Nearly nine decades ago, getting to the slopes at picturesque Sugar Bowl ski resort was quite an ordeal. Skiers and their somewhat primitive gear were hauled into the resort on tractor-pulled or horse-drawn sleds/sleighs in the inaugural 1939 season at Sugar Bowl, then one of only three ski resorts in the undeveloped Lake Tahoe region. […]
Sugar Bowl gondola
A final ride on Sugar’s Bowl’s historic Village Gondola
Arguably the most iconic gondola in the Lake Tahoe region – or anywhere in the U.S. – will undergo a major renovation and won’t be available next ski season. Ever ride the historic Village Gondola at Sugar Bowl ski resort? The gondola had a lifespan and it was time for it to receive modernization – […]