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Sugar Bowl

California, US

39 kmMtrails
443 mvertical
12lifts
❄︎❄︎❄︎heavy snow
872 cma season, measured

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North America
New York City — town, pop. 8,804,190Los Angeles — town, pop. 3,820,914Toronto — town, pop. 2,794,356Chicago — town, pop. 2,664,452Sugar BowlNew York CityLos AngelesTorontoChicago
California
San Francisco — town, pop. 827,526Sacramento — town, pop. 524,943Stockton — town, pop. 305,658Reno — town, pop. 264,165Elk Grove — town, pop. 166,913Alpine MeadowsBear Valley Mountain ResortDodge RidgeDonner Ski RanchHeavenlyJune MountainKirkwoodNorthstarOlympic ValleySierra-at-TahoeSugar BowlSacramentoStocktonRenoElk Grove
Within 30 km
Truckee — town, pop. 16,299Kings Beach — town, pop. 3,796Sunnyside-Tahoe City — town, pop. 1,557Verdi — town, pop. 1,415Dollar Point — town, pop. 1,215Alpine MeadowsDonner Ski RanchNorthstarOlympic ValleySugar BowlSugar BowlAlpine MeadowsDonner Ski RanchNorthstarOlympic ValleyTruckeeSunnyside-Tahoe CityVerdi

Closed today

Season: usually late November - mid April.

Webcamson sugarbowl.com

26/27 Passes

PassWhat it grantsBlackouts
Mountain Collective2 daysno blackout dates

The mountain

2,550 msummit
443 mvertical
2,107 mbase
Trees
0.2 km, 0.5% of mapped runs plus 9 ha of zones — Emigrant Glades, Graydon Galdes
Region
California, United States

Where it stands

trails
39 kmmedian 19 km
76%
vertical
443 mmedian 324 m
61%
advanced or harder
29%median 28%
54%
novice or easy
18%median 22%
29%
snowfall
872 cmmedian 207 cm · model here 885 cm
98%

this resort middle half median model

The Season

38%of Dec–Mar days it snows
9days, longest snowy stretch
model
Snow on the ground
100200300400 cmOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Snowfall, season to date model
50010001500 cmOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

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

Terrain

above: this resort · below: typical of the 84 North American resorts of 25 km to 60 km

  • 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.

Trail map

Chipmunk — green circle (novice)Union Street — green circle (easy)Comet — green circle (easy)Sunset Boulevard Lower — green circle (easy)Caboose — green circle (easy)Christmas Tree Lane — green circle (easy)Trolley Lane — green circle (easy)Homeward Bound — green circle (easy)Emigrant Gap — green circle (easy)Cat Walk — green circle (easy)Pine Martin — green circle (easy)Disney Return — green circle (easy)Pioneer Trail — green circle (easy)Marmot — green circle (easy)Harriet's Hollow — green circle (easy)Easy Street — green circle (easy)Black Bear — green circle (easy)Disney Meadow — blue square (intermediate)Upper MacTavish — blue square (intermediate)Trailblazer — blue square (intermediate)Bill Klein's Schuss — blue square (intermediate)unnamed run — blue square (intermediate)Central Pacific — blue square (intermediate)Lonesome Pine — blue square (intermediate)John John's Way — blue square (intermediate)The Condor — blue square (intermediate)Pacific Crest Trail — blue square (intermediate)Silver Belt Runout — blue square (intermediate)River Run Gully — blue square (intermediate)Buena Vista — blue square (intermediate)Peregrine Ridge — blue square (intermediate)Disney Traverse — blue square (intermediate)Lower Mactavish — blue square (intermediate)Chick's — blue square (intermediate)unnamed run — blue square (intermediate)Crowley's Fingers — blue square (intermediate)Golden Eagle — blue square (intermediate)Sunset Boulevard Upper — blue square (intermediate)Crowley's Traverse — blue square (intermediate)Rhalves' Run — blue square (intermediate)Golden Gate — blue square (intermediate)Caleb's Way — blue square (intermediate)Von Ruiten's Run — blue square (intermediate)California Street — blue square (intermediate)unnamed run — blue square (intermediate)Pony Express — blue square (intermediate)Overland — blue square (intermediate)Coldstream — blue square (intermediate)Mistletoe — blue square (intermediate)Shortcut — blue square (intermediate)Union Pacific — blue square (intermediate)Chase Ridge — blue square (intermediate)Sidewinder — blue square (intermediate)Broken Axle — blue square (intermediate)Tunnel 41 Upper — blue square (intermediate)Montgomery — blue square (intermediate)Station B — blue square (intermediate)Lower Overland — blue square (intermediate)Hellmen's Chute — blue square (intermediate)Lake View — blue square (intermediate)Henderson's Bowl — blue square (intermediate)Tunnel 41 Lower — blue square (intermediate)Emigrant Glades — black diamond (advanced) — gladedHari-Kari Gully — black diamond (advanced)Disney Nose — black diamond (advanced)Avalanche — black diamond (advanced)Bacon's Gully — black diamond (advanced)Crow's Traverse — black diamond (advanced)Donald Duck — black diamond (advanced)Donner's Way — black diamond (advanced)Vanderbilt — black diamond (advanced)Sherpa Creek — black diamond (advanced)Silver Belt — black diamond (advanced)Hourglass — black diamond (advanced)Steamers — black diamond (advanced)East Face — black diamond (advanced)Blitzen — black diamond (advanced)Rob's Run — black diamond (advanced)Carl's Nose — black diamond (advanced)Steilhang — black diamond (advanced)Juniper — black diamond (advanced)Eagle — black diamond (advanced)Nancy's Couloir — black diamond (advanced)Sugar Bowl — black diamond (advanced)Graydon Galdes — black diamond (advanced) — gladedGold Rush — black diamond (advanced)Steilhang Gully — black diamond (advanced)Market Street — black diamond (advanced)unnamed rununnamed runMount Lincoln Express — chairlift — 2162 m to 2551 mMount Lincoln Express — chairlift — 2162 m to 2551 mVillage Gondola — gondola — 2118 m to 2148 mVillage Gondola — gondola — 2118 m to 2148 mDisney Express — chairlift — 2119 m to 2424 mDisney Express — chairlift — 2119 m to 2424 mWhite Pine — chairlift — 2130 m to 2160 mWhite Pine — chairlift — 2130 m to 2160 mNob Hill — chairlift — 2119 m to 2183 mNob Hill — chairlift — 2119 m to 2183 mSummit Chair — chairlift — 2373 m to 2489 mSummit Chair — chairlift — 2373 m to 2489 mFlume — magic carpet — 2136 m to 2145 mFlume — magic carpet — 2136 m to 2145 mChristmas Tree Express — chairlift — 2158 m to 2309 mChristmas Tree Express — chairlift — 2158 m to 2309 mJerome Hill Express — chairlift — 2133 m to 2338 mJerome Hill Express — chairlift — 2133 m to 2338 mVillage Tow — platter — 2096 m to 2116 mVillage Tow — platter — 2096 m to 2116 mMount Judah Express — chairlift — 2133 m to 2390 mMount Judah Express — chairlift — 2133 m to 2390 mCrow's Peak Lift — chairlift — 2109 m to 2381 mCrow's Peak Lift — chairlift — 2109 m to 2381 m500 m
lift1 gondola9 chairlifts1 platter1 magic carpetruns coloured as on the terrain bar · north is up · OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMapFull screen ↗
Lifts and runs by name
Lifts
Mount Lincoln Express, Village Gondola, Disney Express, White Pine, Nob Hill, Summit Chair, Flume, Christmas Tree Express, Jerome Hill Express, Village Tow, Mount Judah Express, Crow's Peak Lift
Green circle
Chipmunk, Union Street, Comet, Sunset Boulevard Lower, Caboose, Christmas Tree Lane, Trolley Lane, Homeward Bound, Emigrant Gap, Cat Walk, Pine Martin, Disney Return, Pioneer Trail, Marmot, Harriet's Hollow, Easy Street, Black Bear
Blue square
Upper MacTavish, Trailblazer, Bill Klein's Schuss, Central Pacific, Lonesome Pine, John John's Way, The Condor, Pacific Crest Trail, Silver Belt Runout, River Run Gully, Buena Vista, Peregrine Ridge, Disney Traverse, Lower Mactavish, Chick's, Crowley's Fingers, Disney Meadow, Golden Eagle, Sunset Boulevard Upper, Crowley's Traverse, Rhalves' Run, Golden Gate, Caleb's Way, Von Ruiten's Run, California Street, Pony Express, Overland, Coldstream, Mistletoe, Shortcut, Union Pacific, Chase Ridge, Sidewinder, Broken Axle, Tunnel 41 Upper, Montgomery, Station B, Lower Overland, Hellmen's Chute, Lake View, Henderson's Bowl, Tunnel 41 Lower
Black diamond
Hari-Kari Gully, Disney Nose, Avalanche, Bacon's Gully, Crow's Traverse, Donald Duck, Donner's Way, Vanderbilt, Sherpa Creek, Silver Belt, Hourglass, Steamers, East Face, Blitzen, Rob's Run, Carl's Nose, Steilhang, Juniper, Eagle, Nancy's Couloir, Emigrant Glades, Sugar Bowl, Graydon Galdes, Gold Rush, Steilhang Gully, Market Street

Nearby

ResortDistanceTrailsSnowfallPassesCompare
Sugar Bowl—39 km❄︎❄︎❄︎
Donner Ski Ranch2 km—❄︎❄︎
Olympic Valley14 km69 km❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎compare
Northstar18 km83 km❄︎❄︎❄︎compare
Alpine Meadows19 km35 km❄︎❄︎❄︎compare
Heavenly55 km85 km❄︎❄︎❄︎compare
Sierra-at-Tahoe60 km27 km❄︎❄︎❄︎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
Webcams
the resort's own webcam page; the imagery remains the operator's
Snowfall, measured
OnTheSnow, 10-season mean
Snowfall, model
ERA5, ~10 km grid, at mid-mountain

Data (ODbL) · Method

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