James Grant, John Heim and Chris Hansen clean Heavenly. Photo/Heavenly

In two hours, seven teams of Heavenly Mountain Resort employees collected enough trash to fill an entire dumpster, with things like an abandoned truck frame, multiple old mattresses and car batteries.

On Sept. 23, nearly 120 volunteers from Heavenly canvassed the neighborhoods bordering Heavenly’s California Lodge for the second annual Heavenly Community Clean-Up Day.

The goal of Heavenly’s Community Clean-Up Day is to rid the neighborhoods surrounding the resort’s base lodges of trash, making the neighborhoods a nicer place to live and visit.

The teams covered the area bordered by Pioneer Trail, Ski Run Boulevard and Keller Road , including all the streets in between and behind the California Lodge.

“This Clean-Up Day was very successful; we had twice as many employees volunteer compared to last year’s event,”  Vice President of Human Resources Les Marsh said in a press release. “It’s a very rewarding experience and an opportunity for Heavenly to show its commitment to and pride in this neighborhood we share with the community.”

Heavenly plans to continue the program every spring and fall, rotating between the California and two Nevada base areas.