A private riverfront retreat in Crested Butte — beautifully restored, fully furnished, deeply experiential, and impossible to recreate.
Beautifully restored from the structure outward during an extensive 2024–2025 renovation, this fully furnished luxury mountain retreat offers something that can no longer be recreated.
Private East River frontage. A beautifully renovated historic log residence. A completely independent one-bedroom guest residence with its own kitchen, laundry, and private entrance. A proven luxury vacation rental. Ten minutes from one of America’s most celebrated mountain towns.
This is not simply riverfront. It is river life — coffee at the edge of the water, autumn leaves underfoot, fire-pit evenings, wildlife at the door, and the rare quiet that makes a mountain retreat feel irreplaceable.
The main residence is the heart of the property: authentic architecture, layered natural materials, oversized river-facing glass, curated furnishings, and gathering spaces that feel both intimate and generous.
Every detail supports the experience — long dinners after ski days, games by the fire, a window seat for reading, morning coffee, and effortless indoor-outdoor living steps from the East River.
A private lodge feeling, a resort-level experience, and the kind of river setting buyers remember long after they leave.
The renovated kitchen and dining spaces create a seamless hospitality experience — generous seating, warm pendant lighting, stone texture, custom details, and an easy connection to the living room, patio, and river.
This is the balance luxury buyers want in Crested Butte: polished finishes, curated details, and a home that still feels welcoming, useful, and ready for muddy boots, ski gear, family meals, and slow mornings.
Dinner. Coffee. Games. Firelight.
Gather after a day on the river, with warm textures, stone, glass, and soft light setting the tone.
A cup in hand, the river moving nearby, and the kind of morning quiet that feels increasingly rare.
The smallest details are often the ones that make a home unforgettable.
Every stay becomes a chapter. Every return visit feels personal.
Stories, wine, woodsmoke, and the East River just beyond the chairs.
Vaulted glass, skylights, soft textures, and a direct visual connection to the river create a sleeping and sitting space that feels more like a private suite at a luxury retreat.
The backyard operates like a private resort amenity: fire pit, Adirondack seating, patio dining, hot tub, riverbank access, and mature trees framing every season.
The ADU gives this property uncommon flexibility: room for guests, extended family, caretaker use, or additional rental unit while preserving privacy from the main residence.
The film captures what still photos can only suggest: the river, the light, the setting, and the feeling of arriving.
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President / Employing Broker
Crested Butte Realty, Inc.
Phone: 970.596.2596
Email: sigrid@crestedbutterealtyinc.com
Office: 510 Elk Avenue, Unit 7, Crested Butte, CO 81224
Website: crestedbutterealtyinc.com