The short answer? Yes.
One of my co-workers (originally from Back East) asked me,
“Does it ever really snow in Las
Vegas?”
Yes, my Vegas-transplant friends, it does really snow here.
However, what people usually mean when they ask that question is: “Does it ever
snow in quantities large enough to make a snowman?” Not often, and even then the snow-people are rather
small.
The fact remains, though, that it does snow here, even if
you can’t put Frosty in your rocky, postage-stamp sized front yard.
Exhibit A: The Snow of 1974
That's me, in the backyard of the house I grew up in.
According to an article in the Las Vegas Sun, eight inches fell during this January storm. I didn’t attempt a snowman, but we did have plenty of snowball fights.
A few years later, in 1979, the city was pounded again. Much
to the delight of everyone I knew at the time, the schools closed for a snow day.
Exhibit B: The 2008 Snow
We lived right next to the Peccole Paseo, which offered plenty of wide,
open spaces for snow to accumulate, and even a few hills to inspire my son to make a valiant attempt at sledding.
Exhibit C: The Western Snow of 2011
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Did you see any snow
last week?
