Mountain bikers hit the trails at Lee Canyon
A bicyclist rides down a path at the downhill mountain bike park at Lee Canyon resort in Las Vegas, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Spencer Dunsmoor, left, and his son Ethan Dunsmoor, right, hop on the ski lift at the downhill mountain bike park at Lee Canyon resort in Las Vegas, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Bicyclists ride down a path at the downhill mountain bike park at Lee Canyon resort in Las Vegas, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Bicyclists ride down a path at the downhill mountain bike park at Lee Canyon resort in Las Vegas, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Lee Canyon resort in Las Vegas, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Bicyclists wait in line for the ski lift at the downhill mountain bike park at Lee Canyon resort in Las Vegas, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Bicyclists take the ski lift up to ride down paths as part of the downhill mountain bike park at Lee Canyon resort in Las Vegas, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
A bicyclist rides down a path at the downhill mountain bike park at Lee Canyon resort in Las Vegas, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Bicyclists hang out near the restaurant and downhill mountain bike park at Lee Canyon resort in Las Vegas, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Bicyclists wait to take the ski lift up the mountain at the downhill mountain bike park at Lee Canyon resort in Las Vegas, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Updated September 13, 2022 - 9:29 am
Here’s proof you don’t need a pair of skis to enjoy the recreation opportunities on Mount Charleston.
Lee Canyon held a soft opening on Monday for its downhill mountain biking park.
Weather permitting, bikers can enjoy the trails daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The trails are part of the canyon’s first outdoor summer sports area, which opened last month following a lengthy legal battle over protecting an endangered butterfly species.
Lee Canyon says trail building will continue throughout the fall and next spring. Trails will be fully open Saturdays and Sundays, but there may be partial closures on weekdays as the canyon builds additional trails.
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