A snow day in wintergreen Snow days have always been my favorite kind of day — especially up here in the mountains. When the snow starts falling at Snow Day, our townhome near Wintergreen’s golf course, everything goes quiet. The air feels soft, the light turns silver, and even the dogs seem calmer. We start before sunrise with coffee by the fire and watch the world turn white outside the windows. By mid-morning, everyone’s bundled up and ready to go — the adults head to the

How to spend a day at The Wharf on Nomini Bay Mornings at The Wharf feel like they belong to another time. The sun rises right over the water, and the first thing you hear is the faint clatter of the crab boats in the distance. The air smells like salt and pine, and fog hangs low across the bay. I always start the day on the screened porch with a cup of coffee, a blanket, and our dogs curled up nearby. The only movement is the reflection of clouds drifting on the water. By m

our top 5 best hikes near wintergreen in the blue ridge mountains Fall mornings in the Blue Ridge have a way of making you slow down. The air is crisp, the light is soft, and even the coffee seems to taste better. At Knob Hill, our mountain home, we start most mornings before sunrise with our four dogs and a walk through the chill. You can smell pine and wood smoke in the air, and as the valley wakes up, the mountains start to glow. One of my favorite kinds of days starts jus