1/29/2026
LOWA OFFICES & AMENITIES FRIDAY, JANUARY 30:
- All LOWA offices will be open at their regular time of 8:30AM.
- All Amenities will be open regular hours except for LOW Golf course and the Equestrian Center.
1/28: Due to inclement weather conditions, GFL TRASH SERVICE has suspended collection services in Lake of the Woods on Thursday, January 29.
Those regularly serviced on Thursday in Lake of the Woods will nowreceive service next week on their regular service day. Please place additional bags beside your container for collection.
Please continue to follow our weather updates at gflenv.com/inclement-weather-alerts/.
LOW Trash Compactor site will resume regular hours on Thursday, 1/29.
LOWA OPERATIONS AND AMENITY CLOSURE UPDATE 1/29:
LOWA OFFICES THURSDAY, JANUARY 29
- Member Services OPENING at 10AM.
- ECC/ Maintenance Office OPENING regular hours.
- LOWA Administrative offices opening regular hours.
LOWA AMENITIES WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29:
- Fitness Center OPEN regular hours
- The Clubhouse OPEN regular hours
- Community Center OPEN regular hours
- Fareways Cafe OPEN regular hours
- The Pro Shop OPEN regular hours
- The LOW Golf Course CLOSED for play
- Indoor Golf Simulator OPEN regular hours. Call to book your session
- The Equestrian Center CLOSED
- 9.9 site OPEN regular hours
- LOW Trash Compactor site will resume regular hours on Thursday, 1/29.
Safety Reminder: Proceed With Caution in Icy Conditions
As extreme low temperatures continue following the recent winter storm, members are urged to use extra caution when traveling and using LOWA amenities.
Refreezing conditions and potential black ice may remain present on roadways, parking lots, sidewalks, and around amenity areas—especially during morning and evening hours. Please walk and drive carefully and allow extra time when moving throughout the community.
Our roads and facilities teams are still out in the community and continuing operations. Crews are moving through the community; however, progress will be slower due to the extremely cold temperatures.
At this time, bare pavement is not a realistic expectation, as conditions continue to cause refreezing.
Important Information for Members:
Orange County Emergency Services is the incident command for this weather event. In the event of an emergency, DO NOT call Security, please CALL 911.
Due to icy road conditions, Security is responding only to critical non-emergency calls involving immediate safety or property risks.
Please do not contact Security for routine requests. Check on neighbors when possible.
For emergencies, call 911.
IMPORTANT – STORM EMERGENCY REPORTING
Because this is a named storm, all emergencies must be reported correctly.
If you encounter any emergency, including but not limited to:
• Downed or suspected power lines
• Motor vehicle crashes
• Medical emergencies
• Trees on vehicles or structures
• Any immediate life-safety concern
CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY
Do NOT Call the Firehouse.
Do NOT call Security as your first point of contact.
Neither Security nor the Fire Station phone line is a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP):
• They are not monitored continuously
• They do not have the required call-taking, dispatch, recording, or redundancy systems
• Calling them delays fire, EMS, law enforcement, and utility response
Only Orange County E-911 Center can properly receive, prioritize, dispatch, and document emergency calls.
Why This Matters During a Named Storm
During a named storm:
• All calls for service must go through 911/ECC
• Calls are formally tracked and documented
• This data supports state and federal reimbursement
• Calls made to HOA lines or station phones do not count for response tracking or recovery funding
If it did not go through 911 / Orange County ECC, it may not be captured for official storm response and reimbursement purposes.
Bottom Line
• 
Call 911 for any emergency
• 
Do not call the HOA Security
• Do not call the firehouse directly
• Let trained, equipped professionals respond
• Ensure accurate storm documentation and recovery. When seconds matter, make the right call the first time. Call 911.
#LOWFR29
LOWA will announce any delayed openings or closures for our offices and amenities through our email notification system, social media, here on our website homepage and text message alerts based on the weather conditions.
Stay Informed by signing up for email notifications HERE and text message alerts HERE
For More Information on Winter Weather Preparedness: See the Orange County News Flash to Prepare for Winter Weather
Limit Travel to Increase Road Safety
- Crews continue to work to clear the roads as quickly as possible but icy conditions remain.
- Cold tempertures reduce the effectiveness of salt and sand.
- To allow crews to work safely please refrain from travel and do not park on the roads.
(Graphic courtesy of Michigan Department of Transportation)
Snow Removal Process For Lake of the Woods:
Snow removal is conducted in order of priority.
For Full details go our
Snow Removal Process page:
- Entrance and exit at main gate.
- Fire and Rescue entrances.
- Lakeview Parkway, rear entrance and Equestrian Center.
- Secondary (feeder) roads, with emphasis on hills, curves, and intersections. During periods of heavy accumulations of snow, these roads may be kept plowed to a one lane width.
- Except for an emergency, all other roads, cul-de-sacs, and dead-ends will be plowed when the accumulation of snow terminates. Removal will then be done systematically, section by section, until all roads are open.
- Mailbox stations and trash compactor site.
- Parking lots. (Parking lots for Association offices and facilities will be cleared prior to opening for business.)
Consider waiting to shovel your driveway until the storm is over. There is no way to plow the roads without pushing the snow and ice into members’ driveways. When shoveling your driveway, push the snow at the street edge
to the right side of your driveway when facing the street. This will insure minimal throwback from the plow onto the driveway.
Also, please remember not to park your vehicles on the side of the road. Do not park close to the edge of the road. Parking behind the culvert pipe in your driveway is a good rule of thumb.
Sledding in Lake of the Woods:
Sledding in LOWA common areas is only permitted in parks or on the hills of the Clubhouse parking lot. Sledding is NOT permitted on Veterans Dam, Keatons Dam or on the golf course.
Utility Contact Information:
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative:
800-552-3904
https://www.myrec.coop/
Rapidan Service Authority (water & sewer):
540-972-2133
www.rapidan.org
Verizon:
800-837-4966
www.verizon.net
Comcast:
800-934-6489
www.xfinity.com/hub
FiberLync’s 24/7 Emergency:
(540) 346-4188
www.fiberlync.net
Stay Informed
- Find more winter weather safety information at the following resources:
- Stay tuned to the following Orange County resources for updates and information:
As always, if you have an emergency matter to report, please call 9-1-1.