Hannes Schroll was an Austrian Alpine ski racer and founder of the Sugar Bowl Ski Resort in Norden, California.
Hannes Schroll on board the ship the Saturnia coming from Trieste, Italy
Hannes Schroll Skiing downhill off the upper edge of Edith Creek Basin in the 1935 U.S. Alpine Championship held in Mount Rainier National Park Washington
Sugar Bowl is a ski and snowboard area in northern Placer County near Norden, California along the Donner Pass of the Sierra Nevada, approximately 46 mi (74 km) west of Reno, Nevada on Interstate 80, that opened on December 15, 1939. Sugar Bowl is a medium-sized ski area in the Lake Tahoe region, and is well known for its long history, significant advanced terrain, high annual snowfall and being one of the closest ski areas to the San Francisco Bay Area. Sugar Bowl's terrain is 17% Beginner, 45% Intermediate and 38% Advanced.
Sugar Bowl Ski Resort
The Sugar Bowl Lodge shortly after it was built in 1939
The Sugar Bowl Gondola that takes Guest to the Lodge & Ski area
Panorama taken off-trail near Century Club or Roller Pass