of the Wintergreen Property Owners Association). WPI aggressively worked to host conferences and meetings, expanding the resort's initial target market. Present In 2012, Wintergreen Resort was bought for $16.5 million by James C. Justice II, the owner of The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia. Following the acquisition, Justice began several construction projects valued at a total of $12 million, including restaurant upgrades, a multimillion-dollar water tank and new snow guns to facilitate the resort's 100% snowmaking coverage, as well as improvements to existing recreational facilities. Three years later, in February 2015, the property was sold yet again, this time to EPR Properties of Missouri, a REIT. This time, however, financial details were not disclosed to the public. As part of the sale, the resort was renamed "Wintergreen Pacific LLC." (though continued to do business as Wintergreen Resort) and would be operated by Pacific Group Resorts, Inc., under a long-term lease. Amenities 45 holes of golf seasonal skiing and snowboarding The Plunge, a 12-lane snowtubing hill with a length of 22 tennis courts with an award-winning academy a full-service spa of meeting and event space lodging three full-service, dine-in restaurants multiple convenience stores and cafeterias Resort configuration Elevation Base: Summit: Vertical rise: Trails Skiable area: Trails: 26 total (23% beginner, 35% intermediate, 42% advanced/expert) Longest run: Tyro - Average annual snowfall: Terrain Parks: 1 Chairlifts 5 total 2 high-speed (detachable) six packs Blue Ridge Express Highlands Express 1 fixed grip quad Big Acorn 1 triple chairlift Logger's Alley 1 double chairlift Potato Patch Weather Most of the resort and surrounding mountaintop attractions range from 2,500 to 4,000 feet in elevation and therefore average considerably cooler than the nearby Valley or Piedmont cities such as Staunton, Charlottesville, and Lynchburg. Temperatures on average fall about 4 °F for every thousand feet of elevation making Wintergreen's summit typically 10-15 degrees colder than the valley towns. This allows for ample winter snowmaking and increased natural snowfall. However, due to its location well east of the highest ridge of the Appalachians, it receives only about 35 inches a year of natural snow versus some 175 inches in prime spots to the west. Despite lack of heavy, consistent snowfall, Wintergreen is much closer and more convenient to the major population centers on the east coast, such as Washington, D.C. and Richmond. Related links Blue Ridge Parkway Shenandoah National Park External links Official website Wintergreen