Storm Mountain Ranch A Real Estate Offering
STORM MOUNTAIN RANCH
www.StormMountainRanchHome.com
The Metzler Team
outstanding experience | outstanding results
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
A LEGACY HOME | A LEGACY RANCH
A LEGACY HOME OVERVIEW • • • • • • • • • •
Price: $11,500,000 Bedrooms: 6 Bathrooms: 7.5 Square Footage: 13,296 Total sf Across a 10,783 sf residence, 1,618 sf garage, and a detached 895 sf garage Year Built: 2009 Construction: 3 Years to Build Garage: Oversized 3 Car Garage Plus Detached Garage Acres: 70 Architect: Joe Patrick Robbins Builder: Joe Gillaspie
Envision a home with two years of careful, daily planning and home design followed by nearly 3 years of home construction with an eye for every detail ensuring distinct quality and style, throughout the entire home building process. This is a home unlike any other, and arguably the most beautiful residential masterpiece in Routt County.
A LEGACY RANCH Overview: • • •
Acres: 1,063 Homesites : 14 Total Location: Just 3 Paved Miles to Steamboat Springs
Co-Owned Lodging Amenities: • The Hideout Cabin at June Falls - Sleeps 8 • Awapa Lodge - Fully Equipped to Entertain Larger Functions • Waterfront Lake Cabins - 4 Individual Cabins - Sleeps 4-6
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Featured Highlights: Fishing Ponds and Streams, Exclusive and Private June Falls Waterfall, Equestrian Pastures, Hay Meadows, Private Gated Entry, Gorgeous Views of the Steamboat Ski Area, Walton Creek Canyon, and the South Valley
Call for a Private Tour | Qualified Buyers Only
www.StormMountainRanchHome.com Photo Galleries | Video Galleries | Maps | Details Just 3 Paved Miles to Steamboat Springs Offered at $11,500,000
NICK METZLER Broker | Owner
The Metzler Team
outstanding experience | outstanding results
nick@mybrokers.com 970.846.8811
Rushing Water Lane Overview Storm Mountain Ranch - A Legacy Ranch. Envision a 1,063 acre mountain ranch 3 miles to Steamboat, bordered by Routt National Forest on 3 sides with clear Rocky Mountain water flowing abundantly throughout the ranch, with incredible fishing, wildlife and scenery. As the owner, you, and your most fortunate guests, will enjoy the Hideout Cabin located in a box canyon and private enjoyment of the spectacular June Falls, among towering rock cliffs. The numerous natural attributes of this ranch are simple proof that Mother Nature does indeed play favorites. Additionally - A Legacy Home. Envision a home with two years of careful, daily planning and home design followed by nearly 3 years of home construction with an eye for every detail ensuring distinct quality and style, throughout the entire home building process. This is a home unlike any other, and arguably the most beautiful residential masterpiece in Routt County. Only once in a blue moon does an offering of this rare distinction arise. Please refer to our website at http://www.stormmountainranchhome.comfor a more comprehensive understanding of the quality and value of this offering. Note: The ranch is extremely private and select viewings will be scheduled only for qualified buyers, at a scheduled time, accompanied by the listing broker. No exceptions. See additional home and ranch attributes below. Property Details Overview Bedrooms: 6 Bathrooms: 7.5 Square Footage: 13,296 total sf across a 10,783 sf residence, 1,618 sf garage, and a detached 895 sf garage Year Built: 2009 Construction: 3 Years to Build Garage: Oversized 3 Car Garage Plus Detached Garage Acres: 70 Price: $11,500,000 Architect: Joe Patrick Robbins Builder: Joe Gillaspie
Property Features The finest of craftsmanship in Steamboat Springs’ most coveted location, Storm Mountain Ranch 1. SETTING – Situated along the banks of Walton Creek near Rushing Water Lane rests this incredible estate among a private 70 acres, heavily forested with aspens, pines, and lush
vegetation of ferns and wildflowers. A setting so quiet and private, sightings of resident elk, deer, moose, fox, and other wildlife are common. With only 14 home sites, the gated ranch community of Storm Mountain Ranch offers exclusive access to some of Routt County’s most spectacular land features, including Walton Creek Canyon and June Falls. 2. SPACE – Spanning nearly 11,000 square feet, family and guests will enjoy ample room across 6 spacious bedroom suites and 7.5 baths. The main level master lends privacy yet convenient proximity to the home’s highlights such as the great room, kitchen, and office. Each bedroom adjoins a full private bath. Bonus areas include a screened-in seasonal porch capturing the sounds of birds and flowing water, an expansive 1,618 sf three car garage, lower level fitness studio & game room, multiple decks and balconies, and a beautifully landscaped backyard stone patio. Finally, the fully heated 895 sf detached “Toy Garage” with built in floor drains could be repurposed as a guest house or guest apartment. (Buyer should verify) 3. DETAIL AND DESIGN – Every single element of design and finish was carefully selected during the home’s three-year construction. Designed by local architect, Joe Patrick Robbins, Rushing Water Lane greets guests with an impressive exterior of stone, wood shake, striking rooflines, large post and beams, towering windows, and natural boulders. The front entry is one of the most creatively inviting of any home in Steamboat Springs. Inside, homeowners will enjoy six separate and unique stone-hearth style fireplaces, reclaimed random plank rustic oak floors, custom lights fixtures and cabinetry, arched and angled entryways, and post & beam accents throughout. Eyes will continuously find interesting and gorgeous elements in each room. 4. KITCHEN – The home’s heart center is encompassed by a luxury entertaining-style kitchen, backdropped with Point Five windows capturing views of the backyard aspen grove and Walton Creek. Cabinetry designed by internationally renowned designer William Ohs creates space and functionality throughout plus two center islands with sandstone, granite, and copper countertops. Appliances include multiple built-in refrigerators and freezers, a Wolf range with French burner, warming oven, and copper range hood. And of course, the pantry, also designed by William Ohs, provides additional storage and high-end built-in appliances including a wine refrigerator, dishwasher, and Gaggenau steam oven. - Learn More About William Ohs Kitchen Design - Learn More About Point Five Windows - Learn More About Gaggenau Appliances 5. MASTER BEDROOM – Escape to the luxurious and tranquil air-conditioned main-level master suite, boasting a Brevin glass rock fireplace, and quaint reading area surrounded by forested views adjoining a peaceful & private deck. Separate his and hers bathrooms with individual walk-in closets are connected by a shower room offering a stylish steam shower featuring multiple faucets, custom glass rock tile, and Myson heated towel rack. Best of all, enjoy adjustable and programmable heated tile floors.
6. OTHER FEATURES AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS - Screened porch situated off of the breakfast nook and kitchen with wood-burning fireplace, overlooking the forest and creek - Custom plaster complimented by post and beam accents throughout - All cabinetry throughout home, with the exception of the kitchen and pantry, designed and custom built by locally respected wood worker, Rich Tucker - Air conditioned bedrooms and fitness studio - Central vacuum system throughout - Three story elevator shaft. Buyer may install elevator if preferred - Six stone fireplaces “Hearth Room” adjacent to kitchen and creative dining room with a wet bar, fireplace, and cozy breakfast nook surrounded by windows - Custom light fixtures throughout by Hammerton, Lightspann, and Colorado’s Crystal Glass Studio based in Carbondale Learn More About Hammerton Lighting Learn More About Lightspann Lighting Learn More About Crystal Glass Studio - Spacious office adjacent to master suite with Rich Tucker cabinetry and 3 Form Barn Doors. Learn More About 3 Form Doors - Energy efficient geothermal heating/cooling system, water conditioning system - Gallegos dry stack stone wall exterior - Point Five Triple Pane Windows. Learn More About Point Five Windows - Two laundry rooms: One main level adjacent to the master suite and a second larger laundry room adjacent to top floor bedrooms. - Wine cellar with custom glass doors - Security system and sound system Storm Mountain Ranch Features Overview Acres: 1,063 Homesites : 14 Total Featured Highlights: Fishing Ponds and Streams, Exclusive and Private June Falls Waterfall, Equestrian Pastures, Hay Meadows, Private Gated Entry, Gorgeous Views of the Steamboat Ski Area, Walton Creek Canyon, and the South Valley Co-Owned Lodging Amenities: The Hideout Cabin at June Falls – Sleeps 8 Awapa Lodge, Fully Equipped to Entertain Larger Functions Waterfront Lake Cabins – 4 Individual Cabins - Sleeps 4-6 Location: Only 3 Paved Miles to Steamboat Springs
Why Storm Mountain Ranch? No other property in Routt County holds the value, quality and scope of this offering, with five key attributes of the ranch which make it distinct from other options:
1. LOCATION: Just 3 scenic miles from Steamboat, this 1,063 acre ranch is bordered on three sides by Routt National Forest, creating a uniquely private sanctuary, in perpetuity. 2. LIFESTYLE – Enjoy and share with family and friends the many activities within the ranch boundaries, including; horse riding, biking and hiking on over 10 miles of private trails; boating on the private lake and fly fishing the Orvis approved streams and river that meanders through the property; snow shoeing and cross country skiing throughout the vast open spaces and tubing on the sledding hill; adventure to the base of the scenic June falls or pack a lunch into national forest, directly from this home. The wildlife viewing is extensive and will be memorable. 3. NATURE and LANDSCAPE – Storm Mountain Ranch is proof that mother nature does indeed play favorites. Owners and their guests enjoy a setting recognizant of our great national parks. The landscape is spectacular with plush mountain meadows, abundant clear water and dramatic granite cliffs and canyons set against massive ridgelines covered with towering pine forests. This postcard type setting can be enjoyed from the rocking chair on the front porch of this home. 4. QUALITY and CHARACTER. The six bedroom home on 70 private acres is stunning with nearly 11,000 square feet overlooking a river, yet tucked privately among beautifully forested grounds. The quality and style of this home is exquisite with extensive use of stone and reclaimed beams. The owner formed a team with some of the best in the business to create an architectural masterpiece. Not a single detail was overlooked. Note: The new homeowner can welcome family and friends into 7,742 square feet of additional accommodations at waterside settings set up to create memorable experiences. These luxury cabins act as private extensions of the primary home. As an owner at Storm Mountain Ranch, you will own and enjoy: the magnificent and luxurious Hideout cabin, privately situated within the box canyon at the base of June Falls, and providing families with an experience like no other (sleeps 8-10 comfortably); Four waterfront lake cabins (sleep 4 – 6 people in each); The Awapa Lodge which is perfect for your family’s special occasions and large gatherings such as weddings and family reunions or, more commonly, a place to slow down, enjoy a refreshment, meet neighbors and grab a dry towel after a swim in the lake; The large western barn and corrals which are home to ranch horses Dakota, Dally and their buddies with full tack room and views up to Mt Werner, the Flat Top Wilderness area and surrounding agricultural landscape of the ranch. Residents can board their own horses at the ranch barn as well and have access to ranch staff including a wrangler, fishing guide, and ranch management team. 5. BEST NEIGHBORHOOD - As one of only 14 homeowners on almost 1,100 acres, each home is extremely private with an abundance of open space, in conservation, to be enjoyed for generations.
Storm Mountain ranch is a true legacy property. For a virtual tour, go to www.Stormmountainranchhome.com.
SKETCH/AREA TABLE ADDENDUM 207100009
Parcel No
SUBJECT
Legal
Account #
PARCEL 9, STORM MOUNTAIN RANCH
Bed/Bath 5/7.5 YrBlt Owner
R8164283
CB-06-174 & CB-06-49 Drawn By GP
Permit #
20
TaxID
2006 ALBERT SHAFER HENRY, TRUSTEE
33550 Rushing Water Lane
Address
Comments
10' 15.2' 4.8'
27.4'
6' 18'
9'
6' 1'
8' 2'
10'
4'
26.46' 6'
8'
9.7'
Walkout Level 4187.77 sf
Mech. Rm
2'
13.46'
6.85' 13.75' 4' 7.97' 5.66' 2'
14'
2.52'
14.78' 5.78'
6.06'
Parcel 9 Storm Mtn. Ranch 33550 Rushing Water Lane
7.38'
Rec. Rm
1.52'
11.31'
18'
4'
16'
8'
5.66' 6'
20.97'
24'
IMPROVEMENTS SKETCH
14.1'
38.3'
1610.64 sf 34'
11.77' 2.5' 9.73' 2.5' 4' 8' 6' 6'
6' 7.97' OTB
24'
-120.00 sf
Upper Level 2107.87 sf
37.27'
14'
2.5'
24'
16'
10' 4'
4'
6'
8' 9' 6' 5.5' 2'4.5'
9.04'
2'
14.73'
Main Level
Master
Office 5192.31 sf
13.46' 3.98'
10'
8' 14.6'
8'
6.5'
26'
12.54'
2' 8'
3.5'
8'
2.5'
11.77' 2.5' 9.73'
14' 18.27'
Garage
6.85' 13.75' 4' 7.97' 2.52' 14' 2' 5.66' Living
35.5'
1.52'
Rm
11.31' 20.97'
14.15' 6' 8' 2'
11.15'
16' 14' 12'
8.97'
1'
6' OTB -120.00 sf
8'
8' 18'
15.00' Upper Level Outline
Kitchen 16' 4' 6.06' 5.66' 6'
8'
14.78'
12.49'
Wood Deck 810.12 sf
26.5'
6' 12' 26.5' Scale:
AREA CALCULATIONS SUMMARY Code
Description
FIRST
Main Level OTB Upper Level OTB WALKOUT Walkout Level GAR 3_Bay Garage WD Wood Deck
AREA CALCULATIONS
SECOND
Factor
Net Size
Perimeter
1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
5192.31 -120.00 2107.87 -120.00 4187.77 1610.64 810.12
464.64 46.00 267.95 46.00 382.91 169.32 118.39
1 = 35
Comment Table 1 Net Totals
5072.31 1987.87 4187.77 1610.64 810.12
Comment Table 2 Comment Table 3
Net LIVABLE Area ROUTT COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE
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SKETCH/AREA TABLE ADDENDUM Parcel No
SUBJECT
Legal
207100009
Account #
PARCEL 9, STORM MOUNTAIN RANCH
Bed/Bath 5/7.5 YrBlt Owner
R8164283
Permit #
CB-06-174 & CB-06-49 Drawn By GP
TaxID
20
2006 ALBERT SHAFER HENRY, TRUSTEE
33550 Rushing Water Lane
Address
Comments
25.99'
IMPROVEMENTS SKETCH
16.00'
Garage 37.95'
864.56 sf
7.25'
22.00'
20.00'
Scale:
AREA CALCULATIONS SUMMARY Description
Factor
Net Size
Perimeter
FIRST
Boathouse
1.00
864.56
129.19
Comment Table 1 Net Totals
864.56
AREA CALCULATIONS
Code
1 = 15
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Full Property View
33550 Rushing Water Lane, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 Listing ID: S161404 MLS Status: List Price: $11,500,000 Original List Price: Property Type: Residential Structure Type: Property Subtype: Single Family Residence Levels: Three Or More Basement: Listing Contract Date: 02/01/2018 Spec. Listing Cond: Expiration Date: 11/30/2022 Tax Annual Amt: $25,673 Tax Year: Association: Y Multiple: N Cov/Rest: Y Assoc Fee Tot Annl:
Active $11,500,000 House Yes None Known 2019 $48,808
Interior A rea & SqFt Building Area Total (SqFt Total): 13,296 Living Area (SqFt Finished): 11,248 Area Source: Plans Above Grade Finished Area: 7,060 Below Grade Total Area: 6,236 Below Grade Finished Area: 4,188 Below Grade Unfinished Area: 2,048 Basement: Walk-Out Access Bsmnt Ceiling Ht: Foundation: Slab Fireplace: 3/Family Room, Gas, Gas Log, Insert, Heating: Heat Pump, Natural Gas, Propane, Radiant Living Room, Master Bedroom Cooling: Other HVAC Description: Interior Features: Ceiling Fan(s), Central Vacuum, Smart Thermostat, Vaulted Ceiling(s), Walk-In Closet(s), Wet Bar Security Features: Security System, Smoke Detector(s) Flooring: Tile, Wood Window Features: Window Coverings Spa Features: Steam Room Appliances: Convection Oven, Dishwasher, Disposal, Dryer, Gas Water Heater, Oven, Range Hood, Refrigerator, Warming Drawer, Washer, Water Softener Other Equipment: Satellite Dish Laundry: Exclusions: See listing agent
Bed & Bath Summary Bedrooms Total: Upper Level Bedrooms: Main Level Bedrooms: Lower Level Bedrooms: Basement Level Bedrooms:
6 3 1 2 0
Bathrooms Total: Upper Level Bathrooms: Main Level Bathrooms: Lower Level Bathrooms: Basement Level Bathrooms:
8 3 2 3 0
Bathrooms Full: Three Quarter: Half: One Quarter:
6 0 2 0
Detailed Room Info Room Type Master Bedroom Bedroom Bedroom Bedroom Bedroom Bedroom Bathroom (Full) Bathroom (Full) Bathroom (Full) Bathroom (Full) Bathroom (Full) Bathroom (1/2) Bathroom (1/2) Bathroom (Full)
Rm Level Main Upper Upper Upper Lower Lower Main Upper Upper Lower Lower Lower Main Upper
Dimensions Description
5 5 5 5 5 1
+ + + + +
Parking Parking Total: 3 Garage Spaces: 3 Offstreet Spaces: Parking Type # of Spaces Parking Length Parking Width Parking Description Garage (Attached) 3 Parking Features: Garage
0
A ssociation Information Association 1 Storm Mountain Ranch Self Managed See agent
Association 2
Association 3
Association Name: Association Type: Association Phone: Association Website: Assoc Fee/Frequency: $48,808 Annually Assoc Fee Annual: $48,808 Assoc Fee Tot Annl: $48,808 Assoc Fee Incl: Assoc Amenities: Restriction Covenants: Restriction Other:
Capital Reserves, Road Maintenance, Snow Removal Clubhouse, Fitness Center, Gated, Trail(s) Other Pets Allowed: Cats OK, Dogs OK NO Special Assessment:
Senior Community: Rentals Allowed:
Long Term
Site & Location Information Lot Size: Current Use: Lot Features:
70.19 Acres / 3,057,476 SqFt Fencing: Agricultural Borders National Forest, Borders Public Land, Level, Sprinklers In Front, Sprinklers In Rear
Waterfront Feat: Road Surf/Front: Horse: Subdivision Name: Bldg/Complex Name:
Waterfront Paved Yes Storm Mountain Ranch
Vegetation: Road Responsibility: Ski Features: Elementary School: Middle/Junior Sch:
County:
Routt
High School:
Parcel Number: Tax Legal Desc:
207100009 School of Choice: PARCEL 9, STORM MOUNTAIN RANCH, A SUBDIVISION EXEMPTION TOTAL 70.19A INCLUDES CONS ESMNT PER REC #487187 Zoning: Ag & Forestry South Valley Development Name: Storm Mountain Ranch 0 View Walk, Bike, & Transit Scores
Is Incorporated: City Region: Walk Score:
Natural State, Wooded Private Maintained Road Soda Creek / Steamboat Springs RE-2 Steamboat Springs / Steamboat Springs RE-2 Steamboat Springs / Steamboat Springs RE-2
Building Information Year Built: 2009 Architectural Style: Direction Faces: View: Mountain(s), Water Construction Materials: Frame, Metal Siding, Stone, Wood Siding Roof: Composition, Metal Exterior Features: Garden, Spa/Hot Tub Patio/Porch Feat: Deck, Front Porch, Patio Pool Features:
Water & Utilities Water Included: Well Type: Utilities:
Yes
Water Source: Well Usage:
Well Domestic
Sewer: Septic Tank Issued Well Permit #'s: Electric:
Propane
Outbuildings Outbuilding Type SqFt Other
Stories Yr Blt Stalls Doors Length/Width Floor
Stall Floor
Features
Description Outbuilding
Public Remarks Storm Mountain Ranch - A Legacy Ranch. Envision a 1,063 acre mountain ranch 3 miles to Steamboat, bordered by Routt National Forest on 3 sides with clear Rocky Mountain water flowing abundantly throughout the ranch, with incredible fishing, wildlife and scenery. As the owner, you, and your most fortunate guests, will enjoy the Hideout Cabin located in a box canyon and private enjoyment of the spectacular June Falls, among towering rock cliffs. The numerous natural attributes of this ranch are simple proof that Mother Nature does indeed play favorites. Additionally - A Legacy Home. Envision a home with two years of careful, daily planning and home design followed by nearly 3 years of home construction with an eye for every detail ensuring distinct quality and style, throughout the entire home building process. This is a home unlike any other, and arguably the most beautiful residential masterpiece in Routt County. Visit www.StormMountainRanchHome.com to learn more.
Directions HWY 40 East past Catamount Golf Course. Left on Rodeo Dr. After .5 miles, Rodeo becomes Storm Canyon Trail. Drive .5 mile and left on Rushing Water Lane. Home on left.
Confidential Information Private Remarks: Please ask listing broker for list of exclusions. Square Footage breakdown is Main Home is 9,739 sf, Heated Locker Room is 543 sf, Heated Storage Room is 501 sf, Main Garage is 1,618 and Secondary Boat Garage is 895 sf. Total Square Footage is 13,296. All information deemed correct and from reliable sources but buyer should verify. Detailed home features can be found in associated documents. Select viewings will be scheduled only for qualified buyers, at a scheduled time, accompanied by the listing broker. No exceptions. Buyer Agency Comp: 2.25% Dual Variable: No Submitted Prosp: No Contract Earnest Check To: Title Company Possession: Closing/DOD Contract Min Earnest: $500,000 Listing Terms: Conventional Title Company: Ownership: Corporation/Trust Investor Blackout End Date: Docs Available: Architectural Plans, HOA Home Warranty: Docs Available, Location Map, Plat, Survey
Showing Information Showing Instructions: Occupant Type:
Call Listing Agent,Appointment Only,List Agent Accompany Tenant
List A gent List Agent: Nick Metzler List Office: COLORADO GROUP REALTY Co List Agent: Reall Regan Co List Office: COLORADO GROUP REALTY
Phone: Email: Phone: Email:
970-846-8811 nick@mybrokers.com 970-846-7367 reall@mybrokers.com
Not intended for public use. All data deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Š REcolorado 2020.
List Agent ID: List Office ID: Co List Agent ID: Co List Office ID:
55043718 M4065 55043571 M4065
Generated on: 01/21/2020 11:12:18 AM
June Falls
Awapa Lodge
Walton Creek
Walton Creek
June Falls
The Hideout Cabin
Autumn in Storm Mountain Ranch
COST OF OWNERSHIP -2017-2019 Homeowner’s Insurance
1/21/2019 State Farm Homeowner’s Insurance -$6,537 2/23/2019 State Farm Homeowner’s Insurance -$975 - PERSONAL LIABILITY 3/8/2019 State Farm Homeowner’s Insurance -$746 - PERSONAL ARTICLES POLICY 1/14/2018 State Farm Homeowner’s Insurance -$5,629 Landscaping 6/4/2019 Nature’s Design -$1,950 7/2/2019 Sol Solutions -$1,922 - sprayed trees 7/4/2019 Windemere Landscape -$19 7/9/2019 Sol Solutions -$208 7/31/2019 Nature’s Design -$2,615 9/26/2019 Nature’s Design -$1,880 11/1/2019 Nature’s Design -$1,455 Total Landscaping 2019 -$10,049 12/11/2018 Nature's Design -$2,215 - 9/19, 10/3, 10/25, 12/2 irrigation blowout 11/8/2018 Storm Mountain Ranch -$1,710 - cut down 6 trees and trees close to the creek 10/4/2018 Nature Design -$2,260 8/27/2018 Eli River Farm and Feed -$33 - native grass seed 8/14/2018 Sol Solutions -$133 7/26/2018 Nature Design -$5,230 7/13/2018 Sol Solutions -$208 - sprayed grass 7/7/2018 Windemere Landscape Garden -$28 7/6/2018 Snow Country Nursery -$10 7/4/2018 Snow Country Nursery -$12 7/4/2018 Windemere Landscape Garden -$25 6/29/2018 Sol Solutions -$2,425 - sprayed spruce/pine, aspens, cottonwood 6/25/2018 Windemere Landscape Garden -$49 6/25/2018 Snow Country Nursery -$12 6/25/2018 Windemere Landscape Garden -$27 6/23/2018 Windemere Landscape Garden -$116 6/19/2018 Snow Country Nursery -$55 6/18/2018 Hales -$11 6/15/2018 Int In Hales -$9 6/14/2018 Windemere Landscape Garden -$53 6/13/2018 Hales Landscaping -$25 6/13/2018 Windemere Landscape Garden -$176 6/12/2018 Snow Country Nursery -$62 6/12/2018 Snow Country Nursery -$62 Total Landscaping 2018 -$14,946 12/14/2017 Nature Design -$3,354 - see invoice dated 12/6/17 9/6/2017 Nature's Design -$3,959 8/1/2017 Sol Solutions -$258 - sprayed native grass in front for clover 7/26/2017 Snow Country Nursery -$62 7/25/2017 Snow Country Nursery -$139 7/24/2017 Windemere Landscape -$54 7/21/2017 Sol Solutions -$2,131 - sprayed trees 5/12, 6/19 & 6/20 7/13/2017 Windemere Landscape -$7
7/12/2017 Windemere Landscape 7/12/2017 Snow Country Nursery 7/12/2017 Snow Country Nursery 6/16/2017 Snow Country Nursery 6/15/2017 Windemere Landscape & Garden 6/15/2017 Snow Country Nursery 6/13/2017 Windemere Landscape & Garden 6/12/2017 Windemere Landscape & Garden 6/6/2017 Native Eco Systems 6/6/2017 Windemere Landscape & Garden 6/3/2017 Windemere Landscape & Garden 6/3/2017 Native Eco Systems 6/3/2017 Snow Country Nursery Total Landscaping 2017
-$43 -$101 -$11 -$136 -$39 -$23 -$157 -$72 -$49 -$48 -$60 -$7 -$12 -$10,722
Property Tax
4/19/2019 Routt County Treasurer -$24,753
Storm Mtn Ranch HOA fees (includes parties and cabin cleaning fees) 2/5/2019 Storm Mtn Ranch -$14,020 4/19/2019 Storm Mtn Ranch -$14,012 7/31/2019 Storm Mtn Ranch -$13,737 10/15/2019 Storm Mtn Ranch -$13,737 Total Storm Mtn Ranch HOA 2019 -$55,506 11/15/2018 Storm Mtn Ranch -$13,977 7/24/2018 Storm Mtn Ranch -$13,215 4/25/2018 Storm Mtn Ranch -$13,217 3/12/2018 Storm Mtn Ranch -$1,856 - special assessment 2/2/2018 Storm Mtn Ranch -$743 2/2/2018 Storm Mtn Ranch -$13,108 Total Storm Mtn Ranch HOA 2018 -$56,116 10/16/2017 Storm Mtn Ranch -$12,739 7/26/2017 Storm Mtn Ranch -$12,728 4/20/2017 Storm Mtn Ranch -$12,750 3/7/2017 Storm Mtn Ranch -$2,643 - special assessment 1/31/2017 Storm Mtn Ranch -$13,520 Total Storm Mtn Ranch HOA 2017 -$54,379 Electric 1/25/2019 Yampa Valley Electric Utilities -$1,238 2/22/2019 Yampa Valley Electric Utilities -$1,057 3/23/2019 Yampa Valley Electric Utilities -$936 4/25/2019 Yampa Valley Electric Utilities -$630 5/24/2019 Yampa Valley Electric Utilities -$473 6/22/2019 Yampa Valley Electric Utilities -$376 6/25/2019 Yampa Valley Electric Utilities $103 refund co-op 7/25/2019 Yampa Valley Electric Utilities -$316 8/24/2019 Yampa Valley Electric Utilities -$466 9/21/2019 Yampa Valley Electric Utilities -$360 10/26/2019 Yampa Valley Electric Utilities -$413
11/21/2019 Yampa Valley Electric Utilities -$672 12/17/2019 Yampa Valley Electric Utilities $108 refund co-op 12/21/2019 Yampa Valley Electric Utilities -$684 Total Electric 2019 -$7,411 Average Per Month -$617.58 1/25/2018 Yampa Valley Electric -$1,031 2/23/2018 Yampa Valley Electric -$855 3/26/2018 Yampa Valley Electric -$779 4/21/2018 Yampa Valley Electric -$615 5/24/2018 Yampa Valley Electric -$391 6/23/2018 Yampa Valley Electric -$162 7/25/2018 Yampa Valley Electric -$380 8/25/2018 Yampa Valley Electric -$538 9/22/2018 Yampa Valley Electric -$363 10/25/2018 Yampa Valley Electric -$357 11/23/2018 Yampa Valley Electric -$516 12/22/2018 Yampa Valley Electric -$882 Total Electric 2018 -$6,869 Average Per Month -$572.41 1/24/2017 Yampa Valley Electric -$1,176 2/22/2017 Yampa Valley Electric -$827 3/28/2017 Yampa Valley Electric -$667 4/21/2017 Yampa Valley Electric -$504 5/23/2017 Yampa Valley Electric -$383 6/23/2017 Yampa Valley Electric -$317 7/21/2017 Yampa Valley Electric -$377 8/24/2017 Yampa Valley Electric -$460 9/22/2017 Yampa Valley Electric -$404 10/24/2017 Yampa Valley Electric -$349 11/24/2017 Yampa Valley Electric -$425 12/22/2017 Yampa Valley Electric -$821 Total Electric 2017 -$6,710 Average Per Month -$559.16
Propane (Geothermal heating & cooling)
9/4/2019 Ferrell Gas Utilities -$2,585 10/8/2019 Ferrell Gas Utilities -$156 Total Propane 2019 -$2,740 Total Propane 2018 -$6,235 (includes compressor replacement) Total Propane 2017 -$2060
Security
3/20/2019 Western Security 6/6/2019 Western Security 6/12/2019 Western Security 9/27/2019 Western Security Total Security 2019 12/19/2018 Western Security 9/27/2018 Western Security 6/25/2018 Western Security 4/30/2018 Western Security 3/21/2018 Western Security Total Security 2018 12/27/2017 Western Security 9/21/2017 Western Security 6/14/2017 Western Security 6/14/2017 Western Security 3/10/2017 Western Security Total Security 2017
Satellite TV
-$90 -$238 - battery, inspected system -$90 -$90 -$508 -$90 -$90 -$90 -$253.05 inspected all the sensors monitoring -$90 -$532.05 -$90 -$90 -$90 -$617.45 low temp sensors to boat garage and main garage -$90 -$977.45
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Storm Mountain Ranch
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Your Private National Park It’s a good half-day trek from the majestic entrance of Storm Mountain Ranch deep into the magical recesses of Walton Creek Canyon. It’s nearly three miles if you measure in a straight line, but out here there are no
straight lines and no one’s measuring, anyway. The air is cool and fragrant with pine even on a bright summer day, and the melodious roar of the creek takes you a million miles from your day-today concerns. At the end of your trek is rustic Hideout Cabin, practically hidden from view, and perfectly sited among the surrounding cliffs and forests for its breathtaking view of June Falls. Nearby, Walton Creek Falls tumbles down out of the Routt National Forest lands that surround the canyon. This remarkable spot, this secret center of Storm Mountain Ranch, is one of those spiritual places that we are sometimes privileged to visit. Usually such places are found only deep in a National Park. This is exactly what Storm Mountain Ranch is about. Although it consists of 1,063 pristine acres encompassing meadows, a working ranch, mountainside forest, and a magnificent canyon rich in wildlife, fewer than 40 of those acres
Photo of entrance
will actually be impacted by human habitation. The meadows, mountainside, and canyon are protected for you and your children, forever, by an ironclad conservation easement. In one of the most meticulously crafted land-use programs ever conducted in the West, only fourteen fortunate families will own private homesteads. Here on Storm Mountain Ranch, these families will search out their own secret centers. Perhaps it will be on their home-stead, or in the canyon wilderness. Perhaps it will be in the other shared amenities: the ranch with its meadows and paint horses, the great fishing spots, the magnificent Awapa Lodge, or remote Hideout Cabin. It may even be in the access to the great skiing and other recreational opportunities nearby. Storm Mountain Ranch is full of the experiences that make families grow together. It really is like owning your own National Park.
AWAPA LODGE
PROTECTED FOREVER Development rights for the meadows, mountainside, and canyon conservation areas of Storm Mountain Ranch were donated to the Yampa Valley Land Trust, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving the agricultural, scenic, wildlife, and open space values of northern Colorado. The easement that protects your lands forever means that your children’s children will enjoy the ranch as much as you do. When you hike with them into the wilderness of the upper reaches of your canyon - their canyon, too - you’ll know that no houses, no hotels, will ever bedeveloped there. The canyon that you share with your children is the same canyon that they’ll share with theirs.
Like a National Park, Storm Mountain Ranch is a rich natural resource that should be preserved. A team of land and wildlife experts studied Storm Mountain Ranch to identify its scenic, wildlife, and agricultural values. They were chosen as among the best and most experienced in their fields, and all came from a background in which preservation was a high value. For over a year, these experts crossed the land, examining it intensely and in every season. They included biologists, geologists, ranch experts, land-use planners, and experts in fish and wildlife habitat, hydrology, wetlands, and topography. The Colorado Division of Wildlife and Army Corps of Engineers joined as well. After their Year of Study, including careful analysis of plant and wildlife habitats, they defined three conservation areas to be protected forever: the hay meadows, mountainside, and canyon. Conservation easements on these three areas were granted in 1997, ensuring that these lands will be free from development. In addition, there are provisions ensuring wildlife management, logging prohibition, and continued agricultural production. The plan received the Governor’s Award for Outstanding Efforts in Smart Growth and Development. “Storm Mountain Ranch is a model for protective development in a Colorado valley facing unprecedented growth pressure. Storm Mountain demonstrates there is a way to successfully marry environmental and agricultural protection with limited habitation by man. Homeowners on Storm Mountain Ranch will be participants in creating a new model for the West, one based on stewardship, agricultural production, and environmental preservation.” Lee Dusa – Former President of Colorado Open Lands
RICHARD THOMPSON WESTERN ECOSYSTEMS, INC., BOULDER, COLORADO Richard (Rick) Thompson, President and Senior Biologist of Western Ecosystems, has written hundreds of technical reports for government agencies and private industry, and has worked with the US Forest Service and Colrado Division fo Wildlife. Western Ecosystems provides original research, impact assessments, wildlife inventories, threatened and endangered species surveys, and educational guides. Rick performed the ecological inventory for the Storm Mountain conservation easement, performing numerous onsite studies.
“I must admit that, when I’m in the canyon, my scientific objectivity gives way to romantic emotions of nature that I rarely experience outside wilderness areas.”
THE HAY MEADOWS The fertility of land like the hay meadows first beckoned settlers to the Yampa Valley over a .century ago. Now the meadows welcome you as the gateway to the homesteads. The conservation easement guarantees that over 200 acres of open hay meadows will stay in agricultural production forever, preserving the agricultural tradition of the Yampa Valley. Provisions allow a horse barn, caretaker’s quarters, and other buildings related to agriculture. The beautiful Western-style drift fence of native lodgepole pine borders the meadows and ranch area.
THE MOUNTAINSIDE Bursting into spring bud or turning into an autumn kaleidoscope, with its vista to distant peaks, the mountainside is the ideal place to savor the drama of the ranch’s passing seasons. The 316-acre mountainside conservation area equals the canyon as wildlife habitat. Its old-growth forest is preserved forever from logging and one guest cabin is permitted. With trails passing through the lush region our ranch hands call Fern Park, the mountainside is the ranch’s front door to the Routt National Forest. R SCOTT FIFER RESOURCE ENGINEERING, INC., GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO Scott Fifer is president and principal hydrologist of Resource Engineering, Inc, a company with over 24 years of experience in Colorado hydrology, water quality, environmental planning, and wetlands investigations. Scott has also worked with water rights administration for ski areas, reservoirs, diversion projects, mining operations, hydropower projects, and municipal developments. He has worked with the US Forest Service, Vail Associates, and the Town of Telluride.
“The quality and quantity of the water owned by Storm Mountain Ranch is amazing. What’s even more impressive is the fishing lake construction and stream improvements – a wonderful use of lots of water.”
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE Storm Mountain Ranch’s conservation areas are being managed for increased wildlife carrying capacity. Even a casual hike usually offers wildlife sightings. Your mountainside and canyon neighbors range from humble ground dwellers like marmot, ermine, and porcupine to lords of earth and sky like heron, eagle, moose, and elk. The preservation of several emerging wetlands communities has earned an appreciative response from the Army Corps of Engineers. The ranch’s thread of waters is an important wildlife resource, too. According to ecologists, 80 percent of wildlife depend on riparian areas at some stage in their life cycle. These precious areas represent less than three percent of the lands of the West.
"Man's heart away from nature becomes hard." - Chief Luther Standing Bear of the Oglala Sioux
A MYRIAD OF FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE Storm Mountain Ranch teems with plant life,
from delicate subalpine wildflowers to splendid aspen that shimmer golden in autumn while scrub oak add brilliant crimson patches of seasonal coloration. The mountainside’s breathtaking and ecologically significant aspen/bracken fern community has at times a tropical feeling, rare in the West. Fir trees and blue spruce keep the landscape alive through winter, until the canyon roars with snowmelt and the bright green shoots of spring growth appear once more. SEASONS ON STORM MOUNTAIN At its gentle altitude of 6,900 feet, Storm Mountain Ranch feels like high country but the air is easier to breathe, the growing season longer, and the vegetation more lush than at higher elevations. Steamboat residents never have to joke like some other Colorado mountain dwellers about having only two seasons, but revel instead in the warm, sunny spring and glorious fall. The outdoors welcomes you in all seasons.
THE CREEK AND CANYON CONSERVATION AREA
The canyon is a wild and magical place. On the warmest days of bright golden sunshine the light is blue, the air is cool, and it smells of pine. Once you cross the trickling tributary Bear Creek, you know you’re really up-canyon and something changes. It’s like going back in time. Follow the creekside trail to rustic Hideout Cabin, perfectly sited in its natural surroundings for a commanding view of the canyon’s crown jewel, June Falls. A short walk brings you in sight of a second wonder, Walton Creek Falls, as it cascades from the surrounding Forest Service lands. The 276-acre stretch of Walton Creek Canyon, with its forests and granite outcroppings, extends for over two miles. The canyon is a haven for numerous species of wildlife including moose, elk, black bear, golden and bald eagles, porcupine, and ermine. The creek is a paradise for trout.
Homesteading with nature
PLANNING THE HOMESTEADS The intense planning behind Storm Mountain Ranch has its roots in the National Park Service’s philosophyof first planning areas for preservation and then defining areas for recreation and development. The plan for Storm Mountain Ranch is based• on the preservation of the canyon, mountainside, and meadows. The homesteads have been strategically located outside these areas, but these areas are made accessible by an integrated system of trails and roads. Storm Mountain Ranch has only 14 homesteads on 1,063 acres, a fraction of the number permitted by local zoning regulations. Residents will share in common the entire ranch while the legally deeded homesteads range from 35 to 70 acres. Each homestead has an identified building envelope of three to five acres. The location of each homestead was determined only after painstaking study and analysis. The design team spent an entire year and hundreds of hours visiting each homestead during all four seasons. They made this intensive effort in order to understand the most subtle aspects of each homestead: to understand how they related to the landscape, and how they related to each other. Each homestead went through a series of evaluations to ensure it offers the best possible views, vegetation, privacy, access, and sunlight. While each homestead is spectacular, each has its individuality and special characteristics. One may offer the seclusion of a grove of quaking aspen, another the broad expanse on the edge of a hay meadow overlooking the Yampa Valley, and another the sound of water cascading down Walton Creek. Each homestead is unique, and each brings with it the shared ownership of the canyon, mountainside, hay meadows, and other common amenities of Storm Mountain Ranch.
“Storm Mountain Ranch is a dream project. This is the way such special lands in Colorado should be treated: figuring out what’s special about a place, protecting it, and making sure that any development is compatible with the environment.” – Carol Adams, Studio 2 Design
The Ranching Life
HAYING AND HORSES Nothing could be more Western than your first sight of Storm Mountain Ranch with its rugged stacked log rail drift fence. You know you’re someplace special when you pass through the massive stone entry gate and cross the wooden bridge over a fishing pond. As you enter the ranch, you are surrounded by horse pastures and irrigated hay meadows. The working ranch includes the ranch manager’s house, hay barn, shop, outbuildings, and other facilities for maintenance and haying operations. In 1998, the haying operation produced 174 tons of high-protein hay, almost two tons an acre. The hay is used to feed the ranch’s horses, and surplus is sold. RIDING AND ROPING The road leads north past the lakes to the corral riding arena, and Western style wood-and-stone horse barn. Its double pitched gambrel roof is functional in origin, intended to shed snow while maintaining large hayloft capacity. The barn is home to your registered paint horses. Ride, rope, or barrel race in the riding arena, or ride out along the miles of trails that wind through meadows, mountainside, canyon, and up into the Routt National Forest. YOUR RANCH IN THE ROCKIES The ranch belongs to you, but not the work of managing it. That’s the job of the full-time ranch manager. The ranch you own is not a theme park - it’s a working ranch where cowboys ride horses, drive tractors, and maintain irrigation ditches. Your ranch manager is committed to sharing his love of horses and ranching lore with Storm Mountain residents - especially the kids. For grownups, the ranch may simply mean the pleasures of riding and fishing and the satisfaction of knowing that your land is productive. For youngsters, there are few better ways to learn responsibility and self-assurance than through ranch life.
STEVE HERTER SEVEN LAKES LODGE MEEKER, COLORADO Perhaps you’ve fished with the Herter Bastard Midge or watched Steve Herter on Fly Fishing America. Inheriting his passion from his famous fly-fishing father, Red Herter, Steve has created three of only four Colorado fishing lodges cited in North America’s Great Fishing Lodges, published by Sports Afield. The habitats that Steve created at Elk Trout Lodge in the early 80’s earned it one of the only three Orvis endorsements at that time. More recently, he has made Elk Creek Lodge and Seven Lakes Lodge into nationally renowned destinations. Now, with over 35 years’ experience, he has worked the water to make Storm Mountain Ranch a fly fisher’s dream.
“As Seven Lakes Lodge, I learned that it’s not that hard to dream big dreams. Working with Jeff and the Storm Mountain team is allowing me to dream some more.”
An Empire of Fishing STEVE HERTER SEVEN LAKES LODGE, MEEKER, COLORADO Perhaps you’ve fished with the Herter Bastard Midge or watched Steve Herter on Fly Fishing America. Inheriting his passion from his famous fly-fishing father, Red Herter, Steve has created three of only four Colorado fishing lodges cited in North America’s Great Fishing Lodges, published by Sports Afield. The habitats that Steve created at Elk Trout Lodge in the early 80’s earned it one of the only three Orvis endorsements at that time. More recently, he has made Elk Creek Lodge and Seven Lakes Lodge into nationally renowned destinations. Now, with over 35 years’ experience, he has worked the water to make Storm Mountain Ranch a fly fisher’s dream.
“As Seven Lakes Lodge, I learned that it’s not that hard to dream big dreams. Working with Jeff and the Storm Mountain team is allowing me to dream some more.” DR. WILLIAM WALSH WALSH AQUATIC CONSULTANTS, INC., BOULDER, COLORADO
Dr. Walsh performed an onsite review of Walton Creek’s aquatic condition and of the irrigation system, with recommendations for increasing habitat diversity and trout carrying capacity.
WATER IS EVERYWHERE Geographers classify most of the American West as "semi-arid." Climate maps show it the same bright orange as sub-Saharan Africa and the Atlas range of Morocco. That's why an abundance of water is miraculous to ranchers, and why gun battles and court battles have been fought over it. In a clean, dry land washed more by sunlight than by rain, Storm Mountain Ranch has water, and plenty of it. It has what the cowboys call "live water:" water that falls, and laughs as it runs over the rocks and smiles as it catches the midday sunshafts up-canyon. It's water that trout love, with a sound to soothe a fly fisher's soul. Storm Mountain Ranch also has lakes on the hay meadows: acres of lakes and ponds for boating, for kids to wade in, and for fishing for the big trout that like to lie in the depths of quiet water. Water runs like a thread through the canyon, lakes, and ponds. It cascades from lake to lake. Creeks and ditches flow all year round, while a pond is designed to freeze over for winter ice-skating. Walton Ditch and Phillips Ditch connect the homesteads to the canyon and meadows like a strand of pearls, and the meadows' smaller irrigation ditches make the landscape come alive. TROUT ARE EVERYWHERE, TOO There may be no one who knows more about fly fishing in the West than Steve Herter. A world-famous fly fisher of both vision and passion, he created what he calls an "Empire of Fishing" on Storm Mountain Ranch. The water is private, and Storm Mountain Ranch is committed to creating and maintaining fish habitat. You can fish the creek, the ponds, the lakes, and the ditches. You can fish in waders, from the shore, or from one of the lake's flat-bottomed Adirondack guide boats elegantly hand-crafted of cedar. There are big fish, fighters, and plenty of them. Walton Creek, running with brook and rainbow trout, had great private fly fishing to begin with. First a trout ecologist, Dr. William Walsh, studied the creek and irrigation system. Then Herter, master planner of the fishing empire, enhanced and added to the original habitat to provide ideal conditions for raising big fish. Consulting with our land planners, Herter designed fishing lakes with bottoms contoured to provide superior trout habitat and fishing pleasure. Steve even enhanced the irrigation ditches to track the meadows with great fly water, each meander leading to another pool with lunkers waiting. Awapa Lodge, surrounded by water on three sides, is your base for lake fishing, tying flies, and telling fish stories. The canyon's remote Hideout Cabin can serve as a staging point for fishing the upper reaches of Walton Creek. Storm Mountain's commitment to fishing is so strong that the ranch's registered brand is "Hook, Line, and Sinker."
THE LODGE ON THE LAKES Awapa means “land of manywaters” in the language of the Utes who originally inhabited this land. It’s a fitting name for the gathering place of the Storm Mountain community. Surrounded on three sides by lakes, Awapa Lodge is a magnificent structure built in the rugged wood-and-stone National Park vernacular that is the essence of Storm Mountain’s architectural character. Your lodge has a place to tie flies and talk about the one that got away, but it’s much more than a fishing lodge. The Great Room’s vaulted ceiling and rustic fireplace make it the perfect place to relax with friends and family and get to know your neighbors – especially on a cold winter day when the lodge smells of pine, when its roughhewn timber offers refuge from a winter storm, or when you take a break from ice-skating on the adjacent pond. In summer, when the grass is green down to the water’s edge, choose sun or shade on the expansive wooden decks that wrap the lodge. There is also a commercial kitchen facility ideal for entertaining, and extra rooms for guests or where owners can stay until their own home is built. Awapa Lodge will be shared by a lucky few families.
THE CABIN IN THE CANYON Your richly-textured stone-and-log Hideout Cabin blends in perfectly with the granite-and-timber surroundings of Walton Creek Canyon. Looking up at June Falls, and just a short walk from the spectacular view of Walton Creek Falls, the cabin is a remote refuge for up-canyon hikers, riders, and fly fishers: a perfect place to gather at the end of the day, seek shelter from the elements, or contemplate the magnificence, peace, and solitude of the canyon.
With over 3,000 square feet of space, Hideout Cabin has ample room for a living room, large fireplace, commercial kitchen, two master suites, and bunk beds upstairs for children and grandchildren. Authentic decor will provide a rustic Western atmosphere. Hideout Cabin is the embodiment of Storm Mountain’s philosophy of building in harmony with the natural surroundings and is a wonderful common amenity.
The National Parks Tradition Storm Mountain’s architect, Bob Fitzgerald, is quick to acknowledge Gilbert Stanley Underwood as a major influence. Underwood’s large national park buildings of the 20’s – most notably Yosemite’s Ahwahnee Lodge – used landscaping and local materials to make the building feel a part of its environment. This style was also cultivated in Herbert Maier’s smaller-scale park buildings and Mary E J coulter’s use of local styles, and consolidated by the massive public works park projects of the Depression Era that used highly qualified planners and artisans skilled in the use of native materials. The parks tradition is only in part a visual style depending on a rustic wood and stone look. It’s also a spirit, creating structures that depend more on local materials and traditions than on formulas. The goal, as Fitzgerald puts it, is a building that seems to spring from the landscape rather than to have been dripped onto it. It’s a process, he says, that begins on the land, is carried through on the drawing board, and then returns to the land in the supervision, selection, and training of the masons and builders.
Ski Town USA It’s easy to see why Steamboat Springs is called “Ski Town USA.” Kids here learn to ski as soon as they can stand, and even the high school band marches on skis in wintertime. No wonder Steamboat Springs has produced 43 winter Olympians- more than any other town in North America. You can’t find better ski conditions anywhere, with more annual snowfall than any other resort in Colorado. Steamboat snow is so dry and light, it’s known around the world as “champagne powder.” Steamboat Ski Area boasts over 3,600 feet in vertical drop from its 10,568-foot summit. There are almost 3,000 acres of some of the world’s
greatest skiing terrain accessed on 140 trails. Skiers can choose among numerous trails to suit every age and skill level. Nearby Howelsen Hill is one of the few facilities in the world with five ski jumps. It also offers nighttime alpine skiing and snowboarding, groomed cross-country ski trails, iceskating, and events for kids. However much its name conjures up images of powder snow, Steamboat Springs is as important a resource for the necessities of life as it is for the luxuries. There are Western outfitters, sports shops and even an Orvis store. You can buy books, videos, and music. There are over 60 places to dine, from small-town cafes to several four-star restaurants. Whether you’re looking for a quart of milk, medical care, or a fine meal, Storm Mountain Ranch is one of the few Western ranches that offers convenient access to deep wilderness, outdoor recreation, common daily needs, and a touch of luxury without requiring an expedition to get to any of them.
THE HEART OF THE WEST The world-famous resort community of Steamboat Springs attracts visitors from every state and across every ocean, but when you live on Storm Mountain Ranch, Steamboat is your home town. Steamboat Springs is truly the heart of the West. The central community for the working ranches spread across the broad Yampa Valley, it is home to 8,500 people. It is a ranching town with Western storefronts, a couple of dogs in the back of passing pickups, and drivers in cowboy hats. A rodeo runs all summer long nearly every Friday and Saturday night. The town’s name comes from a hot springs that vented with a puffing sound like a Mississippi River paddle-wheeler. The springs still welcomes visitors, but it no longer huffs and puffs: it was silenced forever when its banks were graded for railroad tracks in 1909.
THE ARTS IN STEAMBOAT Resident and visiting _artists and performers present cultural programs all year ‘round especially the summertime Strings in the Mountains Festival of Music. The Steamboat Arts Council, the Seventh Street Playhouse, and the Steamboat Community Players offer a variety of events, and the Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School numbers Dustin Hoffman among its alumni. HOSPITAL SERVICES In Steamboat Springs, Routt Memorial Hospital and its attached nursing home and extended care center offer a wide range of medical care including emergency, orthopedic, and cardiac care among its many specialties. A new, state-of-the-art 122,000-square foot facility is scheduled to open in December, 1999.
ACCESS Steamboat’s municipal airport, three miles from town, serves general aviation on its 4,500-foot runway. The 10,000-foot runway at Yampa Valley Regional Airport, 22 miles away in Hayden, serves both general and commercial flights. Eagle County Airport (in Eagle, serving Vail) is 85 miles away, and Denver International Airport, 170 miles. Steamboat Springs lies below Rabbit Ears Pass on U.S. Highway 40, the major highway connecting the Yampa Valley with 1-70 to Denver. Driving mileages are 150 to Denver, 143 to Ft. Collins, and 100 to Vail.
Designing The Land DESIGNING WITH GUIDELINES Taking their cue from the ranch’s natural beauty, the team members designed the roads, bridges, trails, and homesteads with meticulous care and attention to detail to ensure a harmonious relationship with their surroundings. The Storm Mountain Ranch Design Guidelines have been written to equally ensure that homes and other improvements are designed with the same level of care, attention to detail, and sense of harmony with the landscape. The philosophy of the Guidelines is to create structures with a defined but subtle presence in the landscape. Some of the best examples of this process can be found in America’s National Parks. Built predominantly of natural materials and with superb craftsmanship, our landmark parks buildings seem to have evolved as a natural extension of the landscape. This is Storm Mountain’s goal. The Design Guidelines for Storm Mountain Ranch evoke the style and feeling of National Park architecture. They recognize the landscape as the dominant factor in the design process, calling for a palette of materials and colors that will blend the buildings in with their surroundings. Stone, timber, and logs will convey a sense of strength, character, and heritage, and the scale of structures will complement, not dominate, the homestead. Landscaping will reinforce the harmony of architecture and environment. Within these Guidelines, there is ample play for individual expression and creativity of architectural detail and craftsmanship. When you build on your homestead in accordance with the Design Guidelines, your home on Storm Mountain Ranch will seem to have been here for generations. Permanence, tradition, and your family’s heritage are what the Storm Mountain philosophy represents.
Life of the Land A MIRROR OF DREAMS AND PASSIONS STORM MOUNTAIN RANCH IS LIKE A MULTI-FACETED MIRROR, MEANING DIFFERENT THINGS TO THOSE WHO WORKED SO HARD TO MAKE ITS DREAM COME TRUE. To the planning team - Tom Braun, Carol Adams, Sandi Gibson, and Bob Fitzgerald - Storm Mountain Ranch is a living demonstration of how preservation and development can work hand in hand. To ecologist Rick Thompson, Storm Mountain Ranch is a high country Serengeti filled with interrelating species and habitats. To hydrologist Scott Fifer, it’s a flow chart of waters. Fly fishing consultant Steve Herter may care about trout more than anything in the world, so he sees Storm Mountain as “an empire of fishing.” To ranching consultant Russ Maytag, it’s a hope for the future, a thread that keeps agriculture alive. Ranch manager Tim Reynolds may care about horses more than anything in the world, so to him’ Storm Mountain is a place where he can live a life in the saddle. To a lucky few, it’s home. THE UNIQUENESS OF STORM MOUNTAIN RANCH IS IN THE DREAMS AND PASSIONS THAT CREATED IT.
BIRDS Common Loon Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Western Grebe Double-Crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Green-Backed Heron White-Faced Ibis Snow Goose Canada Goose Green-Winged Teal American Black Duck Mallard Northern Pintail Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal Northern Shoveler American Wingeon Canvasback Redhead Ring-necked Duck Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Common goldeneye Barrow’s Goldeneye Bufflehead Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Ruddy Duck Turkey Vulture Osprey Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned hawk Cooper’s Hawk Northern Goshawk Red-Tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Golden Eagle American Kestrel Merlin Peregrine Falcon Prairie Falcon Blue Grouse Sharp-tailed Grouse
Wildlife species found at Storm Mountain Ranch
American Coot Sandhill Crane Semipalmated Plover Killdeer Black-necked Stilt American Avocet Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Baird’s Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Long-Billed Dowitcher Common Snipe Wilson’s Phalarope Red-necked Phalarope Ring-Billed Gull California Gull Black Tern Rock Dove Band-Tailed Pigeon Mourning Dove Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Common Barn Owl Western Screech-Owl Great Horned Owl Snowy Owl Long-Eared Owl Short-Eared Owl Northern Saw-Whet Owl Common Nighthawk Black Swift Broad-Tailed Hummingbird Rufous Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Common flicker Lewis’ Woodpecker Williamson’s Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Three-Toed Woodpecker Olive-Sided Flycatcher Western Wood-Pewee Willow Flycatcher Hammond’s Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher Cordilleran Flycatcher Say’s Phoebe Western Kingbird Eastern Kingbird Horned Lark Tree Swallow Violet-Green Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Gray Jay Steller’s Jay Scrub Jay Clark’s Nutcracker Black-Billed Magpie American Crow Common Raven Black-Capped Chickadee Mountain Chickadee Red-Breasted Nuthatch White-Breasted Nuthatch Pygmy Nuthatch Brown Creeper Rock Wren House Wren Marsh Wren American Dipper Golden-Crowned Kinglet Ruby-Crowned Kinglet Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher Western Bluebird Mountain Bluebird Townsend’s Solitaire Hermit Thrush American robin Water Pipit Bohemian Waxwing Cedar Waxwing Northern Shrike Loggerhead Shrike European Starling Solitary Vireo Warbling Vireo Orange-Crowned Warbler Virginia’s Warbler
Yellow Warbler Yellow-Rumped Warbler Northern Waterthrush Macgillivray’s Warbler Common Yellowthroat Wilson’s Warbler Western Tanager Black-Headed Grosbeak Lazuli Bunting Green-Tailed Towhee Spotted Towhee American Tree Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Lark Sparrow Lark Bunting Savannah Sparrow Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln’s Sparrow White-Crowned Sparrow Dark-Eyed Junco Red-Winged Blackbird Western Meadowlark Yellow-Headed Blackbird Brewer’s Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-Headed Cowbird Northern Oriole Pine Grosbeak Cassin’s Finch House Finch Red Crossbill White-Winged Crossbill Pine Siskin American Goldfinch Evening Grosbeak
White-Tailed Jackrabbit Least chipmunk Uinta Chipmunk Yellow-Bellied Marmot Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel Fox Squirrel Red Squirrel Northern Pocket Gopher Beaver Bushy-Tailed Woodrat Southern Red-Backed Vole Heather Vole Montane Vole Long-Tailed Vole Muskrat Western Jumping Mouse Porcupine Red Fox Gray fox Black Bear Raccoon Marten Ermine Mink Badger Mountain Lion Bobcat Elk Mule Deer Moose
MAMMALS Masked Shrew Dusky Shrew Water shrew Little Brown Myotis Long-Eared Myotis Big Brown Bat Nuttall’s cottontail Snowshoe hare
REPTILES Milk Snake Western Smooth Green Snake Wandering Garter Snake
AMPHIBIANS Tiger Salamander Boreal Chorus Frog Northern Leopard Frog Northern Sagebrush Lizard
* These Species are known to occur in Routt County and may be expected to occur on Storm Mountain Ranch based on the habitats there.
Storm Mountain Ranch SPECTACULAR WALTON CREEK CANYON, SURROUNDED ON THREE SIDES BY ROUTT NATIONAL FOREST • STREAMS, LAKES, AND PONDS PROVIDE PREMIER PRIVATE FLY FISHING • AWAPA LODGE, THE WESTERN LODGE AND COMMUNITY GATHERING-PLACE IS SURROUNDED BY FISHING LAKES ON THREE SIDES • THE REMOTE UP-CANYON HIDEOUT CABIN • 793 ACRES OF CREEK AND CANYON, WILDERNESS MOUNTAINSIDE, AND MEADOWS PERMANENTLY PROTECTED FROM DEVELOPMENT • REGISTERED PAINT HORSES, RIDING ARENA, AND WESTERN BARN • MILES OF TRAILS FOR HIKING, RIDING, MOUNTAIN BIKING, AND CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING • MINUTES FROM THE WORLD-CLASS ALPINE SKIING OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS • SEVEN MILES FROM STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND ONLY A FEW MINUTES FURTHER TO THE AIRPORTS • ONLY 14 HOMESTEADS
LOT 9 - RUSHING WATER LANE | A LEGACY RANCH AND A LEGACY HOME
Envision a 1,063 acre mountain ranch 3 miles to Steamboat, bordered by Routt National Forest on 3 sides with clear Rocky Mountain water flowing abundantly throughout the ranch, with incredible fishing, wildlife and scenery. As the owner, you, and your most fortunate guests, will enjoy the Hideout Cabin located in a box canyon and private enjoyment of the spectacular June Falls, among towering rock cliffs. The numerous natural attributes of this ranch are simple proof that Mother Nature does indeed play favorites. Additionally - A Legacy Home. Envision a home with two years of careful, daily planning and home design followed by nearly 3 years of home construction with an eye for every detail ensuring distinct quality and style, throughout the entire home building process. This is a home unlike any other, and arguably the most beautiful residential masterpiece in Routt County. Only once in a blue moon does an offering of this rare distinction arise.
Nick Metzler
Broker/Owner 970.846.8811 nick@mybrokers.com