9 Must Haves for Your Mountain Home!
So you’re planning on buying, building, or renovating your Winter Park Colorado mountain home. Here’s a list of 9 “Must Haves” that will greatly improve your Mountain Lifestyle!
- A Fireplace – Not only will a fireplace help keep your home cozy and warm, there is nothing better than being able to sit by the fire on a crisp summer night, or while snowed in on a chilly winter’s day. Whether you’d like to start your fireplace with the flip of a switch, or take time to build it with kindling.
- Storage for Toys – If you live up here, we’d bet that you’re either already a “gear-head,” or will quickly become one! With skiing, biking, skating, rock climbing, snowshoeing, backpacking, and more, you’re going to need some major storage! Keep that in mind while buying or building…you won’t regret that down the road!
- Sauna – What better way to warm up after a day on the slopes than with a nice warm sauna? The Nordic people definitely were onto something when they started including them in practically every house they built. Not only are there wonderful health and muscle benefits, but they are a wonderful option after a long winter hike, or before bed.
- Hot Tub – Hot tubs are another great option up here in the mountains. While they require a bit more maintenance than saunas, they are a wonderful way for you and your crew to warm up and wind down after a long taxing day on the slopes.
- Windows – Windows, windows, windows, to soak up the sun! Winter Park, Colorado enjoys lots of sunny days each year! Typically, when it is not snowing it is sunny here in the Rocky Mountains. Soak up the sun and heat your house by ensuring you’ve got plenty of energy approved windows to let the warm sunshine in.
- Mudroom or Walk-in Garage – Outdoor activities typically mean mud, sweat, and snow! A mudroom or walk-in heated garage will prevent all that mess from entering your home. Add a washer and dryer to the garage or mudroom to provide an easy and fast way for dirty clothes to get washed and ready for the next adventure without tracking it throughout the house.
- Bird Feeders – The wildlife around Winter Park and Fraser, Colorado is amazing. From stunning humming birds, bald eagles, fox, coyotes, and moose, to the more secretive lynx, mountain lions, and bears. Enjoy a piece of it with a bird feeder. You might end up seeing more than just birds…
- Radiant Floor Heating – Yes, yes, and yes! One of the WORST feelings in the world is the icy cold floor on your feet. Alleviate that with radiant floor heating built into your wood, tile, or cement floor. Improve your home’s efficiency and your comfort with radiant floor heating!
- Extra Sleeping – When you live in a vacation destination like Winter Park, Colorado people are going to want to visit you! The more sleeping you can include in your home, the more comfortable it will be when family or friends visit you! (Plus, if you ever look into using your home as a vacation rental or want to sell it in the future, the more sleeping available, the better!)
