On Dec. 26, 1846, some members of the ill-fated Donner Party are believed to have turned to cannibalism in order to survive during a Sierra Nevada snowstorm. The information below originally ...

Sugar Bowl Resort is located near Donner Pass in the wake of the old Donner Party that spent some grueling ... for the Goofy cartoon short, ‘The Art of Skiing (1941),’ pronounced ‘shee ...

Here, you'll find a great stone pedestal commemorating the Donner Party, the legendary pioneers who fell victim to the harsh Sierra Nevada winter of 1846 to 1847. The party (originally consisting ...