Does it really snow in the desert?

I was speaking with someone the other day about a recent trip (December 2008) to Las Vegas and they were standing there looking at me like I had three heads. Yes Virginia, it really did snow in the desert. Although it wasn't the kind of snow you would typically expect in say, Edmonton in the winter, it was still snow.

When word broke in the MGM Grand Casino that it indeed was snowing the comments were fast and furious. One couple standing next to us in the parking lot were from Chicago. And they were pissed! "We come down here from Chicago each year to get away from this s%#&t!" While they were running for the cover of the MGM lobby, tourists from Japan and Australia were out having a snowball fight and soaking the whol experience in. Me? Well, I just felt like I was back at the airport in Vancouver where we started. Snow, -10, rain and light winds. Ah, Vegas in the wintertime. Anyways, here's the picture to prove it. Check out more pictures of Vegas, the same trip, without the show at www.westshoregalleries.ifp3.com