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 Sugar
Bowl presents skiers and snowboarders with four picturesque
mountain peaks, classic bowls and 500 inches of featherlight
snow per year as fine as pure sugar!
In 1938, Walt Disney was among the visionaries who helped pick
this perfect ski resort location near Donner Summit. Since they
were the first to choose, they naturally chose the best site in
Lake Tahoe. A spot graced with precipitous peaks, steep narrow
chutes and wide-open bowls. A spot that receives more snow than
almost anywhere in North America.
Sugar Bowl became the home of the first chairlift in California
and the first gondola in the country. The cherished Magic Carpet
Gondola still moves guests through snow-draped pines from their
cars to a reclusive winter haven. The same man who brought the
Matterhorn to Southern California outdid himself with a grander,
truer Alpine experience in the Sierras -- one with lots more fun
and tons more snow!
During the 1940's and 1950's, Sugar Bowl became a popular mountain
hideaway for the Hollywood jet set. Since then, Sugar Bowl has
successfully melded wilderness and technology to maintain its
quiet popularity. The resort has preserved the snow-mantled peaks,
the inspired terrain and the challenging runs while seamlessly
integrating faster lifts up the slopes, modern lodge facilities
with trendy foods and drinks and high performance equipment rentals.
The base elevation is 6,883 feet and the summit elevations is
8,383 feet making for a vertical drop of 1,500 feet. Of the 15,00
skiable acres, 675 are groomed. Thirteen lifts transport skiers
and boarders to 84 trails spanning four mountain peaks. The varied
terrain is rated 17% beginner, 45% intermediate and 38% advanced.
The longest run is three miles.
Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Disney, Crows Peak and Mt. Judah offer skiers
and snowboarders awesome views and every type of terrain, including
lots of fun runs for beginners. Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Disney and Crows
Peak offer some of the most challenging terrain around and Mt.
Judah is a snowboarder's paradise with terrain parks and halfpipes.
Sugar Bowl is steeped in racing tradition and perhaps best known
for The Silver Belt Classic, a world-class race that attracted
Olympic caliber skiers. Silver Belt may still be Sugar Bowl's
defining run. This long, nearly halfpipe-shaped run demands a
lot of short radius turns and a few hundred feet of vertical courage.
Snowboarding
at Sugar Bowl
At Sugar Bowl, it is open mountain
for snowboarders. For riders who like freestyling in terrain
parks, there are several mountain parks on Mt. Judah to explore.
The intermediate level terrain park is Golden Gate Park, the
black diamond rated terrain park is The Haight and there is
also a halfpipe cut frequently by a state-of-the-art "Scorpion" pipe
groomer.
Sugar Bowl offers enough varied
terrain to satisfy and challenge any boarder's skill level.
In fact, Sugar Bowl's terrain parks are the training grounds
for the Santa Cruz Snowboard Team.
This season, visit Sugar Bowl and discover the sweetest skiing
and boarding in the Sierra!
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Rapid Access Parking – 500
Slope-Side Spaces
As Lake Tahoe grows and resorts experience
bigger crowds, Sugar Bowl stays committed to an easy, hassle free
experience with the expansion of 500 slope side parking spaces
at the main lodge at Mt. Judah. Located even closer to the lifts
than the convenient West Bay parking lot, the new spaces promise
easy, shorter walks to both lifts and ticketing.
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One-Stop
Shopping at Mountain Sports Learning Center
Located adjacent to the new slope side
parking lot, you’ll find Sugar Bowl’s new interim
6,000 square foot Mountain Sports Learning Center with ticketing,
rentals and lessons all under one roof. This 50 ft. X 120 ft.
sprung instant structure promises a super easy, rapid experience
of getting out of the car and onto the slopes. Guests will be
invited to pull up, drop off the family, park the car and rejoin
everyone all geared up and ready to go. Located within a few feet
of the beginner’s White Pine chairlift, Mountain Sports
Learning Center is Sugar Bowl’s answer to the busy family
looking for fun, convenience and friendly service.
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High-Speed
Quad On Mt. Disney at Sugar Bowl
To help celebrate Sugar Bowl's 60th Anniversary,
the Disney lift was replaced with a new CTEC Garaventa high-speed
detachable quad chair. Although the original Disney lift had been
rebuilt a number of times, the new quad makes quite a change.
Guests no longer need to hike from the Village Lodge up to the
Disney lift, but can load directly off of the lodge deck. The
new lift climbs to the true Summit of Disney, making the East
Face of Disney accessible to all.
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Quad
Chair And Beginner Area
In addition to the Disney Quad, a new
beginner quad chair was built at the base of Mt. Judah. The White
Pine quad accesses four new runs for beginners. With the new beginner
area and Fast Track learn to ski and snowboard packages, it will
be easier than ever to start skiing at Sugar Bowl.
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Trails
On Mt. Judah, Sugar Bowl
From the top of Mt. Judah, two new
intermediate runs, Tunnel 41 and Pacific Crest Trail, open up
some great gladed areas, and gentle rolling terrain for intermediates.
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Ski Instruction and Equipment
Rentals
The Mountain Sports Learning Center
offers a variety of group and private lessons for both skiers
and snowboarders ages 12+. Sugar Bowl's new Fast Track Program
is a fun and inexpensive way for first-timers to get on the slopes.
All programs are available at both the new Main Lodge and the
Village Lodge entrances. No matter how good you are now, Sugar
Bowl instructors can take you to the next level -- guaranteed!
If you are not satisfied, you will receive a credit for another
lesson. Sugar Bowl has a well-stocked ski and snowboard equipment
rentals shop.
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Mountain Lodges and Restaurants
Sugar Bowl had two base lodges and
a midmountain lodge that offer guests easy and convenient access
to a variety of dining options. At the Main Lodge at Mt. Judah,
the Sierra Vista Bar & Grille serves breakfast, lunch and
adult beverages, the Sunset Grille features an outdoor barbecue
on the main deck and the Plaza Cafe serves espresso drinks and
pastries. The Mid Mountain Lodge offers lunch fare and barbecue
on the deck and the Palisades Bar upstairs. The Village Lodge
includes fine dining at the Lodge Dining Room, breakfast and lunch
at the Nob Hill Cafe, barbecue on the Nob Hill deck, Mad Dog Juice
'n Java, the Belt Room Bar and a Rathskeller lunch area with vending
machines.
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Sugar Bears Child Care
Located at the Village Lodge at Sugar
Bowl, this state-licensed child care program for kids ages 3-6
includes skiing, lesson, equipment rental, lunch and activities.
All children must be toilet trained to enroll and a change of
clothes is recommended. The center is open between 8:30 a.m. and
4:30 p.m. and offers full and half-day sessions. Reservations
are recommended.
Call 530-426-6776.
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Children's Ski Programs
The Mountain Sports Learning Center
at Sugar Bowl offers a variety of group and private lessons for
both skiers and snowboarders ages 4-12. All programs are available
at both the new Main Lodge and the Village Lodge entrances. Base
Camp, Summit Adventure Camp and Fast Track are a few of the programs
offered for children. Base Camp is for ages 4-5 and these half-day
skiing programs are a perfect transition from the Sugar Bears
child care program. The Summit Adventure Camp is for ages 6-12
and includes an all-day lesson, a supervised lunch, a mountain
tour and a gift to acknowledge improvement at each level. The
Jr. Fast Track Program is for both skiers and boarders ages 6-12
and includes a two-hour group lesson, equipment rental and lift
ticket. Call 530-426-6770, Sugar Bowl Resort.
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FACTS
| SKIING |
LIFTS |
12 |
RUNS |
84 |
ACRES |
1500 |
VERTICAL
DROP |
1500 |
SUMMIT
EL |
8383 |
BASE
EL |
6883 |
LONGEST
RUN |
3
mi |
| AVG
SNOWFALL |
500" |
MACHINE-MADE
SNOWFALL |
YES |
TERRAIN |
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BEGINNER |
17% |
%
INTERMEDIATE |
45% |
%
ADV & EXPERT |
38% |
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| SNOWBOARDING |
PERMITTED |
YES |
| OPEN
MOUNTAIN |
YES |
RESTRICTED |
NO |
| SNOWPARKS
& TERRAIN PARKS |
YES |
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 Trail Map
of Mountains at Sugar Bowl
Hours
Once the lifts are running, Sugar
Bowl is open for skiing between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily.
Ticket
Sales
Lift tickets go on sale at 8:00 a.m.
daily. Half-day tickets go on sale at
12:00 p.m., for use beginning at 12:30 p.m.
Pricing
Sugar Bowl provides a wide variety
of ticket programs and options to fit your vacation plans. There
is sure to be a ticket option just right for you.
Information
 530-426-9000
24-hour Snow Phone
530-426-1111
Equipment
Rental
Ski and snowboard equipment rentals
on-site.
Physical
Address
Sugar Bowl Ski Resort
Old Highway 40
Norden, CA 95724
Main Number
530-426-9000
Directions
By Plane:
Frequent commercial service by most
major and regional carriers to
Reno-Tahoe International Airport.
All-Weather
Highway Access:
 From
Reno to South Lake Tahoe
U.S. HWY 395 south to U.S. HWY 50 west
58 miles, 1.25 hours
From
South Lake Tahoe
SR 89 north to Truckee, left on Donner Pass Road to Old Highway
40
40 miles, 1.0 hours
From
San Francisco
I-80 east to Truckee, SR 89 north, left on Donner Pass Road
to
Old Highway 40
180 miles, 3.0 hours
From
Sacramento
I-80 east to Truckee, SR 89 north, left on Donner Pass Road
to
Old Highway 40
90 miles, 1.5 hours to Sugar Bowl.
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