| Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort | |
| Pushpin Map: | Nevada#United States |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 36.3016°N -115.6808°W |
| Top Elevation: | 11289feet |
| Base Elevation: | 8510feet |
| Skiable Area: | 385acres |
| Number Trails: | 24 15% easiest 45% more difficult 40% most difficult |
| Longest Run: | 3000feet |
| Liftsystem: | 4 chairlifts 1 surface lift |
| Snowfall: | 161inches Annual |
| Snowmaking: | 70acres |
| Terrainparks: | 1 |
| Nightskiing: | none |
The Lee Canyon Ski and Snowboard Resort is located in Lee Canyon, 35miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and Spring Mountains National Recreation Area. The base lodge is situated at the base of Lee Peak (11289feet), to the north of Mount Charleston (11916feet), the eighth-highest peak in Nevada. The resort can be reached via US 95 to Nevada State Route 156.
The resort is owned and operated by Mountain Capital Partners in partnership with the United States Forest Service under a special-use permit.
The area's total of 385acres offers 11 alpine skiing and snowboarding trails.
People have been using the north-facing slopes of the area for winter recreation since the early 1930s. In the 1940s, the Las Vegas Ski Club operated a short rope tow and a warming hut.
Lee Canyon Ski Area was created in 1964, when the Forest Service issued a Special Use Permit in order to provide winter recreation options in Southern Nevada. In 1968 the first chairlift was installed. The main lodge building was completed in February, 1970.
On October 7, 2009, Lee Canyon was the second resort in the United States to open for the 2009-2010 season. It was the longest season on record at Lee Canyon, at over 180 days.[1] [2]