Crews respond to fire at a snowbound Sugar Bowl ski lodge

Sugar Bowl lifts running after mid-mountain lodge fire Tuesday evening

NORDEN, Calif. – Sugar Bowl personnel spotted a fire at the resort’s mid-mountain lodge around 5:00 p.m Tuesday evening and called 911. The resort says the fire was controlled quickly and no one was inside the lodge or hurt. Sugar Bowl will have lifts open and running across the resort Wednesday. The resort did not mention what caused the fire or what the extent of the damages are. A photo from the Nevada Seismology Lab camera showing activity …

Sugar Bowl’s Mid-Mountain Lodge Burns

(Soda Springs, CA) — A fire at a famous Sierra ski resort was put out with the help of snowcats and fast-thinking firefighters. Flames broke out at the mid-mountain lodge at Sugar Bowl last night. Because the lodge is typically reached by a chair lift, firefighters had to get up the mountain on snowcats. Crews from the Truckee Fire Protection District responded just after 5 p.m. The flames were knocked down by 6:40. It’s not clear what started t…

Crews respond to fire at a snowbound Sugar Bowl ski lodge

The fire district said the lodge is typically only accessible by chairlift. The ski resort's snowcats had to help transport the fire crews to the lodge.

Multiple agencies knock down building fire at Sugar Bowl Ski Resort

Firefighters knocked down a fire at a building at Sugar Bowl Ski Resort on Tuesday night.