Labor Day Weekend Home Tour

Our firm, Colorado Group Realty organized a Labor Day Weekend Home Tour offering an opportunity to view over 20 homes in Downtown Steamboat Springs, Strawberry Park, The Sanctuary and the Mountain area. The open houses will be Saturday, September 5th between 2pm and 5pm. Call us or stop by one of our offices for a map.

New public gondola and it will be free to ride!

A new public gondola with a price tag of more than $3 million dollars is expected to be installed in October and operational no later than February. The six-passenger cabin will carry approximately 340 passengers per hour and ride time will be 4 minutes. The gondola will travel about 2,000 feet from Trailhead Lodge at Wildhorse to Gondola Square. The gondola is manufactured by Leitner-Poma out of Grand Junction, CO.

Aspen mansion sells for $43M

A Aspen home sold this week for $43 million. The seller is a firm managed by Dallas, Texas real estate developer Daryl Snadon, who owns Beltway Development Company and Beltway Commercial Real Estate. The transaction closed Friday, July 10th and was recorded with the Pitkin County Clerk's office Monday, July 13th. The assessors's appraisal for 2009 placed the actual value of the property at $50.31 million. The home was not on the market. The buyers were an American family that purchased the property through a limited liability corporation. It was a straight cash deal according to the broker representing the buyer.

The 21,400 sq ft,10-bedroom, 13 bathroom contemporary mountain home on 4.5 acres is located at the base of Aspen’s prestigious Red Mountain. The home at 421 Willoughby Way was completed in 2006. The residence overlooks downtown Aspen and includes a heated outdoor pool, four-car garage and a guest house.

To date, the highest residential sale in Aspen was $47 million in 2006 for Crystal Island Ranch, a ranch estate with multiple building sites. This latest sale is the most expensive single-family home sold in the United States in 2009.

Despite the recession, seems mountain resort towns are still an attractive place to buy real estate!

Things to do on The Mountain in the summer

Although there is no skiing there are still lots of things to do at the Steamboat Ski Area. The mountain is open daily. Some of the fun activities to consider are as follows:

Gondola Rides- the gondola can hold up to 8 passengers and climbs 2,200 feet up the mountain. There are great views and it takes just under 10 minutes.

Coca-Cola Adventure Zone-some of the activities for kids of all ages include the Slingshot, Trampoline Bungee Jump, East Face Climbing Wall and Mechanical Bull.

Hiking, Mountain Biking & Diggler All-Mountain Scooters-miles of well maintained trails with Gondola upload offered. Rentals and lessons are available if needed.

Oasis Sundeck-On the 3rd floor deck at the top of the Gondola. The grill is open between 11:30pm and 2:30pm. Menu includes burgers, grilled chicken, tuna and portabella sandwiches.
Bar and snacks open between 10:45am and 4pm.

Sunset Happy Hour-Friday evenings at 5:30pm enjoy sunsets, tapas and cocktails at the top of the Gondola. $12 includes Gondola ride and first adult drink. Call 970-871-5150 for reservations. (free ride for season pass holders)

Guided Gourmet Hike-Gondola ride, hike, gourmet lunch, glass of wine, tax and gratuity for $35 per person. Hikes available Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Call 970-879-0740 for required reservation.

Sunday Brunch-Gondola ride, brunch, Champagne or mimosa, tax and gratuity for $39 per adult, $36 per Senior (65+), $21 per youth (6-12 yrs old), Free for 5 and under. Call 970-871-5150.

For more information you can call 970-871-5252 or visit www.steamboat.com

21st Annual Mustang Roundup-That's Cars Not Horses!

It was a great turnout for the 21st Annual Rocky Mountain Mustang Roundup held in Steamboat Springs this weekend. The events started with a mountain tour followed by an Autocross. Spectators could easily tell the experienced from the inexperienced drivers as they either sped up or came to a screeching halt around the turns of the track. The highlight of the weekend was the Show-n-Shine Car Show on Lincoln Avenue in downtown. More than 450 vintage restored Mustangs were judged for their cleanliness, craftsmanship and quality. Any car lover would have been impressed with a Denver couple's automatic 1970 Mach 1 Twister Special Mustang with a 428 Super Cobra Jet engine. This unique vehicle is only one of 24 known of its kind. This was a fun, free event for the whole family. If you missed it this year mark your calender for 22nd Roundup in 2010.

Emerald Lodge is Sold Out

Trappeur's Crossing Resort recently announced they sold their last developer condominium in Emerald Lodge. Now, they are focused on Bear Lodge their final building. These brand new, luxurious mountainside condominium residences offer one-five bedroom turnkey homes a couple blocks from the base of the Steamboat Ski Area as well as year-round resort amenities. Amenities include meeting facilities, tennis courts, computer lounge, sauna, poolside patio, hot tubs, indoor/outdoor pools and fitness center. Ski valet and shuttle services to the mountain and on-call service to get you around town. The interior features like slab granite and marble countertops, gas log and stone fireplaces, open floor plan, fully integrated sound system, stainless steel appliances and fully equipped gourmet kitchens.

If you would like to know more about Bear Lodge or any other properties in Steamboat Springs give us a call or send us an email.

chris@mybrokers.com 970.819.1432
amybrown@mybrokers.com 970.846.2114

Catch of the day!

It was an exciting summer day for the kids catching fish at Lake Catamount.