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Heavenly

CA · Western US · 6,540 ft–10,067 ft

Season outlook

Expected base depth each month vs. normal, from models initialized September 2026.

November
Well above normal64th percentile
December
Well above normal65th percentile
January
Well above normal74th percentile
February
Well above normal79th percentile
March
Well above normal80th percentile
Aprilbeyond the models
28 inthe usual depth

The mountain

Terrain by difficulty

  • Beginner8%4 mi
  • Intermediate64%34 mi
  • Advanced28%15 mi

Getting there

RNO
Drive from Reno-Tahoeregional airport
1 h 2458 mi

What this hill is

The mountain's own character, scored the same way for every resort on the site.

Big resortoutstanding
Hidden gembarely
Powdera little
Groomersoutstanding
Backcountrya little
Snowmakingoutstanding
Villageoutstanding

A typical season

Long-term normals from the snow stations mapped to this mountain.

MonthUsual baseThin to deep year?New snowTempSunshine
November3 in0 in – 11 in24 in0 °C73%
December18 in6 in – 35 in77 in-3 °C64%
January35 in13 in – 63 in64 in-2 °C63%
February42 in21 in – 80 in67 in-3 °C60%
March49 in24 in – 92 in52 in-1 °C61%
April28 in9 in – 85 in16 in1 °C65%

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