 In the 1940s, the Las Vegas Ski Club operated a short rope tow and a warming hut.Lee Canyon Ski Area was created in 1964, when the Forest Service issued a Special Use Permit in order to provide winter recreation options in Southern Nevada.A T-Bar was installed, the A-Frame Chalet was completed, and in 1968 the first chairlift, Chair One, was installed to access higher elevations, along with a rope tow on the beginner hill.