Reviews for Heavenly

Read skier and snowboarder-submitted reviews on Heavenly that rank the ski resort and mountain town on a scale of one to five stars for attributes such as terrain, nightlife and family friendliness. See how Heavenly stacks up in the reviews, on and off the slopes, from skiing and family activities to the après scene. Read up on pros, cons and other comments in reviews left by fellow skiers and riders. Don't forget to submit your own Heavenly review! Scroll to the bottom of this page to let other travelers know about your skiing and resort experience.

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C FE
Lift tickets are way overpriced!!!!! Have to purchase a lift ticket even for lessons. Gondola ride prices are a joke for over $100+. THIEF DAILY!!!! Had 2 days equipment stolen. Security and employees didn't care. Was informed an ongoing issue they are not concerned about. Told us to purchase or rent another equipment if we wanted to continue the rest of the afternoon. No cash is accepted only credit cards. AVOID
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Overprice lift tickets.....NO Security (daily thief of personal equipment)
J S
Great ski resort. If u ski multiple days, definitely get the epic pass. Atmosphere in bar really sucks!
Great skiing, tons of trails to explore. Great location. Great staff
Music in the bar of gun barrel lodge to dam loud! U have yell to be heard. Asked multiple times to turn it down and was blown off. No tip for bar tender.
Lawrence Barbosa III
All in all great places for all levels
Great lift service well groomed family friendly
Flat on certain lifts
Melissa Middleton
We had a great experience for our first visit at Heavenly. Would definitely recommend it and would like to revisit.
Lots of intermediate skiing available.
A lot of black runs are not always open
Kenneth Hutman
Overall great experience at the resort. Would go back and would highly recommend for all levels of riders
Great conditions and excellent services throughout the resort
Access to Cal side during limited lift operations
Tom B
Skied for over 50 years. The only reason I would come back here is if my son still lived in CA. Better skiing other areas in the north American areas.
Views of the lake are wonderful
Way to quick to close lifts. Very little grooming for intermediate skiers.
David Sams
Been skiing H for 15 years. Last 5 or so it has descended into mediocrity. Little grooming, never a black any more (much less than before). Less snow making so few runs open before mid-late Jan. where used to be Xmas week most of mountain was open. Close gondola when a hint of a breeze develops and crappy bus service to the other base areas and hour-long lines. Heck, they don't even do their snow monitor correctly: don't clear the measuring pad daily but let it accumulate and measure the total depth (no compensation for melting, shrinkage, blowing) So under report by 50%
Lots of blue and green terraain
no groomed blacks. long lines. frequent lift closures. little snow making
bonnie robins
I was shocked how good the snow was today. California side, soft snow off the groomers…Ridge bowl and High Five soft bumps. Trees in dipper woods, excellent snow. Lower down on Nevada side a little sparse, but overall really good skiing. Also, not too crowded for a Sunday.
Snow was surprisingly good today.
Skiers who ski frequently, often bring their own lunch and snacks to the Mnt. Don’t bother to bring a tea bag or packet of cocoa. Vail resorts won’t give you an empty hit cup. Have to pay $6.50 for a cup. With a day ticket at $250+ one would think they co
Scott Lookingbill
Heavenly no longer makes enough snow on the main runs in low snow years. Heavy damage to my new skis over the holidays from hitting loose rocks on the few slopes that were open.
Great tree skiing and spring skiing
Poor snow conditions in early season. Rocks on the groomers.
Chase Kelley
Heavenly has been getting worse and worse over the years in my opinion and just when I thought the money hungry Vail Resorts couldn’t get worse after charging $209 for a day pass for a mountain that is maybe 10% open they charge $131 for a so called discounted “Buddy Pass” for the day. Then we stand with thousands of oversold ticket holders at the top of Gunbarrel for over two hours after hiking with hundreds of other paying customers cause lift lines were so long just to get down the mountain and exit the God for sakes “Heavenly Ski Resort”. Kids freezing, people passing out in line, no heavenly employees directing the heard of shoulder to shoulder customers suffering due to oversold crowded conditions. I have been skiing heavenly for 35 years and this was the last experience I will have there. I can tell you that I’ve never seen people so disappointed with an operation in my life. So sad.
The view. That’s it.
Crowded, expensive, profit is priority before customers.
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