Sugar Bowl
California · USA
Sugar Bowl is a ski resort in California, USA. It averages around 1,270 cm of snow a season on a Maritime snowpack. The season typically runs Nov-Apr.
One of the snowiest resorts in the Sierra thanks to Donner Summit positioning
10-day forecast
5 cm total · best window Monday, Oct 19 (1d, 3cm)
⚠ Freezing-level warning: on the marked days the freezing level sits well above the 2,100 m base — expect rain low down even while it snows at summit.
Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Tuesday, Oct 20 — Lean (7). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Oct 12.
Mountain profile
- Summit
- 2,593 m
- Base
- 2,100 m
- Vertical
- 493 m
- Terrain
- 1,650 ac
- Avg annual snow
- 1,270 cm
- Typical season
- Nov-Apr
- Snow climate
- Maritime
- Type
- Lift-served
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