Area Profile
Sugar Bowl Ski Resort in Norden is only a three- hour drive from San Francisco. It offers 84 named trails spread over 1,500 acres, and is in the midst of a 10-year renaissance redevelopment.
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Lodging Profile
The Inn at Sugarbowl offers 27 hotel rooms slopeside. Additional lodging 10 minutes away in Truckee including The Best Western Truckee Tahoe Inn and the Richardson House Bed and Breakfast Inn.
Services Profile
Located within the Tahoe Basin, which boasts the highest concentration of ski resorts and winter activities in North America and also offers a variety of dining and nightlife possibilities. Ski and snowboard lessons and rentals available. The 7,000-square-foot Mountain Sports Learning Center has ticketing, lessons, and rentals under one roof. Childcare for children ages 3 years to 6 years. The Village at Sugar Bowl is in the midst of a major expansion with completion of the first phase of its new Village at Mount Judah opening this winter. Ski-in-ski-out condos are located at the base of Mt. Judah with first chair just out the front door.
Snowboarding Profile
All 84 trails are open for snowboarding. There are two terrain parks and a scorpion cut halfpipe. Full snowboard and boot rental facility. New this year will be an intermediate fun-for-all park. A family park for beginners and children will be sculpted out on Nob Hill.
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Important Dates
- Projected Days Open: 150
- Days Open Last Year: 151
- Years Open: 70
- Average Snowfall: 500 in.
Terrain Type
Beginner Runs:  17% |
Intermediate Runs:  45% |
Advanced Runs:  38% |
Expert Runs:  0% |
Lifts
- Total # Of Lifts:
12 - Gondolas & Trams:
1
- High Speed Sixes:
N/A - High Speed Quads:
5
- Quad Chairs:
2 - Triple Chairs:
N/A
- Double Chairs:
2 - Surface Lifts:
2
Elevation
- Top: 8383 Ft.
- Vertical Drop: 1500 Ft.
- Bottom: 6883 Ft.
- Longest Run: 3.0 miles
- Skiable Terrain: 1500 acres
- Snow Making: 375 acres
Sugar Bowl Contact Information
Sugar Bowl Resort
P.O. Box 5
Norden, CN 95724 
Phone: (530) 426-9000
Location
Nearby Resorts
- Donner Ski Ranch (3 miles)
- Boreal (5 miles)
- Tahoe Donner (12 miles)
- Squaw Valley (12 miles)
- Soda Springs (13 miles)
- Alpine Meadows (13 miles)
