Most of the state is desert but the Sierra Nevada mountain range near Reno, Nevada and the Ruby Mountains near Elko, Nevada has snow for half the year.
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The longest running show in Las Vegas, Nevada is the Follies Bergere at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino. It opened in 1959.
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Grammatically, the proper term for the mountains is the Sierra Nevada not the Sierras. Robert Conrad almost called one of his television series High Sierra Rangers but changed it to High Mountain Rangers.