Heavenly Mountain Resort is a ski resort in the western United States, located on the CaliforniaâÂÂNevada border in southeastern Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. It opened as "Heavenly Valley" on December 15, 1955, and now has 97 runs and 30 lifts spread between four base facilities in both states. The resort has within its permit area, with approximately 33% currently developed for skiing, boasting the highest elevation of the Lake Tahoe area resorts at above sea level, with a maximum lift-served elevation of .
Since 2002, Heavenly has been owned by Vail Resorts. With an average annual snowfall of and an extensive snowmaking system, the ski season usually runs for five months, from mid-November to mid-April.
Heavenly is notable as the resort where Congressman and singer Sonny Bono died after hitting a tree on January 5, 1998.
Heavenly's lifts mostly consist of Doppelmayr's detachable chairlifts. Some older Yan and Riblet fixed grips still remain.
There is a gondola linking Heavenly Village from the actual resort.