Where Heavenly’s numbers come from
77 observations from 6 publishers behind 25 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.
Figures
11/11 core figures collected.
Summit elevation10,067 ft4 sources4 of 4 agreefrom Vail Resorts
Heavenly Ski Resort — Heavenly Mountain InfoPublishedOct 2026“Highest Elevation
10,067 ft
(3,068 m)”
OnTheSnow — Heavenly Ski Resort Area OverviewSep 2026“The base elevation starts at 7,170 feet and climbs to a summit of 10,067 feet, offering a vertical drop of 2,897 feet.”
Skiresort.info — Ski resort HeavenlySep 2026“The winter sports area is situated between the elevations of 2,001 and 3,060 m.”
Highest lift-served elevation10,040 ft2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Vail Resorts
Heavenly Mountain Resort — Experience Checklist | Heavenly Ski ResortPublishedOct 2026“Hop on Sky Express Lift to the top of Heavenly at 10,040 feet.”
Wikipedia — Heavenly Mountain ResortSep 2026“boasting the highest elevation of the Lake Tahoe area resorts at 10,067 feet (3,068 m) above sea level, with a maximum lift-served elevation of 10,040 feet (3,060 m)”
Base elevation6,657 ft4 sources1 of 4 agree · differfrom Vail Resorts
OnTheSnow — Heavenly Ski Resort Area OverviewSep 2026Differs: 7,170 ft “The base elevation starts at 7,170 feet”
Skiresort.info — Ski resort HeavenlySep 2026Differs: 6,565 ft “The winter sports area is situated between the elevations of 2,001 and 3,060 m.”
Advertised vertical drop3,500 ft3 sources1 of 3 agree · differfrom Vail Resorts
Heavenly Mountain Resort — terrain-stoke | Heavenly Ski ResortPublishedOct 2026“After skiing a 3,500-foot vertical drop you may need a place to unwind and recharge before the party.”
OnTheSnow — Heavenly Ski Resort Area OverviewSep 2026Differs: 2,897 ft “offering a vertical drop of 2,897 feet”
Lift-served vertical3,383 ftNo sources:Derived
Computed from highest lift-served elevation and base elevation, not read from a source.
= highest_lift_served_elevation_ft − base_elevation_ft
Skiable acres4,800 ac4 sources3 of 4 agree · differfrom Vail Resorts
OnTheSnow — Heavenly Ski Resort Area OverviewSep 2026“offers 4,800 acres of skiable terrain overlooking Lake Tahoe”
PeakRankings — Heavenly Mountain ReviewSep 2026Differs: 2,700 ac “Heavenly's skiable footprint is 2,700 acres”
Named trails1113 sources1 of 3 agree · differfrom Vail Resorts
OnTheSnow — Heavenly Ski Resort Area OverviewSep 2026Differs: 114 “With 114 trails and 27 lifts—including gondolas, high-speed sixes, and surface lifts”
Wikipedia — Heavenly Mountain ResortSep 2026Differs: 97 “number_trails = 97 total ; 20% Easier; 45% More Difficult ; 35% Most Difficult”
Longest run5.5 mi2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Vail Resorts
Heavenly Mountain Resort — Experience Checklist | Heavenly Ski ResortPublishedOct 2026“Olympic Downhill is Heavenly’s longest ski trail, measuring at 5.5 miles.”
Beginner terrain15%2 sources1 of 1 agreefrom Vail Resorts
Heavenly Ski Resort — Heavenly Mountain InfoPublishedOct 2026“Beginner Terrain
15%
Intermediate Terrain
53%
Advanced Terrain
32%”
OnTheSnow — Heavenly Ski Resort Area OverviewSep 2026Not compared: “7% beginner, 60% intermediate, 27% advanced, and 5% expert terrain”
Intermediate terrain53%2 sources1 of 1 agreefrom Vail Resorts
Heavenly Ski Resort — Heavenly Mountain InfoPublishedOct 2026“Beginner Terrain
15%
Intermediate Terrain
53%
Advanced Terrain
32%”
OnTheSnow — Heavenly Ski Resort Area OverviewSep 2026Not compared: “7% beginner, 60% intermediate, 27% advanced, and 5% expert terrain”
Advanced terrain32%2 sources1 of 1 agreefrom Vail Resorts
Heavenly Ski Resort — Heavenly Mountain InfoPublishedOct 2026“Beginner Terrain
15%
Intermediate Terrain
53%
Advanced Terrain
32%”
OnTheSnow — Heavenly Ski Resort Area OverviewSep 2026Not compared: “7% beginner, 60% intermediate, 27% advanced, and 5% expert terrain”
Advanced + expert terrain32%No sources:Derived
Computed from advanced terrain and expert terrain, not read from a source.
= advanced_percent + (expert_percent ?? 0)
Beginner runs17No sources:Derived
Computed from beginner terrain and named trails, not read from a source.
= round(beginner_percent × trail_count ÷ 100)
Terrain parks23 sources2 of 3 agree · differfrom Vail Resorts
Heavenly Ski Resort — Terrain Parks (safety section)Sep 2026“Heavenly has 2 terrain parks. ... Lakeview - A small-to-medium park with over 15 features ... Groove - A medium-to-large park offering a step up from Lakeview with over 20 features”
Wikipedia — Heavenly Mountain ResortSep 2026Differs: 3 “terrain_parks = 3 – Groove Park, Lakeview Park, Mombo Park”
Night skiingNo2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Vail Resorts
Heavenly Mountain Resort — Heavenly Basecamp | Heavenly Ski ResortPublishedOct 2026“Is night skiing included in my pass or lift ticket?
We do not offer night skiing at Heavenly.”
Total lifts284 sources1 of 4 agree · differfrom Vail Resorts
Skiresort.info — Ski resort HeavenlySep 2026Differs: 27 “27 lifts transport the guests. More specifically, the ski resort has an Aerial tramway/reversible ropeway (1), Circulating ropeway/gondola lift (1), Chairlift (18), Rope tow/baby lift (2), and People mover (5).”
Wikipedia — Heavenly Mountain ResortSep 2026Differs: 25 “lift_system = 25 total: 1 high speed gondola, 1 aerial tram, 2 high speed six passenger chairs, 8 high speed quads, 1 fixed grip quad, 4 triples, 2 doubles, 2 surface, 4 magic carpets”Also said 30 (Sep 2026)
Uphill capacity52,000 /hr1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Average annual snowfall251 in3 sources1 of 3 agree · differfrom Vail Resorts
OnTheSnow — Heavenly Ski Resort Area OverviewSep 2026Differs: 272 in “Annual snowfall averages 272 inches”
Snowmaking coverage (share)74%1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Vail Resorts
Airport drive1 h 2 min2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Heavenly, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Heavenly: 1 h 2 min and 57.8 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Heavenly Ski Resort — Getting Here & ParkingSep 2026“For driving directions from Reno Tahoe Airport to the Heavenly Village click the link below. The drive takes rughly 1 hour and 5 minutes depending on traffic and weather conditions”
Airport road miles57.8 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Heavenly, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Heavenly: 1 h 2 min and 57.8 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Big airport drive1 h 2 min2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Heavenly, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Heavenly: 1 h 2 min and 57.8 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Heavenly Ski Resort — Getting Here & ParkingSep 2026“For driving directions from Reno Tahoe Airport to the Heavenly Village click the link below. The drive takes rughly 1 hour and 5 minutes depending on traffic and weather conditions”
Big airport road miles57.8 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Heavenly, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Heavenly: 1 h 2 min and 57.8 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Closest airport drive1 h 2 min2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Heavenly, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Heavenly: 1 h 2 min and 57.8 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Heavenly Ski Resort — Getting Here & ParkingSep 2026“For driving directions from Reno Tahoe Airport to the Heavenly Village click the link below. The drive takes rughly 1 hour and 5 minutes depending on traffic and weather conditions”
Closest airport road miles57.8 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Heavenly, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Heavenly: 1 h 2 min and 57.8 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, the resort’s own pages first.
- Heavenly Mountain Resort — Experience Checklist | Heavenly Ski ResortThe resort’s own site · skiheavenly.com
- Heavenly Mountain Resort — Heavenly Basecamp | Heavenly Ski ResortThe resort’s own site · skiheavenly.com
- Heavenly Mountain Resort — terrain-stoke | Heavenly Ski ResortThe resort’s own site · skiheavenly.com
- Heavenly Ski Resort — Getting Here & ParkingThe resort’s own site · skiheavenly.com
- Heavenly Ski Resort — Heavenly 70 AnniversaryThe resort’s own site · skiheavenly.com
- Heavenly Ski Resort — Heavenly Lift TicketsThe resort’s own site · skiheavenly.com
- Heavenly Ski Resort — Heavenly Mountain InfoThe resort’s own site · skiheavenly.com
- Heavenly Ski Resort — International GuestsThe resort’s own site · skiheavenly.com
- Heavenly Ski Resort — Tahoe Skiing & Snowboarding (home page)The resort’s own site · skiheavenly.com
- Heavenly Ski Resort — Terrain Parks (safety section)The resort’s own site · skiheavenly.com
- Ski California — resortsState ski association · California Ski Industry Association · skicalifornia.org
- Epic Pass — Restricted Peak DatesSki pass · Vail Resorts (Epic Pass) · epicpass.com
- Epic Pass 2026-27 resort access (epicpass.com)Ski pass · Vail Resorts (Epic Pass) · epicpass.com
- Lift Blog — HeavenlySki guide · Lift Blog · liftblog.com
- OnTheSnow — Heavenly Ski Resort Area OverviewSki guide · OnTheSnow (Mountain News) · onthesnow.com
- PeakRankings — Heavenly Mountain ReviewSki guide · PeakRankings · peakrankings.com
- Skiresort.info — Ski resort HeavenlySki guide · Skiresort Service International GmbH · skiresort.info
- Wikipedia — Heavenly Mountain ResortEncyclopedia · Wikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia — List of ski areas and resorts in the United StatesEncyclopedia · Wikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Drive from Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Heavenly, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027Worked out by aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Nonstop flights by route, December 2025 – March 2026: BTS T-100 Domestic Segment (U.S. Carriers) and T-100 International Segment (All Carriers)U.S. government · Bureau of Transportation Statistics (U.S. DOT) · transtats.bts.gov
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)U.S. government · Bureau of Transportation Statistics (U.S. DOT) · geodata.bts.gov
- GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard): mountain range outlines, with each ski area placed where its runs and lifts areWorked out by aurora.ski · GMBA Mountain Inventory (placed by aurora.ski) · earthenv.org
- latitude.to — GPS coordinates of Heavenly Mountain ResortOther site · latitude.to · latitude.to
- OpenSkiMap — Heavenly Mountain ResortCommunity map · OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · openstreetmap.org
- OpenSkiMap — Heavenly Ski ResortCommunity map · OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · skimap.org
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
- Nearest major airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Closest airline airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Airports the resort recommends
- Heavenly Ski Resort — Getting Here & Parking
- Lift ticket page
- Heavenly Ski Resort — Heavenly Lift Tickets
- Mountain range
- GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard): mountain range outlines, with each ski area placed where its runs and lifts are
- Mountain range
- Wikipedia — Heavenly Mountain Resort
- Nearest city
- Heavenly Ski Resort — Getting Here & Parking
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- operatingVail Resorts · The resort’s own site · 2026-10-02…Shop Now , opens in a new window , opens in a new window Now Hiring For Winter 2026/27 , opens in a new window Come work, play and grow in the mountains! Explore part…
- operatingVail Resorts (Epic Pass) · Ski pass · 2026-09-28Heavenly, CA/NV — UNLIMITED ACCESS TO THESE WORLD-CLASS RESORTS
- operatingCalifornia Ski Industry Association · State ski association · 2026-09-28Listed by California Ski Industry Association: ": Heavenly Mountain Resort"
- operatingWikimedia Foundation · Encyclopedia · 2026-09-28* Heavenly Mountain – South Lake Tahoe
- operatingLift Blog · Ski guide · 2026-09-28Heavenly: 20 operating lift(s) — Aerial Tram (Tram 50), Big Easy (Quad), Boulder (Triple), Canyon Express (High Speed Quad), Comet Express (High Speed Quad), Dipper Express (High Speed Quad), First Ride (Triple), Galaxy (Triple), Gondola (Gondola 8), Groove (Triple), Gunbarrel Express (High Speed Quad), Mott Canyon (Double), North Bowl Express (High Speed Quad), Olympic Express (High Speed Quad), Patsy's (Triple), Powderbowl Express (High Speed Six), Sky Express (High Speed Quad), Stagecoach Express (High Speed Quad), Tamarack Express (High Speed Six), World Cup (Double); 20 removed/not operating
- operatingOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Community map · 2026-09-28Heavenly Mountain Resort — status: operating; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 26; downhill runs mapped: 141; Kingsbury
- operatingOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Community map · 2026-09-28Heavenly Ski Resort — status: operating; activities: downhill, nordic; lifts mapped: 0; downhill runs mapped: 0; Kingsbury
Data quality notes
- Advertised vertical 3500 ft exceeds summit − base (3410 ft)