Mountain Homes

The Mountains Are Calling: This Is What Log Cabin Dreams Are Made Of

By Amy Puchaty | August 3, 2017 | Comments Off on The Mountains Are Calling: This Is What Log Cabin Dreams Are Made Of

Few mountain retreats compare to the stunningly crafted, third-generation log builder’s estate at Stowell Ranch, currently listed for $2.295 million. Nestled on 20 pristine acres in the lush and mountainous valley of Fraser, Colo., this log-built beauty is ideally situated between two sparkling ponds – with water rights – surrounded by towering Aspen and Colorado…

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Chic Mountain Style: California’s Mountainside at Northstar

By valeriejarvie | July 7, 2017 | Comments Off on Chic Mountain Style: California’s Mountainside at Northstar

Mountainside at Northstar is an exclusive ski-in, ski-out residential community perched aside Northstar California Resort near Lake Tahoe. At this location, over 40 miles of trails spread through 3,000 acres await resident skiers, hikers, and bikers just steps out the door. The Truckee, Calif., project is 15 minutes away from the famed lake, which affords boating and…

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Montana Modern: New Homes in Big Sky

By valeriejarvie | January 24, 2017 |

Texans love the fierce, independent spirit, wide-open spaces, and natural beauty of Montana. The fourth-largest state has long been a favored vacation home setting for folks from North Texas, made even better last summer when American Airlines instituted daily nonstop seasonal flights to Bozeman Yellowstone Airport, the gateway to the area known as “Big Sky,”…

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Rocky Mountain Renovation: Christy Rost’s Award-Winning Breckenridge Home

By valeriejarvie | November 2, 2016 |

If you follow television and radio chefs and cooking teachers, you’re likely to be familiar with Christy Rost, who hosted the Texas-based television cooking and lifestyle show Just Like Home for 12 years, and a PBS special in 2009 that has become a Thanksgiving tradition, re-airing nationally every November since. Rost and her husband, Randy, maintain a home in…

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Tally-ho! Telluride’s Free Public Gondola is Turning 20

By valeriejarvie | June 27, 2016 | Comments Off on Tally-ho! Telluride’s Free Public Gondola is Turning 20

As Candy Evans reported last week,  the consensus of vacation housing  experts speaking at the NAREE (National Association of Real Estate Editors) Conference which took place in New Orleans in June is clear — these days vacation housing is all about the family. Children are accompanying parents on vacations and second home buyers are looking for…

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It’s Telluride Time: The Villas at Cortina Are Your Perfect Mountain Home-Away-From-Home

By Candy Evans | January 13, 2015 | Comments Off on It’s Telluride Time: The Villas at Cortina Are Your Perfect Mountain Home-Away-From-Home

Maybe you’ve just returned from a holiday escape to the hills. Or maybe you are planning a ski outing in a month or two. We all know how much North Texans love to head to the mountains of Colorado to get their downhill fix. One of the top destinations for Dallasites is Telluride, Colorado. The town…

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