Sugar Bowl
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Core Strengths
Sugar BowlTravel Ease
Snow Volume
Snow Quality
Overall
Rank
54
Rank in
Region
7
Rank in
State
7
Powder
Forecast
Powder Forecast
ZRANKINGS EXCLUSIVE
33
Accounts for resorts' snow quantity, moisture content, latitude, elevation, and slope aspects.
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Sugar Bowl Resort is ranked No. 19 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.
Daily Lottery
% of days with more than 6" of snow
18.8%Extended Stay
% of months with more than 90" of snow
39.5%Drought Threat
% of months with less than 30" of snow
21.4%Dump Potential Rank
19Sugar Bowl Resort is ranked No. 19 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.
Snow
Quality
Rank
33
Accounts for resorts' snow quantity, moisture content, latitude, elevation, and slope aspects.
Total Snow Score
This score accounts for total snow quantity, its moisture content, the resort's latitude, elevation, and its slope aspects, which affect total snow preservation.
Comparables
Sugar Bowl Resort
Acreage
1,500 acresTotal Runs
102Longest Run
15,839 ftLifts
13Uphill Max
21,740 ppl/hrTerrain Parks
1Snowboard?
YesHalfpipes
0Drive Time
52 minAirport
Reno
Trail Breakdown
Vertical Drop
1500 ft
Base Elevation: 6883 ft
Slope Aspects
A few words on the Snow at Sugar Bowl Resort
At Sugar Bowl 20.3% of winter days see 6 inches or more of snow and 41% of winter months see 90 inches or more. This is elite, blue-chip style snow frequency, rivaled only by a handful of areas in North America. However, Sierra snowfall is notoriously volatile, so 20% of winter months see less than 30 inches of snow. Sugar Bowl's base of 6,900 feet is low enough for it to see occasional winter rain. Sierra average snow density of 12% is not the blower of the Rockies but easily managed on modern fat rockered skis.
Accumulation and PreservationWith its ample snowfall Sugar Bowl averages about 3/4 open at Christmas, as good as anywhere in California. However, Sierra droughts can be extreme, so even the snowiest California areas are less than ΒΌ open at Christmas in the worst 15% of seasons. Sugar Bowl is predominantly north-facing but tops out at 8,400 feet, so overall snow preservation is about average for the Sierra.