I’m sorry, was your weekday, passholder-only powder day not amazeballs enough yet? Storm is quickly picking up? Lots of people already left for the day?
Lincoln. 1:30.
Best patrol in Tahoe. *drops mic*
What what?! Wednesday opening, passholder-only pow days!
Well I’ve never been happier to eat my words… opening day for passholders is Wednesday the 15th. That’s right, two days of mid-week, passholder-only access to the new pow.
Wow.
Watch out for leopards 😉
Opening day is Friday, December 17th
No official announcement yet, but our super secret sources tell us the 17th is the day. 😉
The wait has been tough after October’s freak storm teased us early, but it’s finally about to be over. 6+ feet are on the way next week to set things up. Wow. I’d imagine Sugar will open the whole mountain except Crow’s, assuming they have enough staff.
Count ’em, that’s nine days of lift-served skiing this year for those of us on the slightly restricted bus. Get out there, get your send on and make them count!
– Disco Cat
Sixth Annual Closing Day Cave Party!
Please join the Unofficial Sugar Bowl Ski Team for our sixth (wow!!) annual closing day cave party!
Disco cat will be playing tunes for your earballs. Rock your best spring costume, bring something to share (safely) or just your fine-ass self.
When: Closing day, Sunday, April 18th
Where: Disney cave (on Eagle trail, follow your ears)
– Disco
Beacon park is REAL.. and a new closing date!
Beacon park is REAL, friends, that wasn’t an April Fool’s joke. 🙂
I heard a rumor yesterday that the season will be extended past April 11th.. I didn’t believe it.. but I’m happy to say I was wrong. Day tickets are now being sold for an extra week!
Cave party RESCHEDULED for Sunday, April 18th!
-D. Cat
A new park!
A terrain park? Nope! A beacon park!! How cool is that? F&*#( YEAH! Let’s get practicing our backcountry rescue skills, friends!
The beacon park is between Disney and the bottom remnants of old Crow’s. Just keep an eye out for the control box on your left at the end of the bottom Disney traverse. Open it up, turn on one of the eight practice beacons, and get searching!
Beacon park had a rough start this season, with a relocation and then hit-or-miss whether the box would be out on any given day. But patrol has the control box out every single day now, so let’s get probing! Thanks patrol, you rock.
-DC
Springtime sun
Well, official spring brought springtime weather for sure! Hope you’ve been enjoying the sunshine as much as I have! Only two weeks of lift service left, make the most of it!
Trivia:
Goofy starred in the “Art of Skiing”, made by Disney in 1941. The movie was about Goofy learning how to ski at Sugar Bowl. This was the first time that a cartoon used a Goofy “Holler”, which was a stock sound effect that Goofy bade. The holler was originally recorded by yodeler and Sugar Bowl founder, Hannes Schroll.
Next question:
What was the name of the crazy, Polynesian-themed race that took place during the 60s and 70s at Sugar Bowl?
March refresh, pass sales and a closing date?
Well this has sure been a nice little refresh cycle. I was just thinking that things were looking a bit thin out there and then BAM, how about a few small storms and empty midweek pow days? YES PLEASE!
It’s the last day to renew your season pass, and it looks like everything is 99% sold out — hope you’ve got yours! Now that passes are sold out, I bet our unofficial closing date of April 11th will become official shortly. That’s just 23 days of lift-served skiing left at the Bowl this season, so get out there and get after it!
Trivia: William Wurster designed the Village Lodge. The lodge was designed for the snow to slide off the back side.
This week’s question: What cartoon actor played the starring role in the film “Art of Skiing” made in 1941 by the Walt Disney company?
POW DAY!
Winter returns with a sleeper Tuesday pow day! Hit the freshies in Roller with Mean Dean all morning, then skinned up to J Bowl in the afternoon. What a day!
Trivia.. last week’s answer: It cost $2.00 to ride Disney in 1939. The lift was also open to non-skiers for $0.25 a ride. Wow!
This week’s question: Before becoming the Dean of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, what Sugar Bowl landmark did William Wurster design?
– D. Cat
Sun & Fun at the Bowl
Sun and more sun this week at the bowl! Saw a mono-skier and a baller with a pair of original Line skiboards (“snowblades”). And Mr. Neon too. Keep up the good work, Sugar Bowl freaks!
Trivia.. last week’s answer: a gondola was built in 1953! The Magic Carpet was the first aerial tramway on the west coast and the second of its kind to be used at a ski resort in North America. It had a capacity of 280 skiers per hour. Boarders weren’t allowed because they didn’t exist yet. 🙂
This week’s question: How much did it cost a skier to ride the Mt. Disney chairlift in 1939?
– Disco Cat