I can’t wait to share with you all my first snowboarding experience!
But first, the 4 winners of Driscoll’s berry giveaway are:
#34 Lisa
#11 Courtney @ The Little Food Court
#33 Kristin
#28 Tanya @ Dine, Dash, and Deadlift
Congrats! I will be in touch with you!
So back to my weekend…when people think Vegas, I don’t think they often picture snow.
Well, we get snow that’s for sure! Up in Lee Canyon about 30 miles from downtown Vegas is where I spent my Saturday. The folks at Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort and Forte Creative Media provided my Vegas blogger friends and I a day to explore all of what Lee Canyon has to offer.
Lee Canyon gets an annual snow fall of 140 inches. And bonus, 300 or more days of sunshine!
The views at Lee Canyon are just breathtaking!
When we all arrived, we got suited up! I needed everything! Shoes, pants, and a board!
If you saw board 144 out on the slopes, you will know she was the the girl on her bum most the day. 
But she looked cool doing it, no? I actually felt like a snowman I had so many layers on. But warm I was.
After we were suited up and ready to go, the group went over future plans for LV Ski and Snowboarding Resort.
While sipping a hot cup of cocoa. Life is pretty rough. 
The provided a fabulous press kit to all the bloggers. The Master Development Plan will include a total of 50 trails and 10 lifts total once complete.
This plan also includes upgrades in equipment and a larger area for seating.
Although they offer quite a few slopes, this beginner stuck to the easy stuff.
Here we are! All ready to hit the slopes!
Among the bloggers, we had groups of skiers and snowboarders.
It was pretty busy being a Saturday and all, but there was plenty of room for me to fall on my butt snowboard.
We headed over for our snowboarding lesson. Our instructor, Ray, was awesome!
He first when over the basics and eventually tried snowboarding with only one foot strapped in.
Granted I fell many times, I started to get the hang of it. I even managed to do a couple ‘S’ loops.
We had beautiful views from the lift. We lucked out with amazing weather too! I actually had to take off my jacket while on the slopes, I was breaking quite the sweat.
A huge success was not managing to fall while getting off the lift…finally got it down after the third try.
It was such a fun time!! I can’t wait to go up to Lee Canyon again soon!
For those of you that live in or are visiting Vegas soon, they have some events planned.
- 3rd Rail Jam- February 18th
- The Strip Gets Lit Up -February 25 (evening)
- Air & Street (Jump and Rail) – March 10, 2012
- Spring Fling (Boarder X, Poker Run) – March 31
For more details on these events and more, visit www.skilasvegas.com
A big thanks to Forte Creative Media and Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard resort.
Do you prefer to ski or snowboard?
*disclaimer: The day was provided free of charge. My opinions are honest and my own.
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I have tried skiing and snowboarding and like boarding way better even though I also spend most the day on my bum!
Yayy! Excited I won some Driscoll’s coupons!! Woo! Thanks! However, I am MORE excited that you went snowboarding and had a good time! I am a skier, although I did learn how to snowboard just for kicks years ago. I taught skiing all through high school and college and I just love when new people fall in love the skiing/snowboarding and being out in the mountains. If you are ever in New England in Dec/Jan let me know because chances are I will be in NH skiing then!
I prefer skiing, but after years of lessons growing up I still like to stick to the less scary “blue diamond hills.” Don’t worry about being on your bum, because I have: ran into the little house by the lift, gotten knocked over by the lift coming around, lost a ski and lost a pole on the lift.
I have went skiing once and seemed to do a bit better.
Thankfully they made sure to warn us to duck when the lift comes around. I think being petrified of that happening made me remember!
I did manage to run into a few people throughout the day though.
I had so much fun, Kristen! You were way braver than I was. The lift terrified me, I must admit. I went flying off! Amy’s comments don’t help! Lol.
SO happy you had such an amzing time K…FUN is what’s it’s all about!
xoxo from Trinidad
I love that you did this- looks like so much fun! I would love to try someday!
What a fun day! And, yes, I knew Vegas got snow -I remember driving their for work (over 10 years ago) and it snowed-but I had no idea about the ski and snow resort being so close. How cool is that! I love, love, love to ski. We usually go to Mammoth a few times every year, but they’ve gotten very little snow this year which is rare…maybe we’ll have to go to Vegas instead!
Yep, never ever think of snow and Vegas in the same sentence. Looks gorgeous and it looks like you had a blast. I’ve never been snowboarding or even snow skiing. Now water skiing….all over that
I’d love to try water skiing or wake boarding. Always looks like such a blast!
So happy to hear you had fun! I bet it was a nice break from the craziness of work/masters.
Snowboarding can be quite the workout! I always start with a billion layers and start peeling them off as the day goes on.
It really was!! I was so sore the next day!
How beautiful! Now I really need to sneak in Craig’s luggage to come visit!
I have never gone skiing or snowboarding but I REALLY want to try it! That sounds like the perfect place to do it. Although I think I’d be deathly afraid of getting on and off the lift – I’ve tried it in the summer without skis on and was terrified. I also don’t understand how you don’t crash into the trees while skiing because I keep imagining it to be just like sledding, but standing up
you look adorable. for real.
Love the pics!!
Looks like an awesome trip =)
Beautiful scenery!
Oh that looks like so much fun!! I’ve never been skiing! I’ve never even seen that much snow in person. That really needs to change soon.
It looks like a fun time!! But chairlifts totally scare me!!
I was freaking out a bit when riding the chair lift..especially with the heavy snowboard at your feet.
You have great adventures!! I have never skied or snowboarded or have done any winter sports bc I am a HUGE winter WUSS!!!! Great pics!!!
Wow, I had no idea you could ski so close to LV! Looks like you had much more success than I did the first/last time I tried snowboarding haha. I prefer skiing..
What a fun time!! While I am not sure I’d ever want to downhill ski or snow board, I wouldn’t mind the ski lift – the views are stunning!
Then I would have a hot cocoa with whip cream.