Wintergreeen Resort Welcomes Day Skiers to Ideal Conditions, All Trails Open, Flexible Start Times
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WINTERGREEEN RESORT WELCOMES DAY SKIERS TO IDEAL CONDITIONS, ALL TRAILS OPEN, FLEXIBLE START TIMES WINTERGREEN, Va. (March 9, 2014) - Wintergreen Resort boasts some of the region’s best skiing in early March and this year’s cold temperatures and natural snow allow the resort to keep conditions great all month. What better place to spend the day on the slopes? There are still plenty of good runs left this season! The only ski area on the East Coast to have 100 percent of its terrain – 129 skiable acres – covered by automated snowmaking, Wintergreen’s new high-tech equipment allow the resort to provide better snow coverage and keep its slopes open longer. The result for skiers and snowboarders is gold-standard surfaces with uniformity of depth and consistency of snow quality from top to bottom. Day skiers benefit from Wintergreen’s four-hour and eight-hour ski sessions with flexible starting times. Plus, special deals abound this month including: • 20% discount on lift tickets • Student Daze every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: $49 lift ticket and equipment rental, or $40 lift ticket only. Student ID card required. • Appreciation Days are March 10-12 for residents of Charlottesville, Waynesboro, Staunton, Lynchburg and the counties of Nelson, Albemarle, Augusta, Appomattox and Amherst. College students from one of these areas just need to show their student ID, even if from out of state. • Military discounts of 20% are offered on all standard lift, rental, lessons, kids activities, and lodging. In optimal conditions, Wintergreen Resort’s state-of-the-art snowmaking system, boasting more than 400 powerful snow guns and 45 weather stations, could cover a football field with 37 feet of “perfect” snow in just 24 hours. Manufactured snow is often judged superior to traditional snow due to its quality, consistency and structure, to say nothing of the increased production opportunities, effectively doubling the snowmaking capacity this season. Wintergreen Resort accommodations are ideal for families and include nearly 250 villa-style condominiums and rental homes, from studio suites to seven-bedroom homes, each offering fully equipped kitchen and comfortable living area, most with fireplaces and a balcony or deck. For information call 888-329-5828 or access the Web site http://www.wintergreenresort.com. Specific information on March events at Wintergreen is at www.wintergreenresort.com/March-2014. # # # About Wintergreen Resort: Wintergreen Resort is an 11,000-acre, four-season resort located in the Blue Ridge Mountains southwest of Charlottesville, Va. This beautiful hideaway is the ultimate vacation and conference spot, nearly 250 condominium-style accommodations; 45 holes of championship golf; snow skiing, snowboarding and snow tubing; an award- winning tennis program; a full-service, destination spa; 40,000 square feet of meeting and event space; and savory dining options. The resort is located adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway in beautiful central Virginia near Charlottesville, just 90 minutes from Richmond, Va., three hours from Washington, D.C. and Raleigh, N.C., five and a half hours from Philadelphia, and eight hours from Atlanta. For more information, guests can call (434) 325-2200 or visit the resort’s web site at www.wintergreenresort.com. Media Contacts: Betsy Dunkerton Wintergreen Resort (434) 325-8148 [email protected] Karen Moraghan Hunter Public Relations – East (908) 876-5100 [email protected] .