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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 [...]

©2009 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Slopes will open this weekend at Wintergreen Resort @ 9AM Saturday morning, December 12th.

Wintergreen Resort Opens Slopes This Weekend! : 12.10.09

[ 1 ] December 10, 2009

ShareWintergreen Resort Nelson County, Virginia With a healthy natural snow earlier this week, and snow making equipment in full gear, this weekend looks to be a great start to the 2009-2010 ski season at Wintergreen Resort here in Nelson County. The resort’s slopes are scheduled to open to the public on Saturday at 9AM and [...]

Photos By Tommy Stafford : ©2009 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Snow capped mountains off in the distance as seen from the the parking lot of Java Depot  @ 664 & 151. Click any photo to enlarge.

More Scenes From Early December Snow In Nelson County, VA : 12.6.09

[ 0 ] December 6, 2009

ShareNelson County, Virginia Thought the sun was out most of the day Sunday, the snow from Saturday didn’t go anywhere with the cold air in place, especially in the mountains. Here’s a few more scenes from the weekend snow. Tweet This Post

Photos By Paul Purpura : ©2009 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Wintergreen Resort's Re-Hire Clinic was held this past weekend to get instructors, ski patrollers, and others ready for the upcoming ski season.

Wintergreen Snow Sports Team Getting Ready For Winter! : 11.10.09

[ 0 ] November 10, 2009

ShareWintergreen Resort Nelson County, Virginia Though the slopes don’t have any snow just yet at Wintergreen Resort, they’ve already had a tiny snow back in mid-October. That was just enough to get everyone in the spirit for the upcoming season! Our Paul Purpura, also a ski instructor at the resort, was at this past weekend’s [...]

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