California, United States
Sugar Bowl Resort ski resort
- Top 2,550 m
- 39 km of runs
- 12 lifts
- ❄️ About 53 mm of snow forecast this week
Good for
- Snow-sureLifts up to 2,550 m
From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.
The short answer
Sugar Bowl Resort has about 39 km of mapped runs and 12 lifts, with skiing from about 2,108 m up to 2,550 m (8,366 ft), a vertical drop of 443 m. By mapped runs it is number 66 of the 137 United States ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Truckee Tahoe (TKF), about 17 km away in a straight line.
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Booking.comSugar Bowl Resort 7-day mountain forecast
At about 2,329 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC
About 53 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).
- Fri 132°-2°21.2 mm
- Sat 144°-8°7.3 mm
- Sun 153°-5°0.2 mm
- Mon 160°-4°17 mm
- Tue 17-3°-13°0 mm
- Wed 18-3°-8°10.1 mm
- Thu 19-4°-10°0.4 mm
Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.
Sugar Bowl Resort logo from sugarbowl.com. Logos are trademarks of their owners, shown for identification; no endorsement implied.
Ski area facts
- Top elevation
- 2,550 m8,366 ft
- Vertical drop
- 443 m1,453 ft
- Mapped runs
- 39 km86 runs
- Lifts
- 12mostly chairlifts
Runs by difficulty
About 18% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 52% intermediate and 30% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).
| Difficulty | Runs | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Novice | 1 | 0.1 km |
| Easy | 16 | 6.7 km |
| Intermediate | 44 | 20 km |
| Advanced | 25 | 11.4 km |
Lifts
12 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.
| Lift type | Count |
|---|---|
| Chairlifts | 9 |
| Gondolas | 1 |
| Platter lifts | 1 |
| Magic carpets | 1 |
Piste map
For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.
Nearest airports
Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).
| Airport | City | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|---|
| Truckee Tahoe (TKF) | Truckee | 17 km |
| Reno Tahoe (RNO) | Reno | 53 km |
| Sacramento (SMF) | Sacramento | 128 km |
Frequently asked questions
What is the elevation of Sugar Bowl Resort?
The highest mapped run starts at about 2,550 m (8,366 ft) and the lowest ends at about 2,108 m (6,916 ft), a vertical of 443 m (1,453 ft).
How many km of ski runs does Sugar Bowl Resort have?
OpenStreetMap maps about 39 km of downhill runs and 12 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.
What is the nearest airport to Sugar Bowl Resort?
Truckee Tahoe (TKF) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 17 km away in a straight line.
Where can I see the Sugar Bowl Resort piste map?
Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.
Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.