When the ski season began in November, no one could have predicted that the new ski lift at Sugar Bowl ski resort in Lake Tahoe would remain dormant into February.
But due to light snow this season, that’s been the case.
However, thanks to the recent snow, Sugar Bowl plans to operate its new Crow’s Peak chairlift for the first time ever today, opening up new lift-served glades, chutes and groomed runs on Crow’s Peak to skiers and snowboarders for President’s Day weekend.
Sugar Bowl installed the $3-million chairlift last summer to expand the Donner Summit resort’s terrain, that will offer nearly 1,000 vertical feet of new fall-line skiing down to the edge of Van Norden Meadow. Sugar Bowl now offers a total of 1,650 acres of ski terrain across four mountain peaks.
In addition to Crow’s Peak Chairlift, Sugar Bowl plans to open the Mt.Judah chairlift on today and the Summit chairlift on Saturday.
The resort has scheduled 10 chairlifts for operation throughout the weekend, giving skiers and riders access to all of the resort’s four peaks. The resort has also re-opened the ColdstreamTerrainPark with 15 features for freestyle skiers and snowboarders.
Royal Gorge Cross Country
North America’s largest cross country resort, is also expanding groomed trails and operations, and has opened the BogusBasin and Point Mariah ski loops.
The resort is operated by Sugar Bowl, and currently has 40 trails groomed and open. Lift tickets, rentals and lessons are available at Royal Gorge’s Summit Station Lodge.
