Gold Rush at Sugar Bowl Ski Resort
Advanced · 325 m long with 143 m of vertical, averaging 24° and 36° at its steepest, facing W.
36°steepest 50 m
24°average pitch
325 mlength
143 mvertical
2488 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Gold Rush is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
How to get to Gold Rush
Lifts that reach the top: Summit Chair (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 7 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Mount Judah Express
- Ski Sunset Boulevard Upper (intermediate)
- Ride Summit Chair
- Ski Gold Rush (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Sunset Boulevard Upper. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Mount Judah Express (3 min), Jerome Hill Express (3 min), Flume (3 min).
See Gold Rush on the 3D mapAll runs at Sugar Bowl Ski ResortMeasured 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.