Las Vegas' Ski Area To Expand With New Chairlift and Trails Next Season

Lee Canyon, the ski area just outside Las Vegas, Nevada, plans to debut a new chairlift and five trails next winter.

The area, called “West Bowl,” includes terrain with “mixed difficulty levels,” Lee Canyon said in a social media post.

“We love chairlifts around here,” Lee Canyon wrote. “They bring us into a higher perspective, let us take in the mountain surroundings, laugh with our friends, find a little peace and tranquility… and of course, lead us straight to our favorite terrain for some gravity-fed fun.”

The four-person chairlift is set to span 2,200 feet and rise 650 vertical feet, carrying up to 1,800 passengers per hour, according to a master development plan document.

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For Lee Canyon, the lift’s installation follows a period of consistent growth. 

In 2019, the ski area debuted the new Hillside Lodge. The lift accessing the West Bowl will be Lee Canyon’s fourth new lift in three years. The ski area also recently introduced a downhill mountain bike park.

This summer, other improvements are coming to ski areas owned by Mountain Capital Partners, the resort group with a sizable footprint in the American Southwest, including Lee Canyon. 

Construction is set to move ahead on the Gelande lift at Purgatory, Colorado. A snowmaking project that will allow for consistent daily operations is coming to Pajarito, New Mexico, MCP said in a release. And more than $17.5 million in upgrades will debut at MCP’s South American ski resorts, Valle Nevado and La Parva, Chile, during the 2026 Southern Hemisphere season, including lift improvements and new lodging.

Lee Canyon finished the 2025-26 season on Sunday, March 22, as record heat baked mountains and cities across the West. Last season, its lifts spun until April 13.

MCP’s multi-pass, which includes Lee Canyon—the Power Pass—is now on sale for adults at $749. The company said in a release that the price hasn’t increased in four years. Early bird pricing lasts through April 24.

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