Sugar Bowl Resort is located near Donner Pass in the wake of the old Donner Party that spent some grueling ... to do silly things like slide on the snow with long wooden sticks.

the last survivor of the Donner party. “came to this place on the 31st of last month that it snowed we went on to the pass the snow so deep we were unable to find the road, when within 3 miles ...

Here, you'll find a great stone pedestal commemorating the Donner Party, the legendary pioneers ... when their wagon train encountered a severe snow storm. Only half of the pioneers survived ...