Wintergreen is Relaxing and Exciting
Wintergreen is fun. No matter if you’re in the valley or on the mountain, there is no better place to get away, visiting with friends & family, relaxing with a book, or streaming some music or movies than Wintergreen. And, when you’re ready, there is plenty more in our community that deserves your attention. Welcome!
Everyone at Wintergreen is asked to recognize and appreciate the community’s natural beauty and its relaxed, quiet atmosphere. Enjoy your time at Wintergreen without compromising the enjoyment of others. Learn more
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Hiking & Birding
Over 30 miles of mountain and valley trails, from easy to challenging, are in Wintergreen’s boundaries offering waterfalls and wildflowers. Miles of more great trails are nearby, including part of the famous Appalachian Trail, the beautiful Crabtree Falls and the popular Humpback Rocks. Learn more.
Skiing and Riding
Wintergreen Resort's slopes offer something for both black diamond fans and tiny tots. The snowboarding park is served by a six-seat high-speed lift. The multi-million-gallon snowmaking system ensures the grins keep coming. Their state-of-the- art online tickets make it easy. Check it out.
Great Golf
Two courses. Two completely different experiences. Stoney Creek in the valley is open to the public. Devils Knob, on the mountain with the Devils Grill Restaurant featuring an eclectic menu specializing in American cuisine, is for Wintergreen Resort's guests and members. There are well-run tournaments held throughout the season.
Fishing
There is a stocked, private trout steam and a dozen lakes and ponds (including a trout pond) reserved for Wintergreen property owners and their guests. Wintergreen Sporting Club members visit and report on area fishing opportunities, such as nearby Sherando Lake and trout streams. Details here.
Playing
The kids will never forget the great times at Wintergreen. Besides skiing for all ages, The Plunge is fun in the summer and winter, as is the resort’s Adventure Center. In the summer, there’s The Zip, plus every type of walk and hiking trail. Also offering fun, innovative places for children to explore: The Nature Foundation at Wintergreen on the mountain and, in the valley, the Natural History Center’s Spruce Creek Park.
Touring
Go for a drive along the world-famous Blue Ridge Parkway, two minutes from the Wintergreen gatehouse. Off of the parkway in the surrounding countryside are apple sheds to visit in the fall; wildflowers and birds to appreciate in the spring and summer; and, amazing snowy vistas to savor in the winter. Picnic fans also enjoy nearby Sherando Lake Park.
Music
All kinds of live music all of the time. Wintergreen Music holds several events during the year, including a month-long Summer Music Festival. Wintergreen Resort brings in bands for holiday events and there is often live music at restaurants such as the The Edge. In 2019, the resort had a weeks-long presentation of “The Sound of Music” on top of the mountain and during the holidays did THIS.
Dining
Grab a quick sandwich or hot pizza from The Market or enjoy one of the four fine restaurants on the mountain and in the valley available at Wintergreen Resort. For a fun place to grab lunch or make a picnic at the top of WTG mountain, try Fire & Frost. There are a growing number of places to dine offering seafood, French, Mexican, barbeque, burgers, and more pizza around Wintergreen.
Swimming
The resort offers its guests and members year-round swimming at The Wintergarden. The resort also operates the beach at Lake Monocan, with special access for its guests and members. Property owners have two swimming pools. One is in the valley and the other on the mountain. Nearby Sherando Lake has beach for swimming as well.
Parties & Events
Meeting people at Wintergreen is easy. Wintergreen Music has dozens of parties and events throughout the year; the Nature Foundation holds regulars hikes and lectures; the two neighborhood social groups have parties and events, as does the WTG Sporting Club. The resort holds social events for their members and the public, as does most all of the community groups. Private parties and group events large and small take place at Tuckahoe Clubhouse.
Shopping
There are interesting shops in the resort and Trillium House, as well as up and down Route 151, including an authentic hardware store, a grocery, a bakery in Nellysford. Check out the high-quality crafts & eccentric shops at RVCC, or go antiquing. A ski shop and sporting goods retailer sits at the bottom of the mountain. But the most unique and fun shopping happens on Saturday mornings, April to November, on the WPOA property at the entrance to Stoney Creek, in Nellysford, when the crowds hit the Nelson County Farmers Market.
Tennis, Pickleball & more
The resort offers indoor and outdoor tennis courts with renowned coaching. In 2022 eight new pickleball courts were added. Their Adventure Center is a huge hit with kids of all ages. Property owners have access to WPOA's tennis court, horseshoes and playgrounds. The all-volunteer Wintergreen Sporting Club ($25 a year) is for property owners interested in archery, canoeing and kayaking, fishing and shooting. Rodes Farm Stables offers access to miles of riding trails. Simply want to hit the gym? Wintergreen Resort has gyms on the mountain and in the valley.
Route 151 is the primary route to Wintergreen and the destination for Virginia wine, craft beer, and hard cider lovers. Check out the interactive map with links to the venues.
Here you’ll find outdoor recreation, mountain views, fresh farm and orchard produce, historic sites, artisan products and more. With award-winning wineries, cideries, distilleries and breweries, quaint eateries, plus a variety of lodging, Nelson County is the perfect spot for a relaxing getaway. Go here.
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Learning & Teaching at Wintergreen
Wintergreen has a tremendous variety of opportunities to both learn and teach. For example:
Wintergreen Resort is a very wise choice if you want to learn to enjoy the snow or improve your skiing or riding. The resort’s tennis academies and clinics have built a national reputation. Volunteers welcome visitors on the mountain and, along with Wintergreen Ski Patrol, patrol the slopes.
The resort is the base for Wintergreen Music’s annual summer music academy that attracts passionate and high-quality students from around the world. The music festival not only offers both introductory and in-depth music programs for adults, but brings in chefs that teach fun cooking classes. Volunteers make it all happen for students and guests.
The Nature Foundation at Wintergreen’s Trillium House at the top of the mountain is the headquarters for dozens of nature programs for both adults and children, including its annual weekend-long Spring Wildflower Symposium. Volunteers with the foundation offer nature walks most every weekend, grow native plants in the greenhouses, help maintain the hiking trails, and more. In the valley, the Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center’s volunteers maintain a park, trails, a museum and holds special events.
Wintergreen Adaptive Sports’ volunteers and professional instructors offer adaptive instruction in alpine skiing, snowboarding, kayaking, and canoeing. In the summer there is kayaking programs and at its Wounded Warriors Golf tournament they hold an adaptive golf clinic.
The all-volunteer Wintergreen Sporting Club’s five groups are packed with enthusiasts who enjoy sharing their interests with newcomers.
Many Wintergreen property owners are active in the impossible-to-summarise Rockfish Valley Community Center.
Wintergreen Fire and Rescue relies on volunteers who get in-depth instruction on working with their lifesaving teams. Chief Curtis Sheets says, “What makes Wintergreen different from other communities is that it is full of critical thinkers who are used to rolling up their sleeves and getting things done.” The community’s professionals and volunteers working together makes Wintergreen very safe, very fun, and very interesting.