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2013 - Issue 2 - Winter

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Haute Property news, stars, and trends in real estate Ranch Redux A Texas couple trades city life for Old Snowmass's enchanted hills. BY LINDA HAYES W photography by Jim Paussa inding up the half-mile drive from Snowmass Creek Road to Lee and Craig Williams's signature Elk Run Ranch, the appeal of the Old Snowmass setting is abundantly clear. Private and serene, with undulating hillsides, waterfall ponds, and panoramic mountain views, the 150-acre property is a true sanctuary. "It's almost spiritual," says Craig. "Sometimes the wind blows, and it feels like there should be Ute Indians looking down at you from the ridge. It's gorgeous." The centerpiece, of course, is the ranch house itself, a 7,000-squarefoot stunner that embodies the modern ranch vernacular and appears distinctly at ease in its surroundings. But, truth be told, it didn't start out that way. Rather, when the couple, who call Houston home (they also have a condominium in downtown Aspen) and whose business is largescale commercial real estate development, first discovered the house, it deviated from the theme in surprising ways. continued on page 188 Lee and Craig Williams's Elk Run Ranch is a private and serene 150-acre property. aspenpeak-magazine.com  187 187-190_AP_HP_Opener_WIN13_SPR_14.indd 187 10/30/13 12:09 PM

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