Let it snow!
 

If you're traveling to Vegas on Monday, be prepared for a pre-Christmas surprise.

Has any snow actually stayed around in Vegas before?

I will be heading to Vegas Sunday and would prefer snow over rain

Depends on how far-reaching your definition of "Vegas" and how long "stayed around" is. If it includes the mountain foothills and "a few hours" then the answer is probably yes.

Then you'll probably have to go to the mountains, since the forecast for the city is a mixture of "rain and wet snow".

As for me, I'll just avoid driving the highways, since unlike wetter and/or colder climates, many drivers here don't seem to know how to drive in anything other than dry conditions.

Hi,

Last year ( in fact about this date IIRC) there was snow on the strip but it only lasted a few minutes.

However the next day I went on a tour to the Valley of Fire and as we drove past Lake Las Vegas to Lake mead the surrounding area by the side of the road was still snow covered.

Regards

TBS

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9981945@N05/?saved=1

It's the house across the street rather than ours because her vegetation makes for a much better picture.

Given the comments in this thread I'll point out we are in the city, not the surrounding mountains. 2 miles north of Spanish Trails.

I am in Las Vegas now.It sure felt like it was going to snow this morning.
I hope it stays away for a few more days because I do not relish having to drive the grade when it is icy or snowy

My gosh, its The Day After Tomorrow :D.

I agree, though I wouldn't exclude dry conditions.;)

I have another set of shots from two years later with even more snow but no good shots like that one. She put in desert landscaping and the snow doesn't stick so well. (That's the problem with our place, also--desert landscaping. It doesn't make for good snowscapes unless the ground drops below freezing.)

I have. I am already been went to LAS for almost more than seventh time. I will rather to do it again in 2009. This is my first night where I am stayed at Aladdin in 2003. I have tell you something more constructions is going on. I saw constructions more hotel in LAS. It was lot of the hotel/condo, too. I didn't realize know that and so please go to seeing my trip reports detail but, the pictures are in there, too.

IIRC it snowed several inches right around Christmas last year (2007).

OK. Technically that was in Henderson, but I assume some of it stuck in Vegas, too.

There's limited accumulation every couple years. '07, '05 are the last two I remember.

Agreed.

Well we got out just fine-except for some REALLY strong winds till Barstow.
Interestingly the traffic-which is normally very light on Saturday afternoon was much heavier going in both directions :confused: