Breckenridge, Colorado — Kent Gunnufson
Building and living in the mountains is unlike anything else. The challenges are real — altitude, weather, remoteness, short construction seasons — but so are the rewards. These are the stories of people who chose the high country as home, and what they learned along the way.
Pascha Dodd was 67 years old when she decided to build her own home in the mountains of Colorado using rammed earth construction. She had no prior building experience. What she had was determination, a piece of land, and a vision.
Read More »When I was building my home on a mountaintop overlooking Breckenridge, I took a shower before the house was closed in. The temperature was 20 below zero. The adjacent audio tells about the lessons of that shower.
Read More »I've always had a fascination for the mountains and building my home here. Not only was my father a masonry and general contractor, but my grandfather was building homes in the California foothills.
Read More »Griffith Gunnufson was born in the same town as his mother, Durango, Colorado. A few months later we moved back to Breckenridge where I bought a one-bedroom rustic log house.
Read More »Buying mountain property is one of the most rewarding decisions a person can make — and one of the easiest ways to get burned if you don't know what you're looking at. Access, water rights, income potential, and the hidden costs that catch buyers off guard.
Read More »A comprehensive guide to buying property in Colorado's high country — what the locals know after 30 years of mountain real estate.
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