Heavenly straddles the California and Nevada state line above South Lake Tahoe, with 4,800 skiable acres, 111 trails and 28 lifts. Its summit sits at 10,067 ft (3,068 m). Pass access for 2026/27: Epic Pass, unlimited, unrestricted.
Key takeaways
- Heavenly has 94 km of marked pistes, 1,943 hectares of skiable terrain, 1,039 m of vertical and 28 lifts.
- Epic Pass 2026/27: Unlimited, unrestricted.
- Our estimate: about 3 days to ski every marked run; plan 3 to 5 ski days.
Heavenly at a glance
- Marked pistes
- 94km[2]
- Skiable area
- 1,943ha[1]
- Vertical drop
- 1,039m[1]
- Top elevation
- 3,068m[1]
- Base elevation
- 2,029m[1]
- Runs
- 111[1]
- Lifts
- 28[1]
- Season: November 20, 2026 to April 4, 2027[4],[5]
- Nearest major airport: Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO), about 63 minutes by road[6],[7],[9]
Our take
- Time to ski every marked run: about 3 days, at the 35 km of piste a confident intermediate covers in a full day.
- How long to stay: 3 to 5 ski days, enough to cover most of the mountain without repeating yourself.
- Data for the trip: a United States eSIM covering about 7 days, the ski days plus a travel day either side. Lift apps, trail maps and avalanche bulletins all need it.
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Frequently asked questions
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Methodology
How we did this comparison
Mountain statistics come from each resort's own facts page where it publishes one, otherwise from Skiresort.info's trail-map data, and every figure links to its source. Pass access for the 2026/27 season comes only from ikonpass.com and epicpass.com, read on 26 October 2026; check the operator's page before you buy, because access and blackout dates can change.
Days to ski every marked run, how long to stay and how many days of data to buy are our own estimates, not resort figures. We assume a confident intermediate covers 35 km of marked piste in a full day, lifts included, and add a travel day either side for the eSIM. North American resorts publish skiable acreage rather than piste length, so where we rank them we rank by skiable area.
Sources & references
We verify carrier and regulator pricing directly from primary sources before publishing. Pricing is current as of the article's last update — always confirm rates on the carrier's site before you travel.
- Heavenly Mountain Statistics — Vail Resorts (resort site; curl gets a 1.8 KB bot-block page, content read via browser fetch)
- Ski resort Heavenly (Skiresort.info) — Skiresort.info
- Heavenly Mountain Resort (Wikidata Q1548153) — Wikidata
- Is Winter About to Show Off? Vail Resorts Announces 2026/27 Opening Dates (2026-08-18) — Vail Resorts News
- Closing Dates for California Ski Resorts — OnTheSnow
- New Interstate Shaves 10 Minutes off Drive from Reno Airport to South Lake Tahoe (2012) — South Tahoe Now
- Reno-Tahoe Airport (RNO) to Heavenly transfers — Ridebooker
- Welcome to Heavenly: international guests — Vail Resorts (resort site; curl gets a 1.8 KB bot-block page, content read via browser fetch)
- Heavenly transfers — J2Ski
- Epic Pass 2026/27: Heavenly — Epic Pass
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About the author
Lotsotravel Team
The Lotsotravel editorial team writes hands-on guides for international travelers. We test eSIMs on real devices in real destinations, monitor Canadian and U.S. carrier pricing weekly, and compare coverage across local network partners before we recommend a plan. Every comparison post is updated when carriers change their rates so the numbers you read here match what you would pay today.
Last updated: October 26, 2026