Conundrum – Valley, Aspen
On an extremely private lot of just over two acres, this five-bedroom, five bathroom, 4,783 square foot home has 350 feet of river frontage, two large ponds and water rights. Entering the property, two-storey windows and a stone fireplace feature in its impressive great room. This opens to a breakfast area and family room with fireplace, while the kitchen is fit for a chef.
The main level master suite features a sitting area with fireplace, walk-in closet and bathroom with a steam shower and custom marble tub. Upstairs there are four guest suites, all with en suite bathrooms and lovely views. Antique pine floors, custom cabinetry and fixtures and granite and stone finishes feature throughout. Aspen is globally famous for its skiing and this property is just a few miles from several famous ski resorts – Aspen Snowmass, Buttermilk Ski Area, Aspen Highlands Ski Resort and Aspen Meadows Ski Resort.
£6.6m / €7.5m / $8.9m
Palladium Properties
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This home from home in downtown Crested Butte, Colorado complete with personal chef and a private concierge, sleeps up to 20 guests in the height of luxury. Crested Butte is a former mining town that epitomises exclusivity. It is a Registered National Historic District and so development is limited to indie boutiques, art galleries, craft breweries and farm-to-fork restaurants. The skiing is even more elite as Eleven Experience, one of America’s leading hoteliers, doesn’t just own Scarp Ridge Lodge, it also has a private 1,000-acre enclave of the pristine Elk Mountains, with indecent amounts of virgin, dry, champagne powder.
Guests are transferred in snowcats kitted out with flatscreen TVs and customised playlists, and can ski more than 10,000 vertical feet each day from open bowls to gentle slopes, and gladed runs to challenging couloirs, all accompanied by world-class guides. Other activities include horse riding in the snow, ice skating, dog sledding as well as six-star rest and relaxation back at the lodge, which has an indoor salt-water pool, massage room, steam, sauna, hot tub and cinema. And, to avoid hyperventilation through exertion or excitement, Scarp Ridge Lodge is fitted with an oxygen system to help guests cope with the altitude.
Rates are fully inclusive of all gear for activities, one day of professional photography, use of the lodge’s on-mountain chalets, breakfast, lunch and après, mini bar, house wine, beer and spirits and airport transfers.
Crystal Pointe
Crystal Bay, Lake Tahoe
An epic masterpiece on 5.14 secluded acres with two lakefront parcels and 525 feet of shore. The main residence has an attached guest house, caretaker’s apartment and oversized four-car garage. Totalling eight bedrooms and 10 bathrooms in 16,232 square feet of living space, the property has 13 fireplaces and a 10-seat theatre. An English pub-inspired billiard room showcases a century-old pool table and an antique cue rack dating back to the 1700s.There is also a wine cellar stocked with nearly 1,700 bottles, each one sporting the Crystal Pointe cellar’s custom label.
Other features include a private gated drive, an entry pavilion, gardens with ponds and waterfalls and two glass funiculars. One whisks you down to the estate’s three-storey beach house with its astounding views from an enormous terrace, while the other traverses past elaborate wildlife sculptures carved into the natural scenery.
Lake Tahoe is famous for its wide choice of skiing facilities and Crystal Pointe is just a few miles from several major resorts including Diamond Peake, Northstar and Squaw Valley.
£63m / €55.5m / $75m
Chase International
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