Colorado Private Club Guide: Mountain Region

October 13, 2015

A look at the private country clubs and mountain communities in Colorado

Colorado AvidGofler

Details, costs, and information about private clubs and communities in southern Colorado as part of our Colorado Private Club Guide presented by Finlandia.

View the private club guide as it appeared in the April 2015 issue.

The Club at Cordillera
Edwards
970-569-6460; cordillera-vail.com
INITIATION: $35,000-$50,000
DUES: $12,500/yr.
Memberships: Suzanne Morgan ([email protected])

THE CLUB

Under the management of Troon Privé since early 2013, membership has jumped to more than 450, making it the largest and most extensive club within the 13-course golf mecca of Eagle Valley.
Members get exclusive access, through the Troon Privé Privilege program, to more than 56 world-class private clubs, as well as preferred rates at more than 85 Troon Golf properties.
Membership is now open to golfers outside the Cordillera community.
The club’s three golf courses (Valley, Mountain, and Summit) range in altitude from 7,290 feet to 9,200 feet, embracing the terrain of three distinct microclimates and the visions of three architects (Fazio, Irwin and Nicklaus).
Each course’s clubhouse features a top-tier restaurant (Chaparral, TimberHearth and Summit).
A club for all seasons, it offers swimming, tennis, fishing, fitness classes, instructional clinics, weekly wine mixers, and cooking classes, as well as cross country and skate skiing, sledding, snowshoeing, hiking, and tubing.

THE COMMUNITY

One of the largest exclusive golf communities in North America, covering 12 square miles in the heart of the Vail Valley.
The five gated neighborhoods of some 1,100 homeowners spread over the north and south sides of the main interstate in a valley of only 50,000 residents.

The Club at Cordillera is pictured above.

The Golf Club at Fox Acres
Red Feather Lakes
INITIATION: $13,500
970-881-2574; golfclubatfoxacres.com
Matt Reinick ([email protected])

THE CLUB

Set at 8,300 feet, the John Cochran-designed course ranges between 4,776 and 6,500 yards and features more than 100 bunkers, 15 lakes and outcroppings and pines aplenty.
Full, Associate and Social memberships available.
Discounts on overnight lodging packages (which also include green fee, 24-hour private cart use, range balls).
Fly-fishing on 15 mountain lakes teeming with rainbow, brown, and cutthroat trout.
State-of-the-art fitness center
Fine dining in the Arapahoe Dining Room; casual in the Grille Room.
20% off Meals and Golf Shop Merchandise (including special orders and sales items).
Unlimited use of the Fox Den recreation and conference facility.
Complimentary trail fees and cart usage.
Discounts for Member Only events

THE COMMUNITY

Guarded, gated community set on 459 pristine acres surrounded by the Roosevelt National Forest and the Rawah and Medicine Bow mountain ranges.
Rustically elegant and secluded homes and homesites served by Fox Acres Community Services Corporation.
Access to hiking and biking trails, fishing, horseback riding, cross-country-skiing, abundant wildlife viewing.

Pictured above: The Golf Club at Fox Acres

Red Sky Golf Club
Wolcott
970-754-8400; redskygolfclub.com
INITIATION: $140,000 DUES: $9,455/yr.
MEMBERSHIP: Todd James ([email protected])

THE CLUB

Members-only access to two of Colorado’s finest courses, designed by Tom Fazio (5,265-7,113 yards) and Greg Norman (5,269-7,580 yards).
Lavishly appointed 24,000-square-foot clubhouse at the Norman Course.
Full and social memberships available.
Complimentary concierge and club breakfast buffet daily.
Private Member dining daily at Silver Sage.
Outdoor pool, two clay tennis courts, fitness center.
Stocked fishing pond, weekly external excursions (biking, rafting, hiking, skiing, snowshoeing) and winter destination golf trips to elite resorts.
Dual sided practice facility and preferred member rate for professional instruction at Red Sky Golf Academy.

THE COMMUNITY

Gated community ranked by major publications among America’s Top 100 Private Golf Communities.
Homesites ranging in size from one to 13 acres.
Predominately single-story residences crafted of log, timber and stone featuring simple, low-lying rooflines that harmonize with the rolling ranchland.
Exclusive opportunity to join the Bachelor Gulch Club, offering season ski passes, slopeside valet parking, private on-mountain dining and access to the spa and fitness center at The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch.

Pictured above: Red Sky Golf Club

Glacier Club
Durango
970-382-7809; theglacierclub.com
INITIATION: $30,000-$70,000 DUES: $680/mo.
MEMBERSHIP: Mark Hanson ([email protected])
REAL ESTATE: Glacier Realty (970-382-7800)

THE CLUB

27 holes of spectacular golf, complemented by nine more in 2017.
20,000-square-foot clubhouse contains one of Durango’s foremost restaurants.
Heated pool and hot tub, located above the Animas Valley, overlooking the famous Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Train Station.
Glacier Activities Concierge Services arrange and recommend trips to ride horses, fly-fish, ATV, Jeep, backcountry ski, snowmobile, raft or kayak, mountain bike and more.
Membership in ClubCorp network of clubs around the world.
Tennis on three post tension courts covered in durable Plexipave.
Fully equipped fitness/wellness center as well as a private gym with personalized fitness and nutrition programs.
Kids programs in golf, tennis and activities through the Glacier Kids Club.

THE COMMUNITY

Gated, 1,000-acre community 18 miles from downtown Durango and just south of Durango Mountain Resort (aka Purgatory).
Homes range from Cottages (1,200-2,000 square feet) to Cabins (2,150-3,000 sf) to Villas (2,170-5,180 sf) to Custom Homes set on .39 to 2.6 acres.
White Glove Concierge Service to handle property management, grocery shopping, in-home dining, dinner reservations and more.

Pictured Above: The Glacier Club

Related Links:

Colorado AvidGolfer Private Club Guide

Colorado AvidGolfer Private Club Guide: Denver Region

Colorado AvidGolfer Private Club Guide: Mountain Region

Colorado AvidGolfer Private Club Guide: Southern Region

Colorado AvidGolfer Private Club Guide: Northern Region

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