Category: Trivia

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?

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?

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

I don’t need to check, I’m sure Squawpine didn’t run anything close to the top.  Mt. Rose was straight up closed.

Here at Sugar Bowl, those of us who braved the “blizzard”-in-progress were treated to Disney, Judah and Lincoln!  Kudos to Sugar patrol and ops who still know how to open in a storm!  Best in Tahoe.

Winds weren’t too bad in the end, visibility was decent, no crowds or lines, couldn’t ask for a better storm day of freshies and free refills!  Things didn’t get too “blizzardy” until the afternoon.  Tomorrow could be a bit tougher if the forecast holds, heavy snow all day.  Friday is going to be a zoo.

p.s. Trivia!  Last week’s answer: False.  Miners from Nevada City were hired to do the drilling for the steel towers.  All the concrete was hand-mixed and poured on-site.

This week’s question: Ski Magazine once called Sugar Bowl the “Rools Royce of California Skiing.”  True or False?