Heavenly Mountain Resorts plans on opening Sunday

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - After two days of closure, Heavenly Mountain Resorts plans on opening on Sunday with a delayed start time. They are currently digging out, tackling rime ice removal from lifts/lift terminals, conducting snow safety work, and preparing across the mountain for guests to return.

There has been heavy and deep higher elevation snow and rime ice, so those upper mountain runs and lifts won't be open at first. The plan is to have the following areas open:

California side: Gunbarrel Express, Tram, Patsy’s, First Ride, Groove, and Powderbowl spinning by 11 a.m. (or earlier if they can), followed by Canyon later in the day.

Nevada side: Stagecoach, Boulder, North Bowl, and Olympic – also by 11 a.m. (or earlier, if conditions allow).

As a reminder, tomorrow is Daylight Savings, so don’t forget we are springing forward our clocks by one hour.

Conditions on the lower half of the mountain continue to be a mix of rain and snow. Be prepared for these mixed precipitation conditions Sunday.

"In the meantime, we’re doing everything we can to get our upper mountain lifts cleared out and fully ready so we can safely get them spinning in the days ahead," said Heavenly in a statement.

"We want to once again reiterate our endless gratitude for the team here at Heavenly," they added. " It’s been a monster season, and they’ve worked without complaint, and continue to be all smiles. We’re grateful to have all of them as part of our family here – they’ve truly shown their Fearless Mountain Spirit this season!"