About Ellen Ross

Ellen Ross has lived and worked in Las Vegas for more than thirty years. Once a dancer with the Stardust’s “Lido de Paris”, Ellen is a real estate broker, a Certified Master Gardener and a Nevada Naturalist. An avid photographer, Ellen can often be found hiking and kayaking in the many beautiful wilderness areas in southern Nevada. Ellen has two grown children, both born and raised in Las Vegas.

December 10, 2008 Ellen Ross

Family Skiing in Brian Head, Utah

Brian Head, Utah, is a beautiful drive from Las Vegas in winter, and the combination of open and wooded trails make it a great destination for a family skiing. Take a side trip to Cedar Breaks National Monument for snowshoeing

November 28, 2008 Ellen Ross

Leaving Las Vegas: Family Day Trips That Beat the Big-City Blues

In seasons of discontent – say, in the blazing summer, or in an economic downturn – families have considered leaving Las Vegas for more tyke-friendly cities and towns. Should they go? Absolutely – so long as it's just on a

October 15, 2008 Ellen Ross

Las Vegas Contemporary Dance Theater: Wow!

The Las Vegas entertainment scene is now attracting talent strong in theater, ballet, jazz, acrobatics, yoga and voice. These new artists aren’t your stereotypical showgirls and chorus boys – just take a look at the dancers in the new Las

August 27, 2008 Ellen Ross

Kayaking the Colorado River

Las Vegas may be a desert town, but we do have our share of fun and challenging water sports just a few miles east of the city. Here, where the Colorado River funnels between Nevada and Arizona, city kayakers make

July 16, 2008 Ellen Ross

Slow Food Las Vegas

In a city of fast action, in a nation of fast food, the idea of "slow food" may seem paradoxical. But the folks in Las Vegas' new Slow Food convivium are finding plenty of reason to shop at farmers' markets,