Sugar Bowl ski resort will open Friday (Dec. 1), kicking off the venerable resort’s 85th anniversary season. Rich in history and known for its high snow totals, Sugar Bowl is located off Interstate 80 at the Norden exit and is the closest Tahoe ski resort to Sacramento. Sugar Bowl will open with beginner and intermediate […]
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Sugar Bowl ski resort delays season opener
Due to warm temperatures and a lack of snow, one more Tahoe ski resort has decided to delay opening for the 2023-24 ski season. Sugar Bowl ski resort announced Friday that it would not be meeting its projected opening day of Nov. 24. Earlier this week, both Heavenly and Northstar had a tentative opening date […]
Sugar Bowl extends ski season to April 23
While another round of snow hits the Lake Tahoe region this week, it seems appropriate at least one area ski resort would be extending its closing date. Having received 400 inches of snow so far this season – including 154 inches in January – Sugar Bowl announced earlier this week it will extend operations through […]
Sugar Bowl ski resort adds tubing
One of the oldest ski resorts in California, Sugar Bowl opened in 1939 and quickly became known as a place where Hollywood stars congregated for wintertime fun. That fun has lasted for more than eight decades, and this season will add one more feature to its famed hill off Old Highway 40 on the way […]
Homewood ski resort receives 52 inches
A prediction of 4 feet of snow arrived at only one Tahoe ski resort. But a substantial amount of snow did drop from this week’s storm that began Sunday evening and concluded Wednesday morning. Homewood Mountain reported 3 feet of snow from Tuesday’s snowfall and wound up with a two-day total of 52 inches, by […]
Skim Pond event at Sugar Bowl on April 16
We like to call this the “silly season” for Tahoe ski resorts. Multiple resorts in the region plan fun spring skiing events as the season winds down toward closing. Sugar Bowl is one of those Tahoe ski resorts that has fun awaiting skiers and snowboarders heading into its final three weekends before its season losing […]
Sugar Bowl 2022-23 season pass sales start March 18
A ski day at Sugar Bowl, especially on the weekend, is somewhat unique among other Tahoe ski resorts. Because Sugar Bowl limits the total number of season passes it sells, the ski resort is able to manage the crowds better than many of its competitors. That results are lift lines being less crowded on busy […]
Sugar Bowl ski resort hiring dates
Sugar Bowl, a Lake Tahoe-area ski resort, is hiring workers for the 2021-22 season. Starting Wednesday, Sept. 22, Sugar Bowl will have four virtual hiring events and two in-person events at the resort (see the hiring days below). Sugar Bowl and Royal Gorge, its cross-country ski resort that’s within close proximity, offer winter seasonal jobs […]
Sugar Bowl coronavirus safeguards
Like all Tahoe ski resorts, Sugar Bowl will be changing many things in the 2020-21 season, putting in place coronavirus safeguards. In formulating a plan, Sugar Bowl observed how ski areas with summer business have been operating regarding guest safety. The resort has also monitored how ski areas in the southern hemisphere were conducting their […]
Sugar Bowl temporarily halts season pass sales
In an unprecedented move, Sugar Bowl ski resort announced today (Sept. 8) it has put a temporary stop on sales of 2020-21 season passes. Located on Donner Summit off Interstate 80, the popular Tahoe ski resort cited strong season pass sales pacing and the need to limit the number of winter visitors each day due […]