Heavenly, Ski Resort

My husband and I chose Heavenley as our honeymoon destination and spent two weeks there in February 2000. We have both been skiing many times. I would class myself as an intermediate and my husband as an advanced skier. We had high hopes for America and had done a lot of research. We were after the snow, but not the cold and had been put off Canada by tales of sub zero temperatures and the need for Artic style gear. I am a self confessed fair weather ...
...of the ski brochures. The promise of sunshine is what lured me to Heavenley, as well as the reasonable accomodation prices compared to the more upmarket USA resorts. I tried to book the holiday direct at first, and received favourable hotel rates and air fare, but the car hire costs and Collision Damage Waiver Insurance convinced us to use an Agent. We booked through Crystal and chose the option of a transfer rather than car hire. We flew in to ...

Angelmuplet 08.08.2001 · Read full review
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My husband and I went to Heavenly Valley on our honeymoon in February 1997 for two weeks. It was absolutely fantastic. Kev hadn't been skiing for around 10 years prior to this but I had been to other resorts over the seven years and I can honestly say that I have never had such a vast area to ski, with excellent routes and a good variety of blue, red and black runs. I wouldn't say that it was the best place for beginners as the nursery slopes weren't ...
...with a lot of activity. The Food Cabin was at the side of the Nursery slopes with a lot of people crossing paths very quickly, often. However, the area was very cold (one day on the piste was -25 chill factor), that was really cold and a photographer on the slopes asked if he could take photos and Kodax were to develop them on site. So we let him go ahead, then went to see the photo. It was two people with eyes and bodies, the face, hair etc were ...

sharondyer 10.01.2001 · Read full review
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We both agree this our very favourite place to snowboard. We have visited the Tahoe area twice, both times doing a 2 centre holiday to take advantage of the ski resorts on either side of the lake. Getting there - we flew direct from London to San Francisco and hired a car. It's a 3-4 hour drive and we defiinitely recommend getting a 4x4. We were a party of 4 and hired this massive beast of a car - a Jack Baauer style V8 which was actually really ...
...fans will know what I mean) and I know we're not doing the environment any favours but it was spacious enough for 4 adults, 4 snowboards and 4 sets of luggage, and once you get to Tahoe everyone has them. The car is king in the USA and you will use it a lot in Tahoe so honestly get a 4x4 it's not worth messing about with snow chains etc. And petrol is SO cheap over there, it cost about 55 bucks to fill the beast up! Staying there Lake Tahoe is ...

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...my family went skiing in Heavenly, a fantastic ski resort right on the boarder or Nevada and California. I went in the spring, flying into San Francisco, spending a few days there before hiring a people carrier and driving up to Heavenly. The snow when I was there was fantastic. I was a competent skier but being 12 at the time, I went into a ski school more for the company than anything else. People under 13 can join the 'Heavenly Rockets.' The coaches ...
...groups were able to go right to the front of ski lift queues which was nice! The lifts are all chair lifts. The runs are perfectly kept. Nightlife is not varied, casino's or casino's is your choice. There were however some good shows on in our and other hotels, magic shows and such. Being 12 I wasn't after clubs and discos at the time, but now I would. I wouldnt recommend the nightlife for teenagers. Our hotel had a large arcade, which was a nice ...

eddytheted 29.01.2001 · Read full review
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