
Top 25 Freebies & Cheapies
Check out our "must do" Top 25 Las
Vegas Kids Freebies & Cheapies list designed just for families.
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Skiing
in Las Vegas? You Bet!
Normally you wouldn't pack your ski
gloves on a trip to Las Vegas, but if you are planning a trip this winter, make
some extra room in your suitcase for them! The Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard
Resort in Lee Canyon is just a 50-minute drive from the glitz of the Strip, and
is a fabulous winter playground. It's easy to get there too - you take Route 95
north to Route 156 west. The signs will direct you to Mount Charleston and Lee
Canyon. Within a few minutes, you will find yourself in a sparkling,
snow-covered white wonderland!
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Alpine Skiing has been popular in Lee Canyon since the 1930's, when the only way
skiers could get to the top was to be towed behind horse drawn sleds!
Fortunately for us, Lee Canyon has come a long way! They have three chair lifts
and several trails for skiing, snowboarding and snow sliding. The top of the
summit is 9,510 feet high, with a vertical drop of 1,000 feet to the base! That
allows for fantastic advanced and intermediate ski runs. They do offer an easy
run called the Rabbit Peak which is great for kids. |
Lessons are available too! The staff is led by Marcel Barel of Switzerland. He
is an internationally acclaimed PSIA-W certified ski school director. The Las
Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort offers daily group lessons for those 8-years-old
and up at 11:00am and 2:00pm. The lessons last for 1 1/2 hours. The cost is
$25.00 per person if you have your own equipment, or you can get a package deal
for $60.00 per person that includes the rental equipment, a lift ticket and the
lesson. They offer a children's program on the weekends and holidays for
children ages 4 - 12. An all day lesson costs $90.00, and a half day lesson runs
$65.00. Private and all day group lessons are also available.
After a day of skiing, snowboarding or sledding, you can get chilled to the
bone! To warm up, head into the lodge, grab a bite to eat and gulp down some hot
chocolate in the Big Horn Cafe, and browse through the retail shops. The area is
open daily from 9:00am - 4:00pm, so there's plenty of time to squeeze in a few
runs before you head back down to the Strip for some of the famous Vegas
nightlife. Hey, you could even work off those extra calories from one of the
many sumptuous Vegas buffets.... Any way you roll the dice, the Las Vegas Ski
and Snowboard Resort at Lee Canyon is a sure bet for family fun!
Use Las Vegas Kids and make Las
Vegas fun for the kids...and you!
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