Heavenly Customer Reviews

Lake Tahoe is a truly wonderful place. The views are exceptional from the Heavenly ski area and the skiing extensive and suitable for all abilities from the double black diamond runs to the gentle greens where they have a go slow area which is great for beginners. Unlike resorts in Europe there were no long lift ques and people actually say 'after you' rather than stand on your skis and elbow you out of the way. The people who work on the lifts and gondolas are also very helpful and pleasant as was everyone we met in the resort. On the mountain there are information huts next to the large piste maps and the guides are always willing to suggest routes for you or help you out with any questions should you wish them to. If you can, get the area lift pass which allows you to visit other resorts in the Lake Tahoe area, such as Mount Rose, Squaw, Kirkwood, Sierra at Tahoe, Alpine Meadows etc. (Not all have such extensive areas for beginners though so get a piste map from the info centre to check if they suite your needs.) We really enjoyed these and also the drives to them were very scenic, don't forget your camera and make sure you stop off at some of the beaches and view points. If eating out in the evening, it would be hard to beat the the Horizon casino - an all you can eat buffet with a huge choice for $9.99 ( for children it's cheaper) great value as long as you don't get tempted to have a flutter in the casino itself. There is something for everyone in the resort from ice skating, to cinema, shopping, to casinos. One word of caution - some hotels accept large groups on school skiing trips which could be noisy so check if they have any booked in at the same time as you before you book.

All arrangements made by Ski Safari for our 10 day trip to South Lake Tahoe worked out perfectly. The informal advice from James was invaluable and he was ALWAYS right! Our town home at Lakeland Village was a great place to stay and we appreciated the breakfasts, hot tubs, shuttle buses, and the housekeeping. We only found one decent restaurant which was only about 400m away at the end of the pier - Blue Water Bistro 3411 Lake Tahoe Blvd. The skiing at Heavenly was good intermediate stuff though as we had no new snow off piste was limited. We enjoyed our drives to Squaw Valley, USA Kirkwood and Sierra. Sierra is sheltered was particularly good for a day when very little at Heavenly was running due to high winds. GOOD JOB!!!

Just arrived home yesterday... had a fabulous time, it was my first time skiing - the instructors are great and are always so friendly and smiley -despite the blizzards ;-) !! Lake Tahoe is beautiful and the town is full of great little trinket shops where I found myself spending far too much! San Francisco is also an amazing place with so many things to do for everyone - I recommend biking the bridge, especially if its sunny. Alcatraz was also very interesting and makes for a great day out exploring the island

Not long back from Heavenly with my family and we all had a brilliant time. The skiing was great and the lessons and day care for the kids was first class. Everybody at Heavenly was really friendly and they really looked after you. Plenty to do at night and heaps of different places to go and eat. We stayed at the Lakeland Village which was very comfortable and their shuttle bus was a great way of getting around. As the others have said you must go and visit San Francisco. Its too good to miss. Thanks to all at Ski Safari for a first rate service and making this an amazing holiday. We're saving already for next year.