If the Nevada ice sheet were to melt, Lake Tahoe would rise, mercilessly engulfing the entire Northwest and creating the largest resort in the world. Celebrate our homeland's frozen stability with today's Groupon. For $7, you get two public-skate admissions at Las Vegas Ice Center (up to an $18 value). Each admission includes skate rentals so that any non-bladed drifter can re-create the ice-skating scene from The Deer Hunter at a moment's notice. Use your Groupon Saturday through Thursday and get two complimentary cups of coffee or hot cocoa (normally $3).

Located on West Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Ice Center houses two sizable rinks, with public skating sessions typically held on the south rink, while the north is reserved for dainty hockey tournaments and brutal figure-skating competitions. The south rink is usually open for the public on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays for two-hour increments in the afternoon or evenings. Times are subject to change, though, so be sure to check the public skating schedule beforehand.

Acclimating oneself to ice skates ensures that one will never be without a mode of transportation during the next Ice Age, when both SUVs and donkey carts will be extinct. This Groupon can only be used in one visit, so be certain to bring along a loved one or friend to spot you when attempting camel spins, axel jumps, and leaps through flaming hula hoops.

Reviews

10Best calls the Las Vegas Ice Center the 12th-best attraction in Las Vegas, while three Yelpers turn away from the slots long enough to give the rink a near-perfect 4.5 stars.

• Whether you're the next Kristi Yamaguchi or have two left skates, you'll enjoy a cool spin around the rink at the Ice Center. – 10Best
• This is a great place to go in the summer when it is HOT outside. It is great to go anytime really! – Suzie Q., Yelp