12.8.09
Heavenly Mountain Resort started the snow making machines at the base of the Stagecoach Lift on the Nevada side last night. Looks like they may have Stagecoach ready to go by this coming weekend.

Here are some picture taken today (11.2.09) of the snow making near the East Peak Lodge at Heavenly Mountain Resort. The snow was probably made when we had the cold weather a little over one week ago.

This picture shows Dipper Express on the left and Comet Express on the right. The snow on the run in the distance is what Heavenly created.

The snow you see is at the very bottom of the run that feeds you into Dipper Express and Comet Express.

All pictures were taken 3.5.09 at 8am. Should be a beautiful day at Heavenly Mountain Resort.
Top of Stagecoach Lift

Lower part of Stagecoach Run

North Bowl Trees

The following pictures were taken in the North Bowl Lane parking lot located near the Stagecoach Lift at Heavenly Mountain Resort.

This giant Snowman is roughly 12 feet tall and 10 feet wide. It was built during the snow storms that hit South Lake Tahoe and Heavenly Mountain Resort in late December 2008. There were plenty of people who stopped along Kingsbury Grade on the way to Heavenly's Stagecoach and Boulder Lifts for a photo opportunity.

Started out on the Nevada Side of Heavenly on the Stagecoach Lift, but quickly jumped to the Comet Lift when the Ski Patrol pulled the rope. The Dipper Lift was closed today so we went to Comet. The Comet Lift had plenty of new snow and if you were daring you could find 3 feet of fresh stuff on the Little Dipper Run or in the trees off of the run. The weather was miserable, but perfect for the 20 or so people skiing and riding Comet all day. Enough snow was falling to fill tracks so fresh turns were available until closing.

Heavenly is reporting 12-18 inches of new snow, but I see 6-12 inches out my window at the Stagecoach Lift. It was snowing all day yesterday and continued after ski hours last night in the Heavenly North area of Heavenly Mountain Resort. Today should be a great day on the hill. Winds are not bad at this point and it looks like the sun is trying to come out.

A Winter Storm Watch is in effect from Wednesday through Thursday of this week. Could bring 2 feet to the higher elevations.

I spent a few hours on the Nevada side of Heavenly today. I skied Little Dipper, Comet and Stagecoach. Overall the runs had plenty of coverage, but things were very icy because of the recent storms. Still no chance of going off trail into the trees because many rocks are still showing. Looks like we will continue to get new snow all week and the snow making machines were blowing under the Olympic Chair today so maybe Heavenly will be opening that area up this coming weekend.

Tough to tell how much snow has fallen from the recent storm that arrived last night... because the winds have been raging in the 50-100 MPH range all night. It is going to be very difficult for Heavenly Mountain Resort to open the Stagecoach Lift or Gondola unless the winds die down.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for heavy snow coming in tonight around 7pm. Could bring 24 inches to the higher areas of South Lake Tahoe.

If you are moving to South Lake Tahoe / Heavenly North we have 3 units coming available 1.1.09. Pictures and additional info can be found at Launch Lake Tahoe Long Term Rentals.