Sugar Bowl, California
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All you want to know about Sugar Bowl — the historic powder mountain on Donner Summit near Lake Tahoe.

Opened in 1939 with Walt Disney as an early investor, Sugar Bowl spreads across four peaks — Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Disney, Mt. Judah and Crow's Peak — and averages around 500 inches of snow a year. Steep chutes, long groomers, a car-free village reached by gondola and an independent, old-school spirit make it one of the best places to ski in the Sierra.

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Sugar Bowl ski resort, Donner Summit, California

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