Sugar Bowl
California, US — size M · 39 km of trails · 443 m vertical · 12 lifts · heavy snowfall
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Season: usually late November - mid April.
26/27 Passes
| Pass | What it grants | Blackouts |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain Collective | 2 days | no blackout dates |
The mountain
- Trails
- 39 km — size M
- Vertical
- 443 m
- Summit
- 2550 m
- Base
- 2107 m
- Lifts
- 12
- Trees
- 0.2 km, 0.5% of mapped runs plus 9 ha of zones — Emigrant Glades, Graydon Galdes
- Region
- California, United States
Typical Snowfall
Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Heavy
- Measured, 10-season mean
- 872 cm — OnTheSnow
- Snow-day share
- 38% of December–March days — a centimetre or more; ERA5 model
- Longest snowy stretch
- 9 days — consecutive days with a centimetre or more, typical winter; ERA5 model
- Model climatology
- 885 cm — ERA5 model, ~10 km grid
The Season
middle half of winterstypical (dashed: model)2025/26
Snow on the ground: measured at Css Lab (SNOTEL sensor), 3.8 km away; 19 winters
Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×0.99 to OnTheSnow 10-season mean
Natural snow; a groomed base runs deeper.
Character
Its lift fleet runs to 1 gondola among 12.
Terrain
- novicegreen circle0.1 km · 1 run
- easygreen circle6.7 km · 16 runs
- intermediateblue square20 km · 44 runs
- advancedblack diamond11.4 km · 25 runs
- other0.5 km · 1 run
North American grading.
Lifts
- 1gondola
- 9chairlifts
- 1platter
- 1magic carpet
Nearby
| Resort | Distance | Trails | Snowfall | Passes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donner Ski Ranch | 2 km | — | moderate | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass | |
| Olympic Valley | 14 km | 69 km | very heavy | Ikon Pass, Ikon Base | compare |
| Northstar | 18 km | 83 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local | compare |
| Alpine Meadows | 19 km | 35 km | heavy | Ikon Pass, Ikon Base | compare |
| Heavenly | 55 km | 85 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local | compare |
| Sierra-at-Tahoe | 60 km | 27 km | heavy | Ikon Pass, Ikon Base | compare |
FAQ
- Is Sugar Bowl on the Mountain Collective?
- Yes. The Mountain Collective grants 2 days at Sugar Bowl for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- How much snow does Sugar Bowl get?
- Sugar Bowl has heavy snowfall by our banding, averaging 872 cm a season over the last ten measured seasons.
- What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
- Nothing within 160 km shares a pass with it.
Sources
- Pass terms
- Mountain Collective
- Mountain figures
- OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
- Season dates and live status
- skiresort.info
- Snow on the ground
- USDA NRCS SNOTEL, and Open-Meteo