lesson is best for you. Find your ability level, view instructor profiles, and browse specific clinics and programs are just some of the options to be sure you get the most out of your lesson.

If you have any good stories, photos, or videos to share of your ski or snowboard lesson experience please drop us a comment or link up with us on Flickr and YouTube. We also have some more ski and snowboard school videos here.

See you on the mountain!

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HELLO! I just wanted to check in……

Today, was such a gorgeous day. It took me a little while to get up there but it was worth it when I did! I took a run through Groove then headed over to the Nevada side and the Comet Park. I met up with two little shredders and we lapped through for awhile. We then got some exciting news: POWDER BOWL opened! YAY! Headed over there just in time for a few runs on the most perfect jumps! Nice soft landings, perfect shape, so stoked! go check them out. There are a few jibs, wall ride and a jump line (25, 30, 40 footers) in Powder bowl.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Have FUN and be SAFE!

-Courtney

What’s up all you Heavenly goers, this is Ty Dayberry checkin’ in. I hope December has treated you as well as it has treated me! I have to say that life has been treating me rather good. I made it to my 20th birthday, didn’t have to go to school, it’s been snowing and I’ve already got a
1st place win under my belt in a recent local slopestyle comp. I’m really stoked on that win because I was the only tele skier competing in the Open Class and I swooped 1st from 30 alpine skier kids. I think that by hitting Heavenly’s jump a couple days before the comp was a good advantage. Thanks HTPC(terrain park crew) for keeping it all fresh! Have a fun and safe New Years out there y’all! Heard there is an epic storm coming at the end of the week!
Peace be the journey!

Ty D.

Check out Ty’s video and bio on our High Roller Team page.