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

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Lean
10-day outlook

10-day forecast

0 cm total · no fresh snow forecast

Fri
0018° · 26kFL 4.3k
Sat
009° · 42kFL 3.8k
Sun
007° · 18kFL 3.4k
Mon
005° · 7kFL 2.8k
Tue
0011° · 10kFL 3.3k
Wed
0015° · 11kFL 4.1k
Thu
0018° · 10kFL 4.9k
Fri
0020° · 12kFL 4.9k
Sat
0020° · 15kFL 4.8k
Sun
0017° · 17kFL 4.5k

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: Friday, Oct 9 — Lean (0). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Oct 10.

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
Exposure / orientation
Perched on Donner Summit, first terrain to catch Sierra storms

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