Wintergreen Resort
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| Location | Wintergreen, Nelson County, Virginia, USA |
| Nearest city | Nellysford, Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Waynesboro |
| Coordinates | 37°55′48″N 78°56′30″W / 37.93000°N 78.94167°W |
| Vertical | 1,003 ft (306 m) |
| Top elevation | 3,515 ft (1,071 m) |
| Base elevation | 2,512 ft (766 m) |
| Skiable area | 129 acres (52 ha) |
| Runs | 26 total 23% beginner 35% intermediate 42% advanced |
| Longest run | Tyro 1.4 mi (2.3 km) |
| Lift system | 5 total (2 High-speed six pack chairs, 1 quad chair, 1 triple chair, 1 double chair) |
| Lift capacity | 11,200 per hour |
| Terrain parks | 1 |
| Snowfall | 35 in (890 mm) |
| Snowmaking | 100% |
| Night skiing | 54% |
| Website | wintergreenresort.com |
Wintergreen Resort is a four-season mountain resort on the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains, located in Nelson County, Virginia and the town of Nellysford. The resort is also in close proximity to the cities of Lynchburg, Waynesboro, and Charlottesville, and within a three-hour drive of Washington, D.C. It opened in 1975 and is currently owned by EPR Properties and managed by Pacific Group Resorts, Inc. Unlike other ski resorts, Wintergreen is a "Mountain Top" resort in which all of the amenities are built on the peaks and ridges, rather than at the traditional base.
In 1969, a 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) tract of land known as The Big Survey, located in the heart of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains and home to a wide variety of forestry, timberland, and wildlife, was purchased by a group of investors. Within a few years, Cabot, Cabot & Forbes of Boston purchased The Big Survey, and the planning of Wintergreen began. The Sea Pines Company soon joined the group to plan and market the area and a new community.
By 1975, the grounds sported a large ski area, consisting of eight slopes and three chairlifts, which opened with much fanfare and Virginia Governor Mills E. Godwin in attendance. The resort's first restaurant, The Copper Mine, was open to the public only during the winter months. The original welcoming center, the Wintergreen Country Store, was later added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. In later years, additional ski runs were added in cleared areas to the west and east of the original development and village.
The following year, however, Melba Investors, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Bankers Trust Co. of New York acquired Wintergreen from Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, and Lewis F. Payne, Jr. founded Wintergreen Development, Inc. to operate the resort and serve as the developer and managing agent.
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