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Where Heavenly’s numbers come from

68 observations from 6 publishers behind 24 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.

How a figure is chosen
Summit elevation10,067 ft4 sources4 of 4 agreefrom Vail Resorts
Heavenly Ski Resort — Heavenly Mountain InfoPublishedSep 2026“Summit: 10,067 ft (3,068 m), Base: 6,540 ft (1,933 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.”
Wikipedia — Heavenly Mountain ResortSep 2026“top_elevation = 10067 ft”
Highest lift-served elevation10,040 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Wikipedia — Heavenly Mountain ResortPublishedSep 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
Heavenly Ski Resort — Heavenly Mountain InfoPublishedSep 2026“Base Elevation 6,657 ft (2,029 m)”
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.”
Wikipedia — Heavenly Mountain ResortSep 2026Differs: 6,255 ft “base_elevation = 6255 ft”
Advertised vertical drop3,500 ft4 sources2 of 4 agree · differfrom Vail Resorts
Heavenly Ski Resort — Heavenly Mountain InfoPublishedSep 2026“3,500 vertical feet”
Heavenly Mountain Resort — terrain-stoke | Heavenly Ski ResortSep 2026“After skiing a 3,500-foot vertical drop you may need a place to unwind”
OnTheSnow — Heavenly Ski Resort Area OverviewSep 2026Differs: 2,897 ft “offering a vertical drop of 2,897 feet”
Wikipedia — Heavenly Mountain ResortSep 2026Differs: 3,812 ft “vertical = 3812 ft”
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
Heavenly Ski Resort — Heavenly Mountain InfoPublishedSep 2026“4,800 skiable acres - the largest ski area in Lake Tahoe”
OnTheSnow — Heavenly Ski Resort Area OverviewSep 2026“offers 4,800 acres of skiable terrain overlooking Lake Tahoe”
Wikipedia — Heavenly Mountain ResortSep 2026“skiable_area = 4800 acre”
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
Heavenly Ski Resort — Heavenly Mountain InfoPublishedSep 2026“Terrain Parks 2 Trails 111 Beginner Terrain”
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 Ski Resort — Heavenly Mountain InfoPublishedSep 2026“Olympic Downhill is Heavenly's longest ski trail, measuring at 5.5 miles.”
Wikipedia — Heavenly Mountain ResortSep 2026“longest_run = 5.5 mi (Olympic downhill)”
Beginner terrain15%2 sources1 of 1 agreefrom Vail Resorts
Heavenly Ski Resort — Heavenly Mountain InfoPublishedSep 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 InfoPublishedSep 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 InfoPublishedSep 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 — Heavenly Mountain InfoPublishedSep 2026“(653 cm) Terrain Parks 2 Trails”
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 Ski Resort — Tahoe Skiing & Snowboarding (home page)PublishedSep 2026“Heavenly does not offer night skiing”
Wikipedia — Heavenly Mountain ResortSep 2026“night_skiing = No”
Total lifts284 sources1 of 4 agree · differfrom Vail Resorts
Heavenly Ski Resort — Heavenly Mountain InfoPublishedSep 2026“28 total lifts (14 in California, 14 in Nevada)”
OnTheSnow — Heavenly Ski Resort Area OverviewSep 2026Differs: 27 “With 114 trails and 27 lifts”
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”
Uphill capacity52,000 /hr1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Wikipedia — Heavenly Mountain ResortPublishedSep 2026“lift_capacity = 52,000 passengers/hr”
Average annual snowfall251 in3 sources1 of 3 agree · differfrom Vail Resorts
Heavenly Ski Resort — Heavenly Mountain InfoPublishedSep 2026“Average Snowfall 251 inches (653 cm)”
OnTheSnow — Heavenly Ski Resort Area OverviewSep 2026Differs: 272 in “Annual snowfall averages 272 inches”
Wikipedia — Heavenly Mountain ResortSep 2026Differs: 360 in “snowfall = 360 in”
Snowmaking coverage (share)74%1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Vail Resorts
Heavenly Ski Resort — Heavenly Mountain InfoPublishedSep 2026“Snowmaking: 74% of mountain trails”
Drive from the fly-in airport1 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”
Drive from nearest major airport1 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”
Road miles from nearest major airport57.8 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)”
Drive from closest airline airport1 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”
Road miles from closest airline airport57.8 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

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Other facts

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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
Coordinates
latitude.to — GPS coordinates of Heavenly Mountain Resort
Website
Heavenly Ski Resort — Heavenly Mountain Info
Lift ticket page
Heavenly Ski Resort — Heavenly Lift Tickets
Owner
Heavenly Ski Resort — Heavenly 70 Anniversary
Year opened
Heavenly Ski Resort — Heavenly 70 Anniversary
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 · Tier 1 · 2026-09-28…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) · Tier 2 · 2026-09-28Heavenly, CA/NV — UNLIMITED ACCESS TO THESE WORLD-CLASS RESORTS
  • operatingCalifornia Ski Industry Association · Tier 2 · 2026-09-28Listed by California Ski Industry Association: ": Heavenly Mountain Resort"
  • operatingWikimedia Foundation · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28* Heavenly Mountain – South Lake Tahoe
  • operatingLift Blog · Tier 3 · 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) · Tier 5 · 2026-09-28Heavenly Mountain Resort — status: operating; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 26; downhill runs mapped: 141; Kingsbury
  • operatingOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Tier 5 · 2026-09-28Heavenly Ski Resort — status: operating; activities: downhill, nordic; lifts mapped: 0; downhill runs mapped: 0; Kingsbury

Data quality notes

  • warningAdvertised vertical 3500 ft exceeds summit − base (3410 ft)