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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 [...]

This snowboarder kicks off the season at Wintergreen this past Friday. 12.10.10

Ready. Set. Go! – Wintergreen Resort Kicks Off Ski Season 2010-2011

[ 0 ] December 10, 2010

ShareWintergreen Resort Nelson County, Virginia For the first time ever, The Highlands, ski slope was ready to go on opening day at Wintergreen Resort. The planets lined up and conditions we perfect as the resort kicked off the 2010-2011 season. NCL’s Mountain Photographer, Paul Purpura, also a ski instructor at Wintergreen, grabbed a few shots [...]

©2009 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Photos By Paul Purpura : Wintergreen Resort had perfect weather and plenty of snow for opening day of the season this past Saturday.

Wintergreen Resort Has Perfect Opening Day : 12.13.09

[ 3 ] December 13, 2009

ShareWintergreen Resort Nelson County, Virginia Though Sunday’s weather is rainy, Saturday was picture perfect for the start of the 2009-2010 ski season at Wintergreen Resort. The slopes opened at 9AM and lots of folks grabbed their skis and boards to enjoy the first day. Our Paul Purpura was on the slopes too! He grabbed these [...]

Photo By Paul Purpura : Donny Falls with Wintergreen Resort\'s snow making operation looks the slopes over before opening day.

Slopes Open Today At Wintergreen Resort : 12.12.09

[ 0 ] December 12, 2009

ShareWintergreen Resort Nelson County, Virginia It’s finally here! The start of the 2009-2010 ski season in Nelson County, Virginia officially starts today. Wintergreen Resort opens some of its slopes Saturday morning at 9AM. A 6-8″ snow several days ago, along with very cold temps in the mountains have set the stage for a good start [...]

©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 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 [...]

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