Guided presentation of artisanal cheeses paired with Wintergreen’s handcrafted wines.
$20 per person includes generous tastings and wine glass.
6:00pm to 8:30-9pm
Reservations are necessary for this popular evening event.
Please call 434.361.2519 or email info@wintergreenwinery.com to reserve spaces.
Wintergreen Resort
Nelson County, Virginia
The annual fundraiser puts the fun in fundraising! It is a day and night of costumed foolery, starting on the slopes in the morning and winding up in the evening with our one and only Thrift Store Formal. During the day, they strut their stuff down the mountain with a costumed parade followed by gumbo for lunch on the WAS deck. The afternoon is filled with tubing races and the wildly competitive, utterly silly Synchronized Ski Contest. That evening, dressed to the nines in their choicest thrift store finery, they convene at the Rockfish Valley VFD for the truly tasty Cajun Banquet followed by the Thrift Store Formal.
This special event is in honor of the first student of WAS, Vince Fiore. He was an avid skier, and the fact that he had only one leg did not dampen his enthusiasm for fast skiing! The funds raised on this day are a major source of the money needed to purchase and repair adaptive equipment, for instructor training and overall administration of the WAS program.Royal Court
The Jan Smith Trio will appear at Blue Mountain Brewery this Sunday - March 6th from 2:30 until 5PM.
Afton
Nelson County, Virginia
Join Jan Smith and her band for some beautiful folk music this afternoon at Nelson County’s first brewery. Brunch from 11:00 – 3:00. Full menu served from 11am-10pm.
Blue Mountain Brewery
9519 Critzers Shop Rd. Rt. 151
Afton, Virginia
Phone: 540-456-8020
On March 4th Doug Ammons, will present his movie, Wildwater: A Love Story, to Charlottesville. The film is about the beauty and soul of whitewater. His film and presentations have been called “spellbinding”. Location: Piedmont Virginia Community College 7:30 pm. Tickets ($10) can be purchased in advance at Blue Ridge Mountain Sports in Charlottesville and at the door the evening of the event. see dougammons.com
Timberline Resort
Davis, West Virginia The Southern Alpine Racing Association, (“SARA”), is pleased to announce that Mallory Crandall, a first-year J1 racer from Nelson County, Virginia is the first winner of the Kober Award, awarded annually to that 15 to 19 year old member of SARA best demonstrating the character traits of leadership, sportsmanship, teamwork, respect, ambassadorship, and expertise over the course of their career as an alpine ski racer with SARA. The award honors the late Sepp Kober, “The Father of Southern Skiing”, who was inducted into the United States Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 2010. Mr. Kober joined 366 other honored members inducted over the prior 56 years ranging from the early ski jumping pioneers and industry greats like Howard Head to Jimmy Huega and Billy Kidd, the first US men to earn Olympic medals, more contemporary ski racers like Picabo Street, Tommy Moe, Jonny Moseley, and Phil and Steve Mahre, and Doug Coombs, possibly the greatest free skier ever.
Kober Award Winner, Mallory Crandall in a recent ski competition.
Sean McKee, SARA’s president and J1-2 chair said “Mallory has been a dominant force in the south for the last ten years, and always represents SARA well when racing on the larger stage of Eastern Championships and Junior Olympics. In 2010, Mallory was on the Eastern Championships podium twice for Super G, but beyond her racing success, she leads by example, displaying the hard work needed to perform at this level and mentoring younger racers. She demonstrates grace in victory and poise in defeat, and she’s not afraid to hike on those rare instances when she misses a gate.”
To win this year’s award, Mallory was nominated by one of SARA’s member teams, and elected by a committee of SARA coaches. She received a certificate of achievement, and hers will be the first name added to a permanent plaque displayed at Freestyle in Charlottesville, Virginia. She also receives a $1,000 scholarship towards post-secondary education.
SARA is building an endowment fund to provide future scholarships, and tax deductible contributions to this fund can be directed to:
Southern Alpine Race Association
Kober Fund
P.O. Box 6043 Kingsport, TN 37663
Attention John Patrick, Treasurer
About SARA: SARA, a 501 c (3) charitable organization, is affiliated with the United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) through its Eastern Division. SARA’s mission is to promote first-rate alpine ski competition, education, and training programs throughout Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina. Member ski teams include Bryce, Massanutten, and Wintergreen Resorts in Virginia, Snowshoe, Timberline, and Winterplace Resorts in West Virginia, and Beech and Sugar Resorts in North Carolina.
About Sepp Kober: Sepp Kober introduced alpine skiing to the region at Weiss Knob and Wisp (West Virginia and Maryland, respectively) in 1958 and at The Homestead in Virginia in 1959. He was the region’s first certified ski instructor, first area director, and the first to organize and host USSA sanctioned ski races when he brought two USSA races to the Homestead in 1976. He also co-founded the Southeastern Ski Areas Association, serving multiple terms as its president.
STEAL THE GLASS every first Thursday of the month at Blue Mountain Brewery. Purchase a $5 beverage and keep the logo glass it comes in. No limit on glassware.
Event Date
Thursday, March 03, 2011
Event Time
From: 11:30 – To: 22:00
Event Venue
Blue Mountain Brewery 9519 Critzers Shop Rd. Rt. 151 Afton
Massanutten Resort, VA
This week ski instructors from Wintergreen Resort traveled up the road to fine tune their skills. It’s part of a clinic held at Massanutten Resort north of Nelson County. NCL’s Mountain Photographer, Paul Purpura, also a ski instructor at Wintergreen, attended this year’s clinic.
“These pictures were taken at the top of “Paradise” which is on the summit of the mountain,” Paul tells us.
Wintergreen Ski Instructor Marion Spano and John Cossaboom discuss elements of the workshop at the Alpine Workshop Clinic hosted by the Professional Ski Instructors of a America (PSIA) held this week at Massanutten.
Part of the clinic was a Level II Instructor Ski Exam, Wintergreen hosted the Level I exam earlier in the season.
Lovingston
Nelson County, Virginia 12:30 PM EST
Sheriff Brooks says all clear at Nelson County High, students resuming normal school day.
11:57 AM EST
Sheriff Brooks, last K-9 team now arrives and joins search at school.
11:44 AM EST
Sheriff Brooks, 2nd and 3rd dog teams now join search of school. 1st team arrived earlier and began search.
11:02 AM EST
Sheriff Brooks says specially trained K-9 dogs coming to school to search. All students accounted for and safe.
10:26 AM EST
Sheriff Brooks tells us emergency crews and officers are following standard procedure for such a threat, no reason to become overly concerned at this point. Students are safe. Situation under control.
10:13AM EST
NCL has confirmed that authorities are working a bomb threat Wednesday morning at Nelson County High School in Lovingston. “We have officers on the scene and other emergency support crews,” Nelson Sheriff, David Brooks confirmed to NCL.
As of this post authorities have no reason to believe this threat to be any more credible than others in the past.
