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8474 Hillside, Serene Lakes
If you searched the world over, you would be hard pressed to find a better house for the cross-country skier. Before we even get to the house, which is incredible, let’s consider the location. About 100 yards from 8474 Hillside Drive is Royal Gorge, the nation’s largest cross-country ski resort. Royal Gorge is receiving high marks from skiers after a new owner and new management team from Sugar Bowl took over last year. From the lodge you can head out to Point Moriah and witness the 4000 foot drop into the Royal Gorge itself, or you could head towards The Wall and check out the sublime view of Devil’s Peak. Actually you can ski there for a week, and never get tired of all the good skiing. And to make it even better, you are going to have plenty of time to enjoy all that skiing, because this area is blessed with bounteous quantities of the white stuff.
Great room
Now that your interest is piqued, it gets even better: The house is awesome. We can start where only any skier would start. In the waxing room. That’s right. This place has it’s own waxing room. It’s a skiers dream.
Ski tuning room
Then we see the rest of the home. With interior stairs, partially covered decks, enclosed hot tub and gently sloping driveway this place is designed to make life easier when the snow flies. The spectacular great room is cheery and loaded with light. The soaring ceiling and numerous windows offer lovely forest views. Then there’s an oversized garage for toys, boat, snowmobiles etc, dumbwaiter, hydronic heat, fun reading/sleeping nooks and an observatory for star gazing! Whew.
Rear deck
All in all you get a hefty 2500 square feet of living space, with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths in this custom built home that was built in 2002. Even if you are not a Nordic fanatic this home is a great place to be (yeah, yeah, Sugar Bowl is just down the road a piece), but of course if your winter world revolves around skating up steep hills and gliding across mountain meadows…then this place is your big piece of heaven. Perhaps the world’s greatest piece of Nordic heaven. No matter what you love about the mountains this property is definitely worth a look! $799,000
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It’s that time of year again. The time when the Truckee community warms our hearts by coming together to help others who need our help. Yep, it’s time for the Truckee Community Christmas. I’ve been the food coordinator for this program for the past eight years and remain astounded by the generosity of those who give of their time and money to the effort. We live in a wonderful town.
Truckee Community Christmas is an all-volunteer organization that last year helped 215 families, 25 teen moms, and over 100 seniors.The Community Christmas is actually a combination food drive, toy drive, coat drive and fundraising organization. Maybe you have seen the Truckee Community Christmas food and toy barrels around town or been approached by a friendly volunteer at Save Mart or Safeway and wondered what’s this all about. It’s about people donating what other people in our town need.
You want to help: You can donate food and toys at any of a number of local locations. Go to http://www.truckeecommunitychristmas.com for recommendations on what is most needed and where to donate. One suggestion is La Galleria on Commercial Row, which will give you a 15% discount off one item after you bring in a bag of food. You can also donate clean, lightly used coats at the Church of the Mountains on Church Street in Truckee. Or can make tax-deductible contributions to Truckee Community Christmas which will use the money to help seniors and to fill the gaps in donations.
In whatever way you can help, it will be appreciated. Be sure and go to http://www.truckeecommunitychristmas.com for all the information you will need, including the fast approaching cut off dates for donations.
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We confess. Living in such a beautiful area, the majority of us tend to forget that there are so many wonderful places that are so nearby, that it’s a mere quick jaunt in the car to savor them. I know I tend to park myself here on the mountain and seldom venture much further than Reno for the quick Trader Joe’s or Costco errand.
Once I do venture out of the area to a nearby hamlet, I kick myself that I don’t do it more often. This year is going to be different, I swear!!!
Towards that end, I invite you to wander an hour west instead of east, and do something more enjoyable than a grocery run. So very near our lovely Lake Tahoe, that it’s downright shameful we don’t go there more often – is Nevada City and Grass Valley. Full of Old Town charm and historic ambiance, they’re like the town of Truckee on steroids.
Every Christmas, both of those towns ramp that charm level up a couple of extra notches. Every Wednesday and Sunday during the holiday season, Nevada City hosts ‘A Victorian Christmas’ and on Friday nights, Grass Valley hosts ‘A Cornish Christmas’. Shops and restaurants are all open, and you can wander the vintage streets, while carolers entertain you.
And don’t forget, there are many other things to do in the area, including several wineries that have tasting rooms and tours.
If you have friends or family in the area who can pick you up, you can take the train from Truckee to Colfax, which is a stunningly breathtaking ride, so you don’t have to battle the winter road conditions yourself.
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Nevada City. Photo by Michelle Portesi
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Nevada City Victorian Christmas:
http://redtri.com/san-francisco/a-small-town-victorian-christmas-celebration-in-nevada-city/
Grass Valley Cornish Christmas:
http://www.grassvalleychamber.com/CornishChristmas.aspx
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