Ice skating rinks pop up as holiday season heats up

The warm desert winter isn’t any match for the holiday spirit. As thoughts turn to mistletoe and holly, Valley businesses bring winter joy with pop-up ice rinks. Here’s where to get your skate on:

• The Ice Rink at the Cosmopolitan. For the season, the rooftop Boulevard Pool turns into a 4,200-square-foot ice rink. Get immersed in a digital art installation called “Little Winter”; eat fire-roasted s’mores, dance under snow flurries and watch screenings of classic holiday movies. Through January 5, $15-$25.

• Rock Rink at Downtown Summerlin. A 40-foot holiday tree decorates this rink on the Lawn. Ride the holiday train ($4) and enjoy offerings from the JING pop-up bar and a mobile coffee truck by Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Through January 20, $15+.

• Where to skate year-round: City National Arena; Las Vegas Ice Center; Sobe Ice Arena at Fiesta Rancho.