California — If you’ve never been to Sugar Bowl Resort, it sounds like next season will be a good time to do so.
This offseason, Sugar Bowl Resort is continuing its $100 million revitalization plan that began last year. Currently underway are the replacement of its old Village Gondola with a new Doppelmayr system, a renovation of the Main Lodge, a redesign of the beginner learning area, a buildout of an expanded snow beach, and new snowmaking guns in the terrain park’s athlete zone.
New Village Gondola Update
This week, Sugar Bowl CEO Bridger Legnavsky gave people a sneak peek of the new gondola. She said construction is nearing completion, with the lift towers installed and the lift terminals nearly finished. The new gondola cabins are also on site, and they look a bit wider than the old ones.
A big part of the project in the coming months will be building a new structure to house the terminal. They removed the highway-side building to accommodate the new lift, while trying to keep the village-side building as intact as possible.
Sugar Bowl was the first ski resort in the Western U.S. to install a gondola, which debuted in 1953. This new Doppelmayr eight-pack gondola system is replacing the old model from 1983, which could seat four passengers per cabin.
“One of the things that makes Sugar Bowl so special is that arriving here has always felt like part of the adventure,” said Sugar Bowl CEO Bridget Legnavsky in a July 28 update. “We wanted to preserve that feeling while making the experience better for everyone. The new gondola stays true to our history, but it’s also fully ADA accessible and built to serve generations of guests well into the future.”
Last Year’s Projects
These additions are the next step in Sugar Bowl’s $100 million revitalization plan. Last offseason included several major projects, including an extensive renovation of the Village Lodge. These Village Lodge projects included new locker rooms and an expanded outdoor deck.
The various 2026 additions mentioned above, including the gondola replacement, renovated Main Lodge, and new beginner area, are on track to open by the end of 2026.
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