Sugar Bowl Resort
Ski resort · California, United States
Sugar Bowl Resort is a ski resort in California (United States) with 38 km of runs and 13 lifts. You can ski between 2,108 m and 2,550 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 442 m. Its longest run is Disney Traverse (1.2 km) and the steepest, Silver Belt, reaches 84% on its toughest stretch.
See Sugar Bowl Resort on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 38 km
- Lifts
- 13
- Elevation
- 2,108–2,550 m
- Vertical drop
- 442 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.1 km
- Blue6.8 km
- Red21 km
- Black9.7 km
The steepest runs at Sugar Bowl Resort
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Silver Belt Black84% · 40°
- Disney Nose Black77% · 38°
- Hourglass Black75% · 37°
- Steilhang Black71% · 35°
- Nancy's Couloir Black70% · 35°
The longest runs
- Disney Traverse Red1.2 km
- Pioneer Trail Red1.2 km
- Trailblazer Blue1.0 km
- Silver Belt Black1.0 km
- Disney Return Blue0.8 km
Lifts
9 chairlifts · 2 magic carpets · 1 gondola · 1 platter lift.
When to go to Sugar Bowl Resort
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 2,198 m (the resort's mean elevation is 2,329 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Sugar Bowl Resort
- Donner Ski Ranch2 km · 18 km of runs
- Boreal Mountain Resort4 km · 14 km of runs
- Soda Springs5 km · 6.9 km of runs
- Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area8 km · 8.7 km of runs
- Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley14 km · 68 km of runs
- Palisades Tahoe Alpine Meadows17 km · 38 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sugar Bowl Resort?
- In California, United States. The nearest resort is Donner Ski Ranch, 2 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Sugar Bowl Resort have?
- 38 km: 0.1 km of green runs, 6.8 km of blue runs, 21 km of red runs, 9.7 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Sugar Bowl Resort?
- You can ski between 2,108 m and 2,550 m: a vertical drop of 442 m.
- How many lifts does Sugar Bowl Resort have?
- 13: 9 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets, 1 gondola, 1 platter lift.
- What is the steepest run at Sugar Bowl Resort?
- Silver Belt (black), at 84% (40°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Sugar Bowl Resort?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Sugar Bowl Resort?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.