Real estate in the exclusive country club community of Red Sky Ranch & Golf Club tastefully combines residential living with two highly touted mountain golf courses. Red Sky's 780 acres of classic western landscape, a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary, offers endless vistas from Castle Peak to the Back Bowls of Vail Mountain.
The custom homes and real estate along Juniper Trail in Vail Valley's Red Sky Ranch blend beautifully into the rugged terrain. This Vail Valley, Colorado real estate features a limited number of home sites ranging from one to thirteen acres that mingle with juniper, sagebrush, and aspen forests. Architectural guidelines encourage low-profile Vail Valley CO home designs and traditional ranch architecture as well as natural materials.
Perched at elevations of 7,000 to 8,000 feet, the courses offer one of the premier championship golf experiences of Greater Vail Valley real estate. Golf magazine awarded the Tom Fazio and Greg Norman 18-hole courses in their lists of “Top 10 You Can Play in the U.S.”
Property owners are invited to join the private Red Sky Golf Club and enjoy a cornucopia of social events, tournaments, and private golf play. The Red Sky Golf Club also offers the state' first and only David Leadbetter Golf Academy. Leadbetter' teaching theories and methods, recognized by the international golf community, have revolutionized the game and influenced every level of golfer.
Membership not only offers golf with majestic mountain panoramas but special amenities such as the luxurious Bachelor Gulch Club with valet parking, season ski passes, valet ski services, and the use of private slope-side lounge and spa and fitness center at The Ritz-Carlton Club in Bachelor Gulch. Additionally, the Wolcott Yacht Club provides a lively social scene.
Red Sky is nestled near the legendary Vail and Beaver Creek Mountain Resorts and only 20 minutes from the Vail/Eagle County Airport. Activities from whitewater rafting, kayaking, and fly fishing to horseback riding, rock climbing, and activities at the rod and gun club, residents and their guests find an active lifestyle. Practical facilities and services such as the Vail Valley Medical Center and the Shaw Regional Cancer Center in Edwards encourage residents to stay on top of their health.
The Peter Jouflas Family, the first Greek immigrants to arrive in the western part of the state, bought the land in 1926. Raising sheep, they supplemented their income by actively venturing into other businesses such as shoeshine shops, restaurants, and theaters. Today, Peter' son, George Jouflas is 78 years old and lives in the area along with a handful of family members. Vail Resorts Development Company has worked closely with the Jouflas Family and other neighbors to create a common vision for the community.
For more information about luxury and value real estate in the area, contact Joe Johns of Grand Seasons Real Estate at (970) 471-1432.
