Heavenly Mountain Resort Blog

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 [...]

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Opening Update!

Hey, gang. Blaise and Casey just got off the mountain and the reports are awesome…we WILL have Orion’s for opening day, November 20! That gives us two lifts (Tamarack Express and Dipper Express), two trails (Cal Trail and Orion’s), 40 acres of terrain, and three MILES of trails! And, I just heard the snowmakers over [...]

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We’re Opening THIS FRIDAY!

We’re Opening THIS FRIDAY!

Here’s the news you’ve all been waiting for – Blaise Carrig, Heavenly’s COO (AND co-president of Vail Resorts’ Mountain Division), announced to a small community group Thursday night that we’d be opening for sure this Friday, November 20, 2009 at 9:00am sharp. We’ll access the mountain through the Gondola, doing laps on Cal Trail off [...]

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Snowmaking Update

Snowmaking Update

Sorry I’ve been negligent on the updates – I’ve been on the road spreading the Heavenly gospel to points far and wide. Barrett and his guys were able to make snow all weekend and the mountain is looking great! Check out this photo of Cal Trail, taken last Friday (BEFORE we made snow all weekend). [...]

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Video: The Bird Chronicles Webisode 2

Hey, gang. Our critically-acclaimed webisode, “The Bird Chronicles,” is back with another fun look at our two local Lake Tahoe skiers vying for the sacred first chair on Gunbarrel. In this episode, Ty and Brandon struggle with their camp set up and The Bird finds it in his old, withered heart to impart some wisdom.

If [...]

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