Most of the condos in Aspen were built in the 1970’s and have been remodeled somewhat since then. However, when browsing on the internet these Aspen rentals are often compared by the photos provided and price. But it is still very hard to book something on the internet and be confident in your decision. That…
DetailsThese days with computers, it is easy to get online and book a place that has great photos and then be disappointed when realizing you did not get what was advertised to you. This is the case with many Snowmass Village rentals because most condos in Snowmass Village were built in the late 1960’s and…
DetailsGrand Junction is the largest western Colorado town. It boasts a lot of activities and attractions including the must see Colorado National Monument (see photo). It also has an abundance of restaurants, boutiques, art galleries, and museums. It also has the Mesa Mall, a large indoor shopping center anchored by Target, Macy’s, JC Penney, etc..…
DetailsNew Castle and Silt are small towns that had a lot of farms and farmland and were less costly to live in than Glenwood Springs. However, in the 1990’s things began to change in New Castle when one of the largest farms got developed into a golf community. Lakota Canyon Ranch is a golf community…
DetailsCarbondale is located approximately 30 miles from Aspen and Snowmass. Anywhere in Carbondale, you can look up to the west and see the awesome and magnificent view of Mount Sopris. Carbondale was just another bedroom community for Aspen and Snowmass workers over the years. However, since about 2000, Aspen and Snowmass locals have been moving…
DetailsSnowmass has everything that the typical intermediate skier could ever want and so much more. It offers the greatest groomed intermediate runs in the world. It has something for the person that has never skied all the way to the ultimate extreme skier and everything in between. It has been 25 years in the making,…
DetailsBattlement Mesa/ Parachute/ and nearby DeBeque- Retirement community,energy boom town, and best real estate deal in the area. Parachute in the 1970’s became an energy boom town for oil. In the early 1980’s, the town collapsed as energy prices crashed. Battlement Mesa was developed up above Parachute on the large mesa. Battlement Mesa was designed…
DetailsRifle in the past has been the place for farmers and ranchers to live. It was also the least expensive place to live for people working up valley in Glenwood Spring, Carbondale, Basalt, and Aspen. Rifle has had commercial development off Interstate 70 for some time. In 2003, Rifle got a Super Wal-Mart and a…
DetailsGlenwood Springs is located just 48 miles from Aspen and about an hour to Grand Junction going west and an hour to Vail going east. It is at the crossroads of all these communities and feeling the housing demand from all of them. Aspen and Vail are pushing towards Glenwood Springs because of skiing and…
DetailsIt is hard to believe that this small town just 13 miles from Aspen is becoming the New Aspen. Basalt has always been in the shadow of its famous neighbors, Aspen and Snowmass. Things have really changed for this almost forgotten town. In 2006, Basalt’s average home price topped over $1 million for the first…
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