photography
by
Synergy
Sotheby
InternatIonal
realty.
(brIStlecone
heIghtS
great
room,
aerIal);
garry
tomaShowSkI/mt.
charleSton
realty,
Inc
(mont
blanc)
"I've got 80- to 100-mile
views from up here, 270
degrees of views." Jordan can
see the lake and mountains,
all the way to the Stratosphere
and North Las Vegas.
"As nice as the home is,
it really is as much about the
surrounding views and the
seclusion, the smell of the pine,
and the fantastic sunrises,"
Jordan adds. And the family-
friendly Lee Canyon ski resort,
with snowboarding lessons for
preschoolers and plenty
of adventures for advanced
skiers, is less than eight
miles away.
Routh-Silberman sees
similarities between Mount
Charleston and the tony ski
destination of Aspen,
Colorado, which also brings
in summer visitors who crave
a temperate climate. "Just
like you see with the beautiful
estates in Aspen, where
people love the ability to
ski in the winter, it turns out
they're also in demand in
the summer," she says.
Compared with ski
communities like Aspen,
Big Bear, or Lake Tahoe,
however, Mount Charleston
feels rural and under-
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