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This page last updated on 03/15/2020
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Directions: From US 95 northwest of Las Vegas, take SR 156 southwest for 17.25 miles into Lee Canyon until the road ends at a parking area beyond the entrance to the Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort (Fig. 01). Distance is about 35 miles from Las Vegas.
Description of Lee Canyon Ski Resort: It is located in the Humbolt-Toiyabe National Forest and Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, commonly referred to a Mt. Charleston. Lee Peak is 11,289 feet, only a few hundred feet below Mount Charleston, the eighth highest peak in Nevada. Lee Canyon is only about 32 miles northwest of Jim's house. Even though we have been there several times in the past, it has always been in the spring, summer and fall months. Here are some pictures we took on a summer trip in July of 2016 (
Lee Canyon Summer Trip). Winter visitors are greeted with towering peaks of limestone sitting above 445 acres of terrain that serve as backdrop for their skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, or hiking adventure (Fig. 01). It has 860 vertical feet of lifts served terrain, 1,919 vertical feet of hiking routes, 24 serviced snow trails and 3 lifts, plus a tubing area, it truly is Las Vegas' mountain getaway spot (Fig. 02). Avg. Annual Snowfall: 129 in. Most people don't even know that there is ski resort 35 minutes from Las Vegas. In the 2009-2010 it had over 180 days of skiing.
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03/13/20 Trip Notes: A few weeks later we took another drive across Deer Creek Road to Lee Canyon. Even though it was an overcast day, there had been more snow the night before and we still got some good snow pictures. Click here to see the pictures ...
Snow Pictures in Mount Charleston Area.
02/24/20 Trip Notes: On 02/24/2020 Jim Herring and I decided to take a ride up to the Las Vegas and Snowboard Resort. Though it doesn't look it, Lee Canyon has had over 120 inches of snow this year. A new multimillion dollar two-story, 10,000-square-foot hillside property, located near the resort’s main lodge, (Fig. 05 & 09), features a heated terrace, patio dining space, bistro, expanded restroom facilities and a ski-in, ski-out bar. We spent over an hour watching people ski up and down the resort (Figs. 06, 07, 08, 10). Eventually we began to freeze and headed back to the car and headed home.
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