Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort
Draft Master Development Plan

Base Area Land Use & Development Assumptions

Base area land uses include terrain dedicated to winter and summer recreational activities, access roads, day use parking lots, base lodge(s) and the lower terminals of the ski lifts. Since the function, convenience, character and aesthetics of the base area and resort facilities all contribute to the visitor experience, the base area plays a critical role in the success of a resort. The base area requires a distinct spatial organization to effectively move visitors from the point of arrival to easily accessible parking lots, through the skier, snowboarder and other activity staging areas, up the hill and onto the slopes.

The Base Area Facilities section outlines programming and planning assumptions for such things as surface and structured day skier parking area requirements, area capacities for cars and buses, anticipated vehicle capacities and skier and snowboarder service space use standards.

It is anticipated that Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort day visitors will consist mainly of alpine skiers and snowboarders, with a smaller contingent of other recreationalists. These skiing and snowboarding guests will arrive by car and bus with an average of 2.5 visitors per car and 40 skiers per bus. Of the total guests arriving by car, it is assumed that 75 percent are alpine skiers and snowboarders and 25 percent are tubers and other non-skiing resort visitors. Tables IV.6 outlines land use parking capacities and skier and snowboarder yields from available surface parking.