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©2012 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Photo By NCL Mountain Photographer : Kim Holzer (3rd from left in green jacket) an instructor with Wintergreen Resort gives boarding and skiing pointers during this the Wintergreen Women's Weekend February 4th & 5th.

Wintergreen Women’s Weekend

[ 0 ] February 4, 2012

ShareWintergreen Resort Nelson County, Virginia In spite of 60° temps a few days ago, skiing continues up in the mountains at Wintergreen Resort. This weekend the resort is holding their annual Women’s Weekend offering up the KEEN Rippin Chix skiing camp Wintergreen says they have teamed up with: “Alison Gannett’s Rippin Chix have teamed up [...]

Kevin (Chocolate Man) Sumter shows off a perfect view of the winter conditions in his goggles at Wintergreen Resort. (With parent's permission) Kevin is known for giving out chocolate to all of his students! Now that's our kind of instructor!

Temps Cooperate For Holiday Weekend At Wintergreen

[ 0 ] January 13, 2012

ShareWintergreen Resort Nelson County, Virignia 64° on Thursday – 15° in the mountains on Friday. Perfect stage for snowmaking, even on the advanced slopes at Wintergreen Resort. According to the resort’s blog, The Mountain Message, The Highlands will be open by Sunday. For the latest slope conditions this weekend at Wintergreen Resort, click here. Tweet This [...]

©2012 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Photo By NCL Mountain Photographer Paul Purpura : With cold overnight temps recently, Wintergreen Resort has been able to make lots of snow for the slopes.

Lots -O- Snow On The Slopes!

[ 0 ] January 10, 2012

ShareWintergreen Resort Nelson County, Virginia With the really cold temps up in the mountains lately, Wintergreen Resort has been able to make lots of snow. NCL Mountain Photographer Paul Purpura grabbed this shot early in the week. Nice! Rain may dampen that for a bit mid-week, but much colder weather is headed our way just [...]

©2012 www.nelsolncountylife.com : Photo By NCL Mountain Photographer Paul Purpura : Temps hovered around 17° for most of Monday. Perfect weather for the resort to make plenty more snow.

Temps Drop And The Snow Flys Again At Wintergreen

[ 0 ] January 2, 2012

ShareWintergreen Resort Nelson County, Virginia Though temps neared 60° over New Year’s Weekend they spent most of Monday around 17° up at Wintergreen Resort for the 2nd day of January. Perfect weather to crank the snow making gear back up! Temps will continue cooperating for the next several days on the mountain. Overnight lows will [...]

©2011 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Photos By NCL Mountain Photographer Paul Purpura : Folks take to the slopes on Upper Dobie during the week between Christmas and New Years at Wintergreen Resort.

Holiday Skiing Continues Into The New Year At Wintergreen Resort

[ 0 ] December 29, 2011

ShareWintergreen Resort Nelson County, Virginia Though temps have been mild from time to time in the month of December, crews at Wintergreen Resort have been able to make some snow to get people on the slopes. NCL Mountain Photographer Paul Purpura, also a ski instructor at the resort, was out grabbing a few shots of [...]

©2011 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Photo By Paul Purpura : Folks packed into the Lake Monocan Clubhouse this past Saturday for the Snow Sport Instructor Rehire Clinic in preparation for the 2011-2012 ski season.

Wintergreen Prepping For Ski Season

[ 0 ] November 6, 2011

ShareNellysford Nelson County, Virginia In a few weeks the slopes will be covered in snow at Wintergreen Resort. Before that happens all of the crews and instructors have to get ready for the upcoming season. This past weekend the Snow Sport Instructor Rehire Clinic was held down in the valley to prep the staff for [...]

Photos By Paul Purpura : ©2010 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Snowboards lined up during opening weekend at Wintergreen Resort.

Great Weekend Start At Wintergreen Resort

[ 1 ] December 12, 2010

ShareWintergreen Resort Nelson County, Virginia Though rain and fog moved in for the second half of the weekend, Saturday was perfect for the first weekend of the season at Wintergreen Resort. The snow making conditions have been excellent over the past couple of weeks, and, very cold weather headed our way in the coming week [...]

Photos By Paul Purpura : ©2009 NCL Magazine : A rider heads up the steep grade in the 2009 Wintergreen Ascent Bike Race. Click on any image for larger version.

Wintergreen Ascent 2009

[ 7 ] May 3, 2009

ShareBeech Grove/Wintergreen Nelson County, Virginia Though the skies constantly threatened rain Saturday, the annual Wintergreen Ascent Bike Race went off perfectly! Our Paul Purpura grabbed these fantastic shots as the bikers headed up the mountains in Nelson County. The annual race held each Spring consists of 18 different categories including men, women, junior, along with [...]

Photos By Paul Purpura : ©2009 NCL Magazine : A snowboarder takes to the slopes this past weekend as part of Rail Jam at Wintergreen Resort.

Wintergreen : Rail Jam Marks Unofficial End To Snow Sports Season 3.16.09

[ 2 ] March 16, 2009

ShareWintergreen Resort Nelson County, Virginia The clock is ticking on the end of Winter as Spring begins next weekend on March 21st. Yes, there will still be skiing for the next few days, perhaps on into late March, but with average daily temperatures beginning to rise, it won’t be much longer before the snow will [...]

Photos By Paul Purpura : ©2009 NCL Magazine : Members of the 2009 Ski-Ride Clinic pose for a quick shot on the slopes at Wintergreen Resort.

Wintergreen’s Ski-Ride Clinic For Women’s Weekend

[ 0 ] February 23, 2009

ShareWintergreen Resort Nelson County, Virginia The slopes were full of women this weekend at Wintergreen Resort. It was Women’s Weekend at the resort. Our Paul Purpura grabbed lots of shots on the slopes. Paul said it was a bit of a challenge on Sunday because of the wind. “As I stood up to get off [...]

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