February 6, 2012
ShareWintergreen Nelson County, Virginia Updated 2.6.12 @ 4:45 PM As we first reported below in our story from this morning, financial troubles are on the front burner at Wintergreen Resort. NCL just received an official statement from the resort’s CEO, Hank Thiess. Updates as we have them. Original story from 11:29 AM on 2.6.12 The [...]
February 5, 2012
ShareWintergreen Resort Nelson County, Virginia Those of us living here in Nelson County know what a beautiful place it is. But mother nature left a very unexpected treat Sunday morning when these unique ice crystals formed on some of the plants up in the mountains near Wintergreen Resort and the Blue Ridge Parkway. NCL Mountain [...]
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 [...]
February 1, 2012
ShareNelson County, Virginia Flattered to say the least! Recently Nelson County Life Magazine and Publisher Yvette Stafford, along with Blue Mountain Brewery and other great locations in Nelson were featured in a video produced by Nest Realty Company about the county. Check it out for yourself in the player down below! But those of us [...]
January 24, 2012
ShareNelson County, Virginia After a long stretch of rainy, cold, sometimes snowy, dreary weather, mother nature did an about face Tuesday with the return of sunny blue skies and temps warming into the lower 60′s in the valley portions of Nelson County. We’ll get another nice one Wednesday before rain settles back in by Thursday. [...]
January 22, 2012
ShareNelson County, Virginia Not a big one, but certainly a beautiful one. That’s how Sunday’s light snow up in the mountains of Nelson County could be described. In the lower elevations not a lot of snow fell, mainly flurries, but up at Wintergreen Resort and other areas along the Blue Ridge Parkway such as Love [...]
January 21, 2012
ShareWintergreen Resort Nelson County, VA For years we have been telling you about the Wounded Warriors weekend held annually at Wintergreen Resort. The Wintergreen Adaptive Sports website says their Wounded Warriors program is: “A growing year-round effort supporting injured military heroes coping with the effects of war, by utilizing winter and summer sporting activities, special [...]
January 21, 2012
ShareNelson County, Virginia As we talked about Friday night, a mixed bag of winter weather began moving through Nelson County during the evening hours. Though it was not a major ice storm by any standards, people awoke Saturday morning to ice encased trees, decks, power lines and more. Tweet This Post
January 20, 2012
ShareWinter Weather Advisory Statement as of 12:50 PM EST on January 21, 2012 Winter Weather Advisory will expire at 1 PM EST this afternoon… The Winter Weather Advisory will be allowed to expire at 1 PM. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE [...]
January 19, 2012
ShareNelson County, Virginia After a relatively quiet few days across the area, changes are back in the forecast by Friday night into the weekend. A developing storm system may throw some winter precipitation into the Nelson area overnight Friday into Saturday morning. Accuweather.com talks more about the system that will affect the NE US and [...]