SUGAR BOWL LAKE TAHOE BASIN | CALIFORNIA | UNITED STATES

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Summary | Elevation: 8,383 ft

SUGAR BOWL
SUGAR BOWL
Sitting atop the Northern Sierra's Donner Summit, Sugar Bowl Resort encompasses 4 peaks and 1500 skiable acres. The resort is celebrating 70 years of incredible in bounds and backcountry skiing. With the grand opening of the Summit Chair accessing the top of Mt Judah and endless backcountry coupled with the addition of the new Backcountry Adventure Center, Sugar Bowl continues to be a pioneer in skiing on Donner Summit. The BAC offers daily tours, overnight tours, educational programs and an avalanche beacon field. For more information on the BAC call (530) 426-7005 or visit alpineskills.com. For information on Sugar Bowl call (530) 426-9000 or sugarbowl.com
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First powder day of the 09/10 season!
Taken on December 9, 2009
By SugarBowlResort
First powder day of the 09/10 season!
Taken on December 9, 2009
By SugarBowlResort
endless backcountry from Mt Judah
Taken on January 5, 2010
By SugarBowlResort
endless backcountry from Mt Judah
Taken on January 5, 2010
By SugarBowlResort
View of Donner Lake from Mt Judah, Donner Summit
Taken on January 5, 2010
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All Locations>>UNITED STATES>>CALIFORNIA>>LAKE TAHOE BASIN >>SUGAR BOWL
People die skiing in the backcountry every year. Avalanches, crevasses, trees, human error, weather, tree wells, rabid sasquatches, among other things can kill you in an instant. Use this guide at your own risk, we are not responsible for any wanker getting all wanked up in the wankin' backcountry. That being said, even the most experienced backcountry skier can get caught off guard. Take avalanche classes, carry a beacon, probe, shovel and avalung AND KNOW HOW TO USE THEM. Just because you buy them, doesn't mean you get magical powers of invincibility. Many people who own beacons have no clue how to operate them. More importantly than any gear you can buy, you need to know how to safely travel in avalanche terrain, minimize potential hazards, and interpret how weather affects the snowpack. This requires time and experience. Learn from others, be safe and courteous, and when in doubt go home and live to ski another day. The amount of snow needed to be dug up to rescue a buried victim, on average weighs right around an actual ton. In North America 25% of victims die from hitting trees, rocks, and other sharp unforgiving surfaces. It only takes one miscalculation to have the mountains kick your ass. Just because you see tracks or someone else skiing a line, does not mean you should ski it. Remember, individual actions affect all of us. Take care of each other out there, we are all on the same team.