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Ski Resort Wins Safety Award

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor
Monday, April 30th, 2012, 2:54pm
Ski Resort Wins Safety Award

 

The Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort is being honored for its efforts to get young skiers to wear helmets.

The National Ski Areas Association is giving the ski resort a National Ski Area Safety award for the Best Helmet Safety Program for its Lids on Kids program. The program has been around for five years. It is a month-long safety campaign that starts in January. The resort partnered with Centennial Hills Hospital to provide free helmets to kids. Since the program started, the LVSSR has handed out more than 1,000 free helmets to kids.

Besides the free helmets, the kids and their parents took a class on ski and snowboard safety. Parents were shown how to properly fit and use a helmet. The program will be continued next ski season.

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Ski and Snowboard Resort Offers Very Early Deals

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012, 12:41pm
Ski and Snowboard Resort Offers Very Early Deals

Even though the local ski resort just closed for the year, deals already are available for next season.

Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort (LVSSR) is offering preseason savings on 2012-13 season passes now through April 30. LVSSR offers seven 2012-13 season pass options that can also be used for chair lift rides this summer season during normal business hours (special event days are not included.)

Passes can be purchased anytime online at www.skilasvegas.com or Monday through Friday during business hours at 7501 Tule Springs Road, Suite 100. The 2012-13 ski season is expected to kick off on Friday, November 23, weather permitting.

Preseason pricing is as follows:

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Ski and Snowboard Resort Celebrates the End of the Season

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012, 1:57pm
Ski and Snowboard Resort Celebrates the End of the Season

 

Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort is closing out the season with an Easter celebration.

The resort announced Tuesday that Sunday would be its last day of the season. There will be a non-denominational Easter service at 8:30 a.m., at the top of Chair 1. Lifts for the service will open at 8 a.m. There will also be a free pancake breakfast for those attending the service.

Lifts for skiing and snowboarding will open at 9 a.m. There will also be a bunny race for kids and an Easter egg hunt for both kids and adults. Some of the prizes include a season pass for next year’s ski season.

There will also be a pond-skimming competition for skiers and snowboarders. Tommy Rockers will be providing live music on the patio of the base lodge.

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Spring Break Ski, Snowboard Deals Offered

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012, 2:21pm
Spring Break Ski, Snowboard Deals Offered

 

Skiing might be not your first thought for a spring break activity in the desert, but there are deals to be had up the mountain.

Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort (LVSSR) is offering deals for kids, teachers and school district employees over spring break from Monday, April 2 to Friday, April 6. Children 12 and under ski or board for free, and teachers and school district employees with a valid work ID can bring a friend to ski or snowboard for free with a 2-for-1 lift ticket special.

A parent or adult chaperone must be present for the kids ski free deal. Mid-week, full-day lift tickets are $50 for adults and $35 for teens (13-18 years old.) Kids can rent skis or a snowboard for $20 and beginners can get a one-hour lesson for $20. Tentative 2011-2012 season closing day is Easter Sunday, April 8.

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Weather System Restocks Ski and Snowboard Resort

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012, 1:53pm
Courtesy: Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort

Tuesday’s rough weather came with a silver – or maybe white – lining for skiers and snowboarders.

As of 7 a.m. Wednesday, Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort (LVSSR) reports receiving 9 inches of new snow overnight. Snowfall began around sunset Tuesday and tapered off around sunrise Wednesday. As of this morning, clear skies and no wind were reported. NDOT has cleared the roads on Mount Charleston and the chair lifts are open...

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Riders Trek Through Red Rock for Challenge

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Monday, January 30th, 2012, 2:41pm
Tim Zeitlow, 8 News NOW

 

Dozens of cyclists navigated hilly dirt and rock trails in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area on Monday morning during the inaugural Ride 2 Recovery Blue Diamond Mountain Bike Challenge. 

The three-day event began today the Blue Diamond Bike Outpost. Each day, the riders will take different routes through the Cottonwood Valley North section of the conservation area based on their riding ability, and...

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Sleigh Bells Ring in Winter Wonderland

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Thursday, January 5th, 2012, 11:15am

Options for winter fun abound just outside Las Vegas.

Luke and Spartacus are dressed in their long winter coats, patiently waiting for the people who will ride with them. Ta-Uch, their driver, greets everyone warmly.

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