GRANBY – Skiing is not normally associated with shopping for a new home. Village Homes, however, believes that skiing and shopping for a new mountain cabin is the perfect match, especially when both activities are affordable. The award-winning builder has just announced the opening of five new home sites in its Tall Timber Cabins at Granby Ranch and FREE Night Skiing at the SolVista Basin ski resort on March 18th. It's the perfect, fun-filled homebuying scenario. Drive up early and fulfill your high country homebuying dreams, then have the ski mountain all to yourself that evening, compliments of Village Homes.

The Tall Timber detached cabins from Village Homes include floorplans with up to four bedrooms plus lofts and up to three baths. Base priced from the low $400s, the cabins range in size from 1,364 to 2,064 finished square feet, and they are nestled alongside the pristine ski slopes of SolVista Basin. The five new home sites and the base price of the cabins selected for each site range in price from $405 to $455. This is high country living at its finest without the million dollar price tag.

The Village Homes Night Skiing event at SolVista Basin on March 18th includes free lift tickets. Those who take advantage of this special offer can ski under the lights from 5-8 p.m. and then enjoy food and beverages in a relaxing environment from 6-9 p.m. Space is limited, so RSVP right away by emailing granbyranch@villagehomes.com or by calling 1-877-2GRANBY. You are also invited to join Village Homes for a “Dusty Boot Preview” of the new model homes at Granby Ranch at 3 p.m. prior to the Night Skiing event. So reserve your spot today, and we'll see you on the slopes.

In addition to the Tall Timber Cabins at Granby Ranch, Village Homes offers the paired Peak View Cabins priced from the mid $300s, with two and three bedroom floorplans ranging in size from 937 to 1,239 finished square feet with a multi-purpose loft and up to three baths. The beautiful detached Fairway Cabins, located on the western edge of the Headwaters Golf Course, offer floorplans from 1,555 to 1,992 finished square feet with up to four bedrooms and three baths. Base priced from the high $400s, these homes offer outstanding views of the golf course and panoramic vistas of Rocky Mountain National Park. And regardless of which new cabin you purchase, all residents will enjoy skiing, golf, hiking, biking, fly fishing and so much more in Granby Ranch's 2,500 acres of majestic high country outdoors.

Village Homes is currently building exciting new homes in other highly desirable mountain communities. At Castle Valley Ranch in New Castle near Glenwood Springs, Village Homes offers low-maintenance townhomes base priced from the $210s, and traditional single-family homes base priced from the $290s. Single-family plans range in size from 1,457 to 2,097 square feet of finished living space.

Townhomes at Castle Valley Ranch range in size from 1,114 to 1,340 finished square feet, including a ranch style plan with two bedrooms, two full baths, living and dining rooms, and a single-car attached garage. The two-story townhomes offer three bedrooms with living and dining rooms.

Castle Valley Ranch offers miles of hiking and cycling trails and several parks in a gorgeous setting adjacent to national forests. Surrounding area recreational opportunities include fishing, mountain biking, alpine skiing and snow boarding, cross-country skiing, rafting, boating and sight-seeing. Plus, the 18-hole Lakota Canyon Ranch Golf Course is located just down the road from Castle Valley Ranch.

At Cardiff Glen in Glenwood Springs, Village Homes offers townhomes base priced from the $280s, plus gorgeous Victorian-styled single-family homes base priced from the $330s. At nearby Eagle Ranch just moments from Vail, buyers can select from elegant new homes base priced from the $470s to the $570s, including floorplans ranging in size from 2,302 to a very spacious 2,950 finished square feet.

To learn more about these outstanding mountain communities, visit villagehomes.com. Be sure to RSVP today for the Free Night Skiing at Granby Ranch and take advantage of great skiing and refreshments, courtesy of Village Homes.

To visit the Granby Ranch sales office from Denver, take I-70 West to exit 232, over Berthoud Pass. Follow Highway 40 approximately 15 miles past Winter Park. Turn right on Village Road and take your first left into the parking area for the Granby Ranch Real Estate office. Office hours are Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. 5 p.m., and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information or to schedule a tour, call 1-877-2GRANBY (247-2629), or visit villagehomes.com.

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