At Sugar Bowl Resort, we found at least 6 places to stay within 5 miles of a lift, too far to walk in ski boots. The closest we found is Schull Lodge, about 31 minutes on foot from White Pine chairlift.
In summer Sugar Bowl Resort has 58 mapped mountain bike trail sections near the lifts, 1 trailhead within about 4 miles, Lake Mary 0.7 miles from the main base. Schull Lodge is 0.7 mi from a trailhead as the crow flies.
- 11lifts on the map
- 94mapped runs
- 1,490 ftvertical, lowest lift to top
- 8,370 fthighest point mapped
- 58bike trail sections nearby
- 1trailhead within 4 mi
- 0.7 mito the nearest named lake
Places to stay, closest first
Condo complexes and rental homes are often missing from the open data we measure, so the real number near the lifts is usually higher. The mountain's own lodging pages list them.
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6 places to stay
- 0.7mi to a lift0.7mi to a trail
Schull Lodge
Hotel- To White Pine chairlift: about 31 minutes on foot, by a mapped walking route
- To the nearest trailhead (Donner Peak Trailhead): 0.7 mi as the crow flies
- 0.9mi to a lift1.2mi to a trail
Heidelmann Lodge, The Nature Friends
Hostel · 19880 Donner Pass Road, CA- To Crow's Peak chairlift: about 65 minutes on foot, by a mapped walking route
- To the nearest trailhead (Donner Peak Trailhead): 1.2 mi as the crow flies
- 0.9mi to a lift1.3mi to a trail
Clair Tappaan Lodge, Sierra Club
Hostel · 19940 Donner Pass Road, Norden, CA- To Crow's Peak chairlift: about 67 minutes on foot, by a mapped walking route
- To the nearest trailhead (Donner Peak Trailhead): 1.3 mi as the crow flies
- 0.9mi to a lift1.4mi to a trail
Hutchinson Lodge
Hostel- To Crow's Peak chairlift: about 69 minutes on foot, by a mapped walking route
- To the nearest trailhead (Donner Peak Trailhead): 1.4 mi as the crow flies
- 2.3mi to a lift2.3mi to a lift
Boreal Inn
Motel- To White Pine chairlift: 2.3 mi as the crow flies
- To White Pine chairlift: 2.3 mi as the crow flies
- 2.8mi to a lift2.8mi to a lift
Donner Lake Village Resort
Hotel- To White Pine chairlift: 2.8 mi as the crow flies
- To White Pine chairlift: 2.8 mi as the crow flies
Food: The Pub at Donner Lake, 0.3 mi
Summer at Sugar Bowl Resort
Read from OpenStreetMap; distances are straight-line from the main base. What runs in summer, and when, is up to the mountain: check its own calendar.
- Nearest trailheadsDonner Peak Trailhead (0.9 mi)
- Mountain bike trails58 mapped sections within about 2.5 miles of the lifts; difficulty is tagged on 58 of them
- Lakes nearbyLake Mary (0.7 mi), Chinese Catfish Pond (1.5 mi), Lake Angela (1.6 mi)
The mountain in winter
Counts come from the map, which can lag behind a new lift or a renamed run.
- Runs by difficulty on the map20 easier, 50 more difficult, 23 most difficult
- Gondolas and tramsVillage Gondola
- Cross-country (Nordic) skiing nearbyChristmas Tree Homesites (0 mi, 67 mi of trails), Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area (5 mi, 43 mi of trails)
Other mountains close by
- Donner Ski Ranch1 mi away · California
- Boreal Mountain Resort2 mi away · California
- Soda Springs3 mi away · Soda Springs, California
- Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area5 mi away · Truckee, California
- Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley9 mi away · Tahoe City, California
- Palisades Tahoe Alpine Meadows11 mi away · Tahoe City, California
Good to know
How many places to stay are within walking distance of the lifts at Sugar Bowl Resort?
We measured 6 places to stay around Sugar Bowl Resort in open map data. None has a walk to a lift we can vouch for; 6 are within 5 miles as the crow flies.
Is Sugar Bowl Resort worth a summer trip?
The map shows 58 mapped mountain bike trail sections near the lifts; 1 trailhead within about 4 miles; Lake Mary 0.7 miles from the main base. Lift-served biking and summer rides depend on the operator's season, so check its site for dates.
How high does Sugar Bowl Resort go?
The highest point on our map is about 8,370 feet, and the lowest lift starts near 6,880 feet, a drop of about 1,490 feet. Elevations come from the map's terrain model, so treat them as close, not exact.
How do you work out the minutes?
Along a mapped walking route from each place to stay to the bottom station of the nearest chairlift, gondola or tram you can walk to, at an easy pace. Where the map has no route we give the distance as the crow flies instead of minutes. How we measure.