Historic Property For Sale at Sugar Bowl Resort, CA

Dylan Griffin of Tahoe Mountain Realty just listed a three-story ski-in/ski-out chalet at the base of Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, CA. This property is currently for sale for the first time since it was built in 1942. The property was built for Jerome Hill, who may be familiar to those who have skied at Sugar Bowl, as a lift is named after him. Jerome was a stockholder in the resort and paid for “The Magic Carpet” gondola, which was the first ski gondola in North America. He amassed his fortune by inheriting his family’s railroad empire. The property was also owned by Hannes Schroll’s family. Hannes Schroll was the founder of Sugar Bowl Resort and was a world-renowned skier who was inducted into the U.S National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1966.

The home was designed by architect William Wurster, a renowned architect and head of the architecture department at the University of California, Berkeley.  At the Berkeley campus today Wurster Hall (a building named after him) is home to the College of Environmental Design. Wurster also did the architectural work for the Sugar Bowl Lodge, which is still standing strong and a staple of the character and history of the resort. 

The home, which was built in 1942 shortly after the founding of the resort, is located at the base of Sugar Bowl’s original village. In winter, due to excessive snowfall, the home is not accessible by car. With that being said, the home comes with a 24/7 concierge service. Everything from transportation to food will be handled for you, making for an easy and hands-off experience. 

The house has incredible views of Mt. Disney, famously named after Walt Disney, who would bring his family to ski at Sugarbowl multiple times throughout his life. It boasts 7 rooms, 4 baths, and is over 6700 square feet. If you want to own this historic home, it comes with a price tag of $4 million.