| While ice skating may not be the first thing that | | | | an appearance by Santa Claus and a special musical |
| comes to mind when you think of Christmas in Las | | | | performance by Green Valley Choir and Helen Joy |
| Vegas, even without the snow, the floating skating | | | | Choir on Friday, November 16. |
| rink at Lake Las Vegas holds on to the traditional | | | | Marketing Director Cary Krukowski says "Every year |
| Christmas pastime. | | | | we love to create an environment that brings families |
| For the fourth year, Lake Las Vegas kicked off the | | | | closer together, builds festive traditions and allows us |
| holiday season with their floating Rockefeller Center | | | | to be part of their memories." |
| sized skating rink. The ice rink floats on the 320-acre | | | | The Lake Las Vegas ice rink is open every day from |
| lake, off the shore of MonteLago Village and is open | | | | noon to 9 p.m. through February 17. The cost is $15 |
| to skaters of all ages. It uses 110 five gallon buckets | | | | per person, $12 for children 12 years of age and |
| of water and 12,000-pound chiller unit to help keep | | | | under. Groups of 20 or more are $8 a person and |
| the ice cold, and can hold up to 60 skaters at a time. | | | | season passes are also available for $125 (including |
| Starting off the holidays in Las Vegas, Lake Las | | | | the cost of skate rentals). |
| Vegas Resort hosted it's ceremonial tree lighting, with | | | | |