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Pacific Crest Trail at Sugar Bowl Ski Resort

Intermediate · 291 m long with 57 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 15° at its steepest, facing W.

15°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
291 mlength
57 mvertical
2256 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Pacific Crest Trail is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Pacific Crest Trail

Lifts that reach the top: Mount Judah Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Summit Chair (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Mount Judah Express
  2. Ski Tunnel 41 Upper (intermediate)
  3. Ski Buena Vista (intermediate)
  4. Ski Tunnel 41 Lower (intermediate)
  5. Ski Pacific Crest Trail (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Tunnel 41 Lower. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Mount Judah Express (2 min), Flume (2 min), Jerome Hill Express (2 min).

See Pacific Crest Trail on the 3D mapAll runs at Sugar Bowl Ski Resort
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.