Offering 1,400 acres of privacy, the 40 ski-in/ski-out homes in Bachelor Gulch’s Hummingbird Lodge occupy one of the most desirable sites in the Bachelor Gulch and Beaver Creek Resort.   Hummingbird Lodge real estate is cradled mid-mountain in a hidden valley on Beaver Creek Mountain overlooking The Ritz Carlton-Bachelor Gulch.

Hummingbird Lodge is a skiers dream.  The amazing Bachelor Gulch ski real estate is bordered by Roughneck and Cabin Fever ski runs and Evercrisp ski way, offering direct routes to the base of the Bachelor Gulch Express chairlift and then to 1,600 acres of European-style Village-to-Village skiing between Bachelor Gulch, Beaver Creek and Arrowhead villages.  Hummingbird Lodge is also convenient to Rocky Mountain trails through White River National Forest, Gore Creek and Eagle River fishing, and beautiful Vail Valley championship golf courses.

Hummingbird at Bachelor Gulch Village real estate is divided between three buildings clustered at the end of a private cul-de-sac.  The homes incorporate fine quality and lavish details.  Residents of Hummingbird Lodge can ski directly into a vestibule-like entry, store skis, and take private elevators to their residences.  They enjoy a separate owners club with a fitness room, game room, lobby, front desk, the outdoor fire pit and hot tubs.

The panoramic views of the surrounding mountains and ski runs are exceptional.  An innovative front-to-back floor plan runs the width of an entire floor, allowing abundant light and sunshine and gorgeous alpine scenery to fill the rooms.  The open, airy style welcomes larger gatherings with ease throughout the Great Room and to spacious decks and patios.  Each Great Room boasts a distinctive floor-to-ceiling granite fireplace and wraparound steel mantel, wide-plank hickory floors, and wool carpeting in bedrooms, wine storage, and more top-notch features, including air conditioning.

Most of the residences range from three-and four-bedrooms, many with lofts and/or dens, and 2,148 to 4,035 square-foot floor plans.  The largest home is a 5,181 square-foot penthouse with five bedrooms and five baths, den, family room, media room, and game room.  In 2010, four furnished units, including penthouses are on the market for $2,250,000 to $3,250,000.  Those are four great values.  

Designed by the award-winning Gwathmey Pratt Schultz Architects, Hummingbird’s classic structure is inspired by Ahwahnee Lodge of Yosemite National Park.  Traditional western building materials such as stone, logs, and timber are combined in a contemporary mountain motif.

Buyers are eligible to join the Bachelor Gulch Club.  Membership privileges include annual unrestricted ski passes, access to the private Club Room and the 20,000-square-foot spa at The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch, and private on-mountain dining in Zach’s Cabin at the junction of Cabin Fever and Stirrup ski runs.

For more information about luxury mountain properties, contact Joe Johns of Grand Seasons Real Estate at (970) 471-1432.