Wintergreen Resort's New Weekend Rates for 2014 Snow Season

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Wintergreen, VA (PRWEB) December 17, 2013 -- Wintergreen Resort – already named “Best Ski Resort” by WashingtonPost.com readers and boasting the east coast’s most sophisticated snowmaking equipment - has added more appeal to the 2014 snow season with the new Weekender and Holiday Weekender ski rates.

The Weekender, available Friday-Sunday starting January 3, 2014, will offer a 48-hour lift ticket from time of purchase; tickets are on sale Fridays from 2-8 p.m. (not available January 17-20 or February 14-17, 2014). Prices are as follows:

Adult
Lift Ticket: $173
Ski Rental: $90
Snowboard Rental: $102

Youth/Senior
Lift Ticket: $134
Ski Rental: $75
Snowboard Rental: $87

Child
Lift Ticket: Free with paid adult
Ski Rental: $65
Snowboard Rental: NA

(Youth: ages 6-12; Child: ages 5 and younger)

The Holiday Weekender, available in 2014 from Friday-Monday, January 17-20 and February 14-17, includes a 72-hour lift ticket from time of purchase. Tickets are on sale Fridays, January 17 and February 14 from 2-8 p.m.

Adult
Lift Ticket: $247
Ski Rental: $128
Snowboard Rental: $144

Youth/Senior
Lift Ticket: $191
Ski Rental: $108
Snowboard Rental:$124

Child
Lift Ticket: Free with paid adult
Ski Rental: $90
Snowboard Rental: NA

Wintergreen Resort has 129 skiable acres; its nine lifts include two high-speed, six-passenger chairlifts, four surface conveyor lifts and an uphill capacity of 11,200 skiers per hour.

Wintergreen’s Snow Sports School accommodates all skill levels, offering top-notch instruction for adults and children. The resort claims the region’s top ranked snow tubing park and outdoor ice skating at Shamokin Ice Rink. Two terrain parks offer skiers and snowboarders a place to practice freestyle skills on snow features, jibs and rails. The parks host a series of special events and competitions including Freestyle Doublecross, Wintergreen Slopestyle, and Rail Jam events.

Wintergreen Resort accommodations are ideal for families and include 250 villa-style condominiums and rental homes, from studio suites to seven-bedroom homes, each offering fully equipped kitchen and a comfortable living area, most with fireplaces and a balcony or deck.

For complete information call 888-329-5828 or access the Web site at http://www.wintergreenresort.com. A complete overview of the high-tech snowmaking equipment may be found at http://www.wintergreenresort.com/SNOWPOWER.

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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 http://www.wintergreenresort.com.

Karen Moraghan, Hunter Public Relations Special Events, http://www.hunter-pr.com, +1 (908) 876-5100, [email protected]