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Sugar Bowl at 2326 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 10 pm (local time) / 30 Apr 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 27.0mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 22.0mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
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night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | cloudy | risk thun- der | rain shwrs | risk thun- der | heavy rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | risk thun- der | rain shwrs | |
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— | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | 3 | 4 | |
max °C | 8 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
min °C | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
46 | 31 | 48 | 57 | 60 | 69 | 72 | 66 | 92 | 83 | 88 | 94 | 98 | 88 | 68 | 70 | |
3400 | 3450 | 3700 | 3550 | 3350 | 3350 | 3350 | 3250 | 2750 | 2600 | 2800 | 2800 | 2950 | 3200 | 3650 | 3750 | |
 | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
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Sugar Bowl Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 27 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in USA - California are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 1 of May has on average:
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Sugar Bowl at the specific elevation of 2326 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Sugar Bowl. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of United States.
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Visitor Reviews of Sugar Bowl
Overall 4.2 Based on 14 votes and 3 reviews
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- R Thompson from United States writes:
The two best areas in Tahoe are Kirkwood and Sugar Bowl (in that order). Snowfall is everything in the Sierra due to the tendency to ice up between storm cycles, and these two areas have it. Kirkwood is higher, deeper and bigger, but Sugar Bowl has a great combination of freeway accessibility and a friendly vibe. The patrol is also not afraid to open steeps and there are plenty there. If you stick to the gate-controlled terrain, you can often find nearly untracked pockets on a powder day at 1pm. For the intermediate, there is a good selection of groomers, but you will get bored with those after a day or so. The best terrain is under and to the right of the Lincoln lift and under and to the left of the Disney lift. With powder there is enough in those two zones to keep you happy all season.
Visitor Reviews of Sugar Bowl
R Thompson from United States writes:
The two best areas in Tahoe are Kirkwood and Sugar Bowl (in that order). Snowfall is everything in the Sierra due to the tendency to ice up between storm cycles, and these two areas have it. Kirkwood is higher, deeper and bigger, but Sugar Bowl has a great combination of freeway accessibility and a friendly vibe. The patrol is also not afraid to open steeps and there are plenty there. If you stick to the gate-controlled terrain, you can often find nearly untracked pockets on a powder day at 1pm. For the intermediate, there is a good selection of groomers, but you will get bored with those after a day or so. The best terrain is under and to the right of the Lincoln lift and under and to the left of the Disney lift. With powder there is enough in those two zones to keep you happy all season.
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