Located at Lake Tahoe, California, Sugar Bowl Academy is a fully accredited college preparatory high school for competitive skiers. It's a world-class ski academy for Alpine, Nordic and Freeride athletes.

Sugar Bowl Academy forms and cultivates elite scholar-athletes who wish to pursue Alpine, Nordic, and Freeride skiing at a National, World Cup, and Olympic level. All classes offered at Sugar Bowl Academy are aligned and adhere to the recommended University of California (A - G) subject requirements and fulfills the NCAA core curriculum requirements for Freshman eligibility. The recommended course units, articulated by the Academy, reflect rigorous academic standards of selective, elite colleges and universities in the US and internationally.

Forming and Cultivating Elite Student-Athletes

Sugar Bowl Academy School Profile

The overview of our full academic program is linked below.

SBA School Profile

Cultivating Elite Scholar-Athletes.

 

Sugar Bowl Academy forms and cultivates elite scholar-athletes who wish to pursue Alpine, Nordic, and Freeride skiing at a National, World Cup, and Olympic level. All classes offered at Sugar Bowl Academy are aligned and adhere to the recommended University of California (A - G) subject requirements and fulfill the NCAA core curriculum requirements for Freshman eligibility. The recommended course units, articulated by the Academy, reflect rigorous academic standards of selective, elite colleges and universities in the US and internationally.


Our Approach

The Sugar Bowl Academy Classroom

  • Emphasizes both depth and breadth of content, making learning meaningful for all student-athletes.
  • Stresses critical, creative thinking, encouraging student-athletes to be resourceful, problem solvers.
  • Challenges and supports student-athletes, pushing them beyond what they think they can achieve.
  • Relies on active student-athlete participation.
"I don't know what you did to our son, but we are amazed! The kid we sent you in October would NEVER have gone to a teacher to ask to take a harder course."

— SBA Parent