Posts Tagged ‘beauty’

Local Ski Resorts get Amped-up for Winter

All across Reno-Tahoe, ski resorts have all kinds of new features. After five consecutive years of drought, local ski resorts are back to the drawing board and have turned some amazing new snow features for Reno-Tahoe skiers and boarders. Mount Rose What’s new? New beginner terrain: The Enchanted Forest family area is getting 4 new trails…

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Your Next Vacation: Glamping

Change up your next family weekend get-away: camp in style. Camping no longer means packing up cots and sleeping bags, coolers full of hot dogs and potato salad. “Glamping” is the new way to vacation outdoors! Glamour camping is perfect for those that want to enjoy the outdoors without leaving behind modern luxuries. Some places…

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Custom Lots are Perfect for the Creative Architect

In Parc Forêt at Montrêux, our sloped lots are perfect for our walkout floor plans! In any real estate market there are oddly shaped lots that some builders and architects just don’t know what to do with. This is where the creatives get to play. Oddly shaped or steeply sloped lots are a goldmine for the…

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Empty Nesters Re-Do Kids’ Old Rooms

Kids moving out can be tough, but renovating their room into a beautiful new space can make it all worth while. As the child of parents that had re-purposed my bedroom the second I left for college, I have never quite understood the want to keep your childhood bedroom the way it was. So by all…

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Things to Consider when Buying Quality Real Estate

Location, location, location? Here in Montrêux, we are lucky enough to live in a welcoming community surrounded by beauty, but cannot forget other things to consider when moving to a new home and especially a new area. The View Are the views out your windows things you want to look at for as long as you…

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GolfBoard: Future of the Sport?

Traveling around the golf course just got much more interactive. The GolfBoard is revolutionizing the way we travel the golf course, taking influence from both snowboarding and surfing. “You can’t deny the functionality of it, you can’t deny the fun of it, and you can’t deny the athleticism of it. It just has too many things…

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Virginia City to Kickoff Hot August Nights 2015

This 29th annual classic car festival is moving it’s kickoff weekend from South Lake Tahoe to Virginia City. For the last four years, the kickoff weekend to the region’s largest special event, Hot August Nights, has been in South Lake Tahoe, California. Tony Marini, executive director of Hot August Nights says that they have loved…

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An Island of Taxation Relaxation

Guernsey experiences great relaxation when it comes to taxes. Taking up approximately 30 square miles and one of only seven islands within the English Channel, Guernsey boasts a beautiful coastline as well as a spectacular main town. Guernsey was once part of Normandy, hence the French street names, but now exists outside of the European Union.…

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This Summer you better be Hiking this Trail

Hiking to this waterfall is something you don’t want to miss this summer. In the Mount Rose Wilderness, Hunter Creek Trail is begging to be hiked. This gorgeous hike to a spectacular waterfall is gaining popularity each passing year (and for good reason). This trail is open to the public all year, and this summer is the…

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Entertaining is no Longer an Indoor Game

It’s time to take the party outside. As you may recall, here at Parc Forêt at Montrêux, we love the outdoors just as much as the lovely interiors of our homes. And why wouldn’t we? Look around! Here in Montrêux we are surrounded by so much beauty: the Reno Skyline to the North and Mount Rose…

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