Mountain Homes

Top-5 Friday: Enjoy The Comforts of Home, Plus Ski Resort Perks, at these Rental Properties

By Whitney Thompson / January 17, 2014 /

While some of us despise the chilly winter winds that have been a-blowing and prefer to bundle up indoors until bikini season arrives, skiers and snowboarders alike know that the storms that blew through Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming this week (and will continue on through the northeast next week) offer the perfect, powdery platform for…

How Can a Ski Resort Adapt to Sustainability: Dallas Addison Says They Can, Are, and Have To

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / November 20, 2013 /

A week or so ago, our contributor Dallas Addison, an attorney and vacation home property developer/consultant, gave us the Aspen report and said that vacation home communities are getting greener, more sustainable, because they have to to stay in business. I called BS; how, I asked Dallas, can you even tell me that a ski…

The Aspen Report: Glitz AND Green, & Sustainable

By Dallas Addison / October 31, 2013 /

by Dallas Addison It’s that time of year, temperatures are falling in Dallas, snow is falling in the mountains of Colorado. Halloween is behind us and our thoughts turn to a ski getaway. Whether you prefer two boards, one (or for that matter, hot chocolate and hot toddies in the lodge), Aspen is one of…

Meet Our Expert On Recreational Real Estate & Preservation: Dallas Addison

By Candy Evans / October 3, 2013 /

Ola — wanted to introduce you to one of our shining new expert contributors on SecondShelters.com…  As a quick intro, my name is Dallas Addison, and my passion is real estate.  I’m trained as a lawyer and have helped many clients throughout the country buy, sell, develop and manage all types of  real estate over the…

Great News for Sun Valley/Ketchum: Pre-Fire Evacuation Statuses Lifted

By Candy Evans / August 24, 2013 /

I was in Denver last year when the Waldo Canyon fires were burning, and at least 650 homes — maybe more — burned. That’s why I was closely watching, this week, the Beaver Creek, Idaho fires that were threatening Sun Valley. The Ketchum ski community has been trying to make a real estate come-back, fire…