Wintergreen

Wintergreen is a ski area located in the state of Virginia in USA. The resort is in the town of Nellysford, VA.

Season Passes

Wintergreen is not a part of any nationwide lift ticket system. Passes such as Epic, IKON, or Mountain Collective allow pass holders to ski at multiple mountians with a single purchase. Unfortunately, none of those passes work with Wintergreen. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Wintergreen's website.

Lodging Options

There are numerous options to stay at Wintergreen around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.

Wintergreen Terrain Overview

Wintergreen has a total of 26 ski trails, which are serviced by 7 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Wintergreen is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 129 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 52 hectares, 0.2 square miles, or 0.5 square kilometers.

Wintergreen's slopes see on average 34 inches (0.9 meters) of snowfall a year.

Total Runs
26

Lifts
7

Skiable Acres
129(1 km²)

Annual Snowfall
34"(86 cm)

Wintergreen Elevation

Wintergreen has a summit elevation of 3,515 feet, or 1,071 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 2,512 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 1,003 feet (306 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.

Wintergreen's summit elevation is about average. There are a lot of ski slopes that are quite a bit higher, but also many that are much, much smaller.

Summit Elevation
3,515'(1,071 m)

Vertical Drop
1,003'(306 m)

Base Elevation
2,512'(766 m)

Wintergreen Difficulty Level

Difficulty Score^™
48out of 100

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Wintergreen can be beginner-friendly, but it depends on the ski trails you ride. While it ranks in the lower half of all North American ski areas in terms of overall difficulty, it still has 77% of its trails rated at or above intermediate ski level.

Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level

Wintergreen has 129 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.

Beginner
23%(30 acres)

Beginner trails (identified by a green circle) are the easiest trails on the hill with a gradual 25% or less gradient, and are usually wide to accommodate beginner skiers.

Intermediate
35%(45 acres)

Intermediate trails (identified by a blue square) are usually the most popular and crowded runs, which have a slope of anywhere between 25-40%.

Expert
42%(54 acres)

Expert trails (identified by a black diamond... or two) are the hardest slopes on the mountain, and have very steep gradients over 40%.

Is Wintergreen good for beginners?

Wintergreen can be beginner-friendly, depending on the runs you take. While it ranks in the lower half of all North American ski areas in terms of overall difficulty, it still has 77% of its trails rated at or above intermediate.

Wintergreen Location

Wintergreen is located in the state of Virginia, USA. This ski area is nearest the town of Nellysford, VA.

Getting to Wintergreen

By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Wintergreen), its coordinates of 37.89000, -78.90000 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Nellysford, VA to get close.

By Air: If you are coming in from across the country, then you may need to board an airplane to get here.

A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airport(s) to Wintergreen.

A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airport(s) to Wintergreen.

There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Wintergreen, but we didn't list them here due to the fact that no major airlines go through them.

Other Nearby Ski Resorts

Skiers will - especially if coming from far away - try and visit a couple different slopes all in the same trip. Here are the closest other ski slopes within 100 miles of Wintergreen.

Wintergreen Mountain Stats