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Sugar Bowl at Alta Ski Area

Advanced · 258 m long with 77 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 27° at its steepest, facing N.

27°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
258 mlength
77 mvertical
3205 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Sugar Bowl is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Sugar Bowl

Lifts that reach the top: Sugarloaf (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 20 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sunnyside
  2. Ski Sugar Way (intermediate)
  3. Ski Dipsy Doodle (easy)
  4. Ski Rollercoaster (intermediate)
  5. Ride Sugarloaf
  6. Ski East Baldy Traverse, Devil's Elbow (intermediate)
  7. Ski Devil's Elbow (intermediate)
  8. Ski Sugar Bowl (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Devil's Elbow, Cecret Saddle. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sugarloaf (4 min), Supreme (4 min), Sunnyside (8 min).

What people say

n estimated date as an official opening day. When Do California Ski Resorts Open In 2026? California’s major resorts currently spread across several November and December dates. Mammoth Mountain: November 13 Heavenly: November 20 Northstar California: November 20 Palisades Tahoe: November 25 Sugar Bowl: November…
— 2026–27 Ski Season Opening Dates: Every North American Date Announced So Far
See Sugar Bowl on the 3D mapAll runs at Alta Ski Area
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.