Heavenly aims for Nov. 19 opening after storms and combined snowmaking
La Nina made its first appearance of the year at Lake Tahoe, blanketing Heavenly Mountain Resort with eight to 12 inches of new snow and more on the way.
Cold weather and scattered snow showers are predicted this week, providing ideal conditions for the West Coast’s largest snowmaking system to create the best snow surfaces at Lake Tahoe for Heavenly’s opening day, scheduled for Friday, Nov. 19, weather and conditions permitting.
Under optimum conditions, Heavenly can cover 73 percent of its trails in machine-made snow. In more visual terms, Heavenly can produce three-and-a-half feet of snow over one acre in an hour. That’s enough snow to blanket a football field with eight-and-a-half feet during an average three-hour game.
Season lift tickets are for sale. The snowsports value pass at $379 offers the Heavenly/Northstar season pass. The Adult (ages 19-64) Heavenly/Northstar Pass is valid for unlimited skiing/riding at Heavenly, Northstar-at-Tahoe and Sierra-at-Tahoe during the 2010/2011 winter season except the following seven (7) restricted days at Heavenly and Northstar: Dec. 27-31, 2010 and Feb. 19-20, 2011 and the following 10 restricted days at Sierra: Dec. 26-31, 2010, Jan. 15-16, 2011 and Feb. 19-20.
All told, the Heavenly/Northstar pass offers 9,800 acres, 232 trails, 63 lifts, 16 terrain parks, and two new base villages bundled into one incredible package. Throw in Heavenly’s new, 15,000-square-foot on-mountain lodge and unlimited and unrestricted half-off daily tickets at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, and Keystone, and this pass borders on unbelievable.
For information on booking a snowsports vacation package or purchasing a Heavenly season pass, or to monitor the snowmaking process via Heavenly’s web cams, visit www.skiheavenly.com.