Heavenly Mountain Resort
South Lake Tahoe · near South Lake Tahoe · Sierra Nevada / Yosemite
Skiing & Snowboarding
At a glance
- Pass
- epic
- Vertical
- 3500
- Size
- 4,800 acres
- Season
- Mid-November–mid-April · Gondola from South Lake Tahoe town makes it walkable from casinos
What is here
- Best for
- Lake Views · Vertical Drop · Casino Après · California/Nevada Experience
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Skiing & Snowboarding detail
- Summit
- 10067
- Lifts
- 33
- Avg snowfall
- 360 inches
- Night skiing
- No
- Terrain park
- Yes
- Ski school
- Yes
- On mountain lodging
- No
- Signature runs
- Gunbarrel (30 + 26) · Olympic Downhill · Groove + Liz's Run (Nevada side)
- Intl tip
- South Lake Tahoe's Nevada side (Stateline) has Harrah's, Harvey's, and other casinos within walking distance of the gondola base — for better or worse, this is the only California ski resort where you can lose your après-ski money at a blackjack table. The Emerald Bay viewpoint (30 minutes west on Hwy 89) is one of the most photographed lake views in the US and worth a drive after a ski day.
The guide
Heavenly straddles the California-Nevada border and holds the largest vertical drop of any Tahoe resort — 3,500 feet — along wi…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Heavenly Mountain Resort — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 38.9353, -119.9402