WINTERGREEN RESORT’S ‘SNOW LICENSE PROGRAM’
IS PURE FUN FOR 5TH AND
6TH GRADERS
WINTERGREEN,
Va. (Nov. 13, 2012) – Imagine how many different things bring smiles to the
faces of fifth and sixth graders. Add another to the list: Wintergreen Resort is continuing
its popular Snow License Program, which offers complimentary ski and snowboard
passes to every 5th and 6th grader in the greater
Mid-Atlantic region, good for three visits throughout the upcoming winter
season. Students currently enrolled in fifth and sixth grade (including
those who are home schooled) and who reside in Virginia, Maryland, District of
Columbia, North Carolina or West Virginia are eligible.
The 5th & 6th Grade Snow
License® Program, which begins Jan. 2, 2013, is designed to encourage
skiing and snowboarding opportunities for youngsters, with a particular focus
on those who are new to winter sports.
“We feel
it’s important to introduce snow sports to new audiences,” said Jay Roberts,
vice president of resort operations for Wintergreen Resort, located in
Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, twice named "Best Ski Resort" by the
readers of WashingtonPost.com and one of the Mid-Atlantic's premier ski
areas. “This program, while innovative in our area, is part of an
industry-wide effort focused on attracting newer, younger participants and
converting them into loyal skiers and riders.”
Students
enrolled in the Snow License program must be accompanied by a paying adult who
will receive a $15 discount off the eight-hour session lift ticket (adult
midweek rate: $50) or a $10 discount off the four-hour session lift ticket
(adult midweek rate: $40). An additional adult or sibling may purchase a
lift ticket at the same discounted price. There is a limit of two Snow
License participants per paying adult.
Program
participants and accompanying adults/siblings are eligible to purchase rental
equipment for $25 per person or $30/person for rental and a group lesson.
Rental equipment requires pre-registering from the Wintergreen Resort web
site.
Students
will need to bring a report card to validate their enrollment in fifth or sixth
grade. The program is not valid on Saturdays and January 20 or February
17, 2013, and is eligible for only one visit per week.
The
mountain’s hours of operation for the 2012-13 season, as they apply to the Snow
License Program, are:
- Mondays:
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesdays,
Wednesdays, Thursdays and non-holiday Sundays: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Fridays:
9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
For skiers
and snowboarders, Wintergreen offers 26 slopes on 129 skiable acres with two
high-speed chairlifts. The ski area is undergoing the largest snowmaking
expansion since automating the slopes during the 2001-2003 seasons. This
newest project offers a massive increase in production with the same incredible
snow quality. State-of-the-art York® computerized snowmaking system gives
Wintergreen the SnowPower to consistently offer the Mid-Atlantic’s best skiing
and snowboarding surfaces. Wintergreen is the only ski area on the East Coast
to have 100 percent of its terrain covered by automated snowmaking
The resort
features the region’s most extensive terrain, with ample slopes for beginners,
intermediates and experts alike. Fourteen slopes are lighted for night
skiing and the resort’s longest run is 1.4 miles. Two terrain parks and
the region’s top snowtubing park add to the winter recreational
offerings.
Visit www.wintergreenresort.com/snowlicense
for further details and to enroll in the program. Participants will be
required to submit an application, and on their first visit to Wintergreen will
need to stop by the ski office to pick up Snow License credentials. Call
434-325-8057 for more information.
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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 300
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
bdunkerton@wintergreenresort.com
Karen Moraghan
Hunter Public Relations – East
(908) 876-5100
kmoraghan@hunter-pr.com
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