Sugar Bowl Resort Ski Resort

Perched atop Tahoe’s Donner Summit, Sugar Bowl Resort is the closest major resort to Sacramento and the Bay Area. Sugar Bowl offers terrain to accommodate beginners and challenge experts, spreading across four peaks serviced by 13 lifts and 1500 acres with 500 inches of annual snowfall. As one of the country's oldest ski areas, Sugar Bowl has kept it's classic ski atmosphere while providing modern amenities. Guests can access the resort through two portals--a quick ride on the historic gondola to the snow bound Village or slope side parking at the modern Mt. Judah Day Lodge.

Where to Stay

The Lodge at Sugarbowl offers 27 hotel rooms slopeside and is accessible only by gondola. Ski-in-ski-out rental properties are also available. Additional lodging sits 10 miles east in Truckee.

Plan Your Trip

Important Dates

Projected opening date

Nov 22, 2024

Projected closing date

Apr 27, 2025

Projected Days Open

150

Days Open Last Year

151

Years Open

Average Snowfall

500"

Terrain

Beginners Runs

15%

Intermediate Runs

41%

Advanced Runs

31%

Expert Runs

12%

Runs in Total

105

Longest Run

3 mi

Skiable Terrain

1,650 ac

Snow Making

375 ac

Lifts

12

Gondolas & Trams

High Speed Quads

Quad Chairs

Triple Chairs

Surface Lifts

Inside Scoop

Ski and snowboard lessons and rentals available. The 7,000-square-foot Mountain Sports Learning Center has ticketing, lessons, and rentals under one roof. Childcare for children ages 3 years to 6 years. General Admission days offer free lessons and rentals.

Reviews

Margie Jung

Old school Tahoe resort (75 years old) which has abundant variety of terrain and is family friendly is having a bit of a identity crisis as management is adding terrain parks in additional areas of the mountain. Management has updated food options and also limited disposable food trays towards "green/eco" sustainability. Stated policy of limiting ticket sales, yet can be quite crowded some weekends.

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