Las Vegas has a ski and snowboard resort about an hour away

Is there skiing in Las Vegas?

Yes. Las Vegas has a ski and snowboard resort: Lee Canyon, on Mount Charleston in the Spring Mountains, about an hour’s drive from the Strip. The 2026/27 season is scheduled to open Nov 20, 2026 (snow permitting). There are beginner areas, rentals and lessons on site. New to it? Start here, or see how to get to Lee Canyon.

Lee Canyon is scheduled to open for the 2026/27 season on November 20, 2026, according to the resort; opening day depends on snow.

A lot of locals are surprised to hear it, but skiing and snowboarding in Las Vegas is real: Lee Canyon is a full ski and snowboard resort in the Spring Mountains, about 50 miles from Downtown by the resort’s count. Its base lodge sits at 8,660 feet and it averages 129 inches of snow a year. The beginner lifts, a free first-timer lesson and rentals on site make it an easy place to learn. Start with the Lee Canyon guide or the six steps below. After a big storm, so many people drive up to see the snow that the resort warns of backups on the road, so timing matters as much as the forecast.

This site is for planning that trip properly. The conditions page pulls the National Weather Service forecast for the ski area’s base, not the city’s. The lift ticket page explains demand pricing and every 2026/27 pass with the resort’s own numbers. Getting there covers the drive, the parking rules and what Nevada’s chain signs actually require, which is not what a lot of websites say.

When an hour of driving isn’t enough, Brian Head in Utah is about three hours away with more terrain and more snow, and there are four more resorts within a long day’s drive. We compare them by distance and by what each resort publishes.

Before the season opens, the SnowJam Las Vegas expo (Nov 14–15, 2026, Las Vegas Convention Center) is the big local gear sale, and a SnowJam Membership includes a free weekday lift-ticket voucher each for Lee Canyon, Brian Head and Arizona Snowbowl.