Perhaps the most stunning property available on the resort market today, Ski View Ranch has views falling somewhere on the spectacular to magnificent spectrum. The 100+ forested acres gently rise up to a long, wide ridge staring at the entire face of the Steamboat ski area and Steamboat's famous Fish Creek Falls. The land is only 1/4 mile from the city limits with gated access and utilities to a historic cabin. A decreed spring supplied water to the cabin in years past and continues to feed a pond near the adjoining 2M-acre Routt-Medicine Bow National Forest. Elk, mule deer, black bear, moose, and a variety of small game animals move seamlessly between the protection of the ranch and the vast expanse of public land that borders the property. The generally north-facing slopes invite healthy evergreen growth that creates an alpine feel at a relatively low elevation. Aspen groves and small open meadows populate the west-facing slopes. Good ranch roads that were professionally constructed using materials on the property lead through these beautiful, healthy forests. In the same family for almost a century, the ranch is the only privately owned property from which the state's second-largest waterfall is visible. Spring runoff is fast, furious, and wildly scenic; and the roar of the falls is easily heard from the property. Front and center along the ridge is a view of the newly expanded Steamboat ski area, soon to be the 2nd largest in Colorado. A $200M project is underway with a new ice rink, several restaurants, a state-of-the-art gondola, and additional terrain. Downtown Steamboat, only a few minutes drive, has boutique shops, great dining options, art galleries, local breweries, and fishing on the Yampa River. A bike and walking path stretches from one end of town to the other paralleling the Yampa River almost the entire way. The edge-of-town location, healthy forests, low taxes and seriously unbelievable views are unlike any other piece of land available for sale.

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