Wintergreen Resort
Nelson County, Virginia
Wintergreen Resort says they are getting close to about 90% of the trails open this weekend and are closing in fast on 100% of them being open. Check out more below in their Facebook post complete with a cool aerial video!
Wind Chill Advisory
Statement as of 8:18 AM EST on January 08, 2015
…Wind Chill Advisory in effect until 9 am EST this morning…
…Wind Chill Advisory has expired…
WIND CHILL ADVISORY
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
243 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015
MDZ003>005-502-VAZ025>031-504-507-508-WVZ050>053-055-502-504-506-
080345-
/O.CON.KLWX.WC.Y.0001.150107T2300Z-150108T1300Z/
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-
EASTERN HIGHLAND-NORTHERN VA BLUE RIDGE-CENTRAL VA BLUE RIDGE-
HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-
EASTERN MINERAL-EASTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAGERSTOWN…FREDERICK…WESTMINSTER…
CUMBERLAND…STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG…WINCHESTER…
FRONT ROYAL…MONTEREY…BIG MEADOWS…WINTERGREEN…
MARTINSBURG…CHARLES TOWN…MOOREFIELD…PETERSBURG…KEYSER…
FORT ASHBY…FRANKLIN
243 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY…
* WIND CHILL…AROUND 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.
* TEMPERATURES…ZERO TO 10 ABOVE.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* IMPACTS…DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU GO OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. PROTECT
EXPOSED PIPES BY TRICKLING WATER THROUGH THEM TO PREVENT FREEZING.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
243 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015
DCZ001-MDZ006-011-013-014-016>018-503>508-VAZ036>040-050>057-501-
502-505-506-080345-
/O.CON.KLWX.WC.Y.0001.150108T0300Z-150108T1300Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-
PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-
NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY-
NORTHWEST HOWARD-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD-NORTHWEST HARFORD-
SOUTHEAST HARFORD-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-
ORANGE-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN LOUDOUN-
EASTERN LOUDOUN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WASHINGTON…PARKTON…REISTERSTOWN…
COCKEYSVILLE…BALTIMORE…DUNDALK…CATONSVILLE…ANNAPOLIS…
WALDORF…ST MARYS CITY…GERMANTOWN…DAMASCUS…ROCKVILLE…
LISBON…COLUMBIA…ELLICOTT CITY…JARRETTSVILLE…ABERDEEN…
CHARLOTTESVILLE…CULPEPER…MANASSAS…MANASSAS PARK…FAIRFAX…
ALEXANDRIA…FALLS CHURCH…FREDERICKSBURG…WARRENTON…
PURCELLVILLE…LEESBURG…ASHBURN
243 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY…
* WIND CHILL…ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.
* TEMPERATURES…ZERO TO 10 ABOVE….LOWER TEENS IN THE
CITIES…CENTRAL SHENANDOAH VALLEY AND ALONG THE BAY.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* IMPACTS…DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
325 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015
…BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WITH LOW WIND CHILLS…
.AN ARCTIC FRONT HAS MOVED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AND WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT.
THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
SEND WIND CHILL VALUES TO WELL BELOW ZERO IN MANY AREAS TONIGHT
INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-080430-
/O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0001.150108T0500Z-150108T1400Z/
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-
ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…DOBSON…DANBURY…EDEN…YANCEYVILLE…
WILKESBORO…YADKINVILLE…ROANOKE…SALEM…FINCASTLE…
LEXINGTON…BUENA VISTA…STUART…ROCKY MOUNT…BEDFORD…
AMHERST…MARTINSVILLE…DANVILLE…LYNCHBURG…APPOMATTOX…
SOUTH BOSTON…KEYSVILLE
325 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM EST THURSDAY…
* LOCATIONS…SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA PIEDMONT AREAS INTO THE FOOTHILLS.
* HAZARD TYPES…STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND VERY LOW
WIND CHILLS.
* WIND CHILL…FALLING TO ZERO TO 5 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES
FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING
COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 MPH AT TIMES.
* TIMING…TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS…LOW WIND CHILLS COULD RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD
TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. PETS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS.
Nellysford
Nelson County, Virginia
Most anyone that’s from Nellysford in Nelson County probably knows Lydia Holman. But today she’s being know as much more than just a Nelson County native. “When I’m acting, I’m playing a character,” said Lydia. “But when I’m modeling it’s me.” Lydia summed it up during an interview with our writer Jennie T. Williams in our January 2015 story.
Above, read our January 2015 story (written by Jennie Williams & photographed by our Shay Munroe) about Lydia Holman of Nelson County, VA.
Lydia Holman’s lifegoal is to have a show on HGTV. Her classes at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) will certainly help her get there, but her modeling pays some of the bills in the meantime. The 2014 Nelson County High School graduate is just a freshman at SCAD (studying Interior Design with a minor in Acting in Front of the Camera), but has already been a favorite of the fashion students.
If you’d like to see some of the photo shoots from one of Lydia’s (mock look book) SCAD projects click here, it’s very impressive!
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
910 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2015
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-PAGE-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-
NORTHERN VA BLUE RIDGE-CENTRAL VA BLUE RIDGE-WESTERN PENDLETON-
EASTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG…
HIGHTOWN…MONTEREY…BIG MEADOWS…WINTERGREEN…CIRCLEVILLE…
FRANKLIN
910 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2015
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM
EST SATURDAY…
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.
* ACCUMULATIONS…LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION OF SLEET. LESS THAN
A TENTH INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION.
* TIMING…SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING AND TRANSITION TO JUST FREEZING RAIN AFTER SUNRISE.
FREEZING RAIN WILL THEN CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BY MIDDAY AS
TEMPERATURES WARM.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER 30S.
* WINDS…EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* IMPACTS…ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS WILL
RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
Wintergreen Resort
Nelson County, VA
Out with the old and in with the new! Lots of people said so long to 2014 during the annual fireworks display held Wednesday night at Wintergreen Resort. Temperatures around 19 degrees greeted everyone checking out the fireworks up above in the skies.
Check out all of Paul’s photos in our Facebook album above & Happy New Year!!
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Wintergreen
Nelson County, Virginia
Portions by Jennie T Willams
If you live near or frequent the Wintergreen area you may have seen a face and thought, “Where do I know this man from?” On page 32 of our January 2015 issue of Blue Ridge Life Magazine we tell you about Blue Ridge Bureau G-Man, Clint Van Zandt. Clint spent an entire career in the FBI, most notoriously known as an analyst by helping discover the unibomber’s identity.
Click above to read our writer Jennie William’s story about Clint Van Zandt in our January 2015 issue now. Scroll down for more pictures and background in our web story.
After commuting to D.C. for more than a decade, the drive (which could take more than two hours each way) got to be a bit too much for Clint, who spends most of his time in his Fredericksburg home. So the NBC station he worked for offered to put a studio inside his home office – complete with lights, camera, and the action! – and when his family began spending more and more time in their Wintergreen home, it wasn’t a huge step to put a studio in the new house as well.
“I’d get calls with fast breaking situations and there’s nothing fast breaking about news in Wintergreen,” he said, adding that he’d often have to make the long drive into D.C. on a moment’s notice if he was needed. “But now what the studio in my house in Wintergreen lets me do is take a phone call, get a little bit of information about what’s going on, thrown a coat and tie on, drop myself in front of a camera, flip the lights on and I am live from 3,500 feet at Wintergreen all the way to 30 Rock in New York.”
To read more about Clint Van Zandt, pick up our January issue of Blue Ridge Life Magazine going out on stands everywhere, now or click on the electronic magazine version up above.
Clint Van Zandt on the web: http://www.threatlink.com/about/ourpresident.htm
Nelson County, Virginia
A very Merry Christmas to everyone from all of us at Blue Ridge Life Magazine. Hard to believe we’ve been with all of you, our readers, going on 10 years. Next year we celebrate our 10 year anniversary! (more on that later)
For now, thank you so much and again a very Merry Christmas!
Tommy, Yvette, Adam & Peyton
Memphis, Tennessee & Schuyler, Virginia
Enjoy this special radio interview from the December 2011 Christmas season as Nelson native Earl Hamner, Jr. talks with BRL Publisher Tommy Stafford and Memphis KWAM 990 Radio host, Earle Farrell. Listen for over an hour as Earl reminisces about his career, life in the Virginia Blue Ridge and more. Toward the end he reads a special Christmas tribute remarking about the late Will Geer who played Grandpa Walton.
Enjoy & Merry Christmas!
Wintergreen Resort
Nelson County, VA
Winter officially began at 6:03 PM EST on Sunday – December 21st. And, it certainly was feeling like the season up at Wintergreen Resort. Skiers and boarders took advantage of some newly made and groomed snow on the weekend heading into Christmas.
To see the latest conditions at Wintergreen click here for their slope report!
