Wintergreen Resort is on the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Nelson County, Virginia. It’s a mountaintop resort: the lodging and village are built on the peaks and ridges, not at a base at the bottom. The summit is 3,515 feet. Wikipedia and the Indy Pass put the base at 2,512 feet, for 1,003 feet of vertical. There are 129 skiable acres and 27 runs, rated 23% beginner, 45% intermediate and 32% advanced, served by five lifts. The Blue Ridge Express is a high-speed six-pack.
The ski area opened in 1975. Wintergreen sits east of the highest Appalachian ridges, and Wikipedia puts its natural snowfall at about 35 inches a year. The resort also runs night skiing and The Plunge snow tubing park.
All three cams are live video. The Classic Mountain Cam is a panorama of the ridge line, with Dobie trail and the Learning Area in view, so it’s the best single look at snow cover. The Checkerberry Cam shows Checkerberry Cabin and the base of the Blue Ridge Express, which tells you how busy the lift is. The Lookout Cam shows the Eagles Swoop slope and The Plunge tubing park.
None of the cams shows Route 664, the road up the mountain, so check the road before you drive.
From I-64, take exit 107 and follow US-250 west to Route 151 south. Drive 14.2 miles to Route 664, turn right, and Wintergreen is 4.5 miles ahead. From Charlotte, Greensboro or Raleigh, take US-29 north through Lynchburg to Amherst, then Route 151 north for 21 miles to Route 664. The resort says to avoid the Blue Ridge Parkway in winter, because it’s often closed. Wikipedia puts Wintergreen within a three-hour drive of Washington, D.C.
Virginia has no statewide chain or winter tire requirement. State law allows chains when snow or ice makes them necessary, and counties, cities and towns can post snow routes where snow tires or chains are required. Virginia 511 shows road conditions.
Wintergreen is on the Indy Pass, with 2 days for Indy Base and Indy+ holders, and the Indy Pass lists no blackout dates at Wintergreen. Wintergreen season passholders can add the Indy Add-On Pass. It isn’t on the Epic or Ikon Pass or the Mountain Collective.