Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Heavenly Ski Resort, CA — A Name That Almost Does Justice It was March 2017, ‘Miracle March’, as I kept hearing the locals say. I had just finished my day skiing down Gunbarrel, a roughly 1,600ft face with a constant ~30° pitch, scattered with moguls from edge to edge, top to bottom, at Heavenly Ski Resort, CA. Pausing, I craned my neck as I looked back up at the mountain and took it […] John Cunningham | May 24, 2023 0 Comments
It’s Officially Tahoe’s Snowiest October Through February Period Since 1970 The Lake Tahoe region is in the midst of a season that has been nothing short of historic. The area has seen more snow from October-February then any season since 1970, and there are no signs of mother nature slowing down. With massive storms rolling through during December and January combined with a blizzard that rivals some of the largest in […] Industry News Matt Scribner | March 3, 2023 0 Comments
The 5 Ski Resorts With the Worst Traffic Let’s talk about everyone’s favorite part of any ski trip: traffic. Traffic to some resorts is so bad it can feel like you’re waiting in line for Disney World. Skiers can experience overcrowded interstates and standstill traffic as vacationers and locals race to see who will get to the parking garage first. During peak vacation times, the traffic at ski resorts […] Haleigh Hafner | February 10, 2023 12 Comments
2 Skiers Injured in Avalanche After Leaving Heavenly Mountain Resort, CA Two men were caught in an avalanche yesterday while skiing in an out-of-bounds area by Heavenly Mountain Resort in South Lake Tahoe, CA. “We can confirm that an out-of-bounds avalanche occurred earlier today beyond the ski area boundary. Heavenly Mountain Resort places the highest value on the safety of our guests and employees. Within the ski area boundaries, Ski Patrol […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 20, 2023 0 Comments
100 MPH Wind Tosses Around Chair on Chairlift at Heavenly Mountain Resort, CA A reminder that wind hold is always for your safety: pic.twitter.com/mb4Bnr7c1o — SkiHeavenly (@skiheavenly) December 10, 2022 This is why resorts put chairs on wind hold. Extremely high winds on Saturday tossed around ski lift chairs at Heavenly Mountain Resort, as shown in the video shared by the resort. Related: Resort Crews Had to Dig Out Chairs at the Top […] SnowBrains | December 12, 2022 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Stamping Out on Those Leaving Their Equipment to Reserve Place in Line at Heavenly Mountain, CA A photo sent to SnowBrains last winter (above) showed a line of ski and snowboard equipment left by skiers and riders to ‘reserve’ their place in the lift line at Heavenly Mountain, CA. Judging by the comments left on our Facebook post this was not a rare occurrence, and locals were not happy about it. Related: Guests at Heavenly Mountain, CA, […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 15, 2022 42 Comments
California’s Caldor Fire is Threatening 2 More Ski Resorts Although not out of the woods yet, the fire is still active in the resort, Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort seems to be (so far) relatively unscathed by the Caldor Fire. However, Heavenly and Kirkwood appear to be next in the firing line, and both resorts are under mandatory evacuation. Related: UPDATE: Caldor Fire Reaches Tahoe Basin, South Lake Tahoe Deserted, and Evacuation […] Fire Firebrains | September 1, 2021 2 Comments
Caldor Fire Forces Ski Area Closures as it Nears Lake Tahoe, CA On Saturday, the Caldor Fire in El Dorado County southwest of Lake Tahoe crossed Highway 50 near Kyburz as high winds forced the blaze within six miles of Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort. US 50, which links South Lake Tahoe to Sacramento and the Bay Area, remains closed. East of Kyburz viewing N side of Hwy 50 #CaldorFire pic.twitter.com/bEUfoaAowM — craig philpott (@CphilpottCraig) […] Fire Firebrains | August 23, 2021 2 Comments
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