TEXAS LIFESTYLE | Jet Setter
A Home in the Mountains at the RITZ-CARLTON, BACHELOR GULCH By Daniel Ramirez
There’s a way to make a place feel like home. Make certain that smells associated with home, like baked cookies or spiced cider, pervade the air. But, inevitably, the magic cannot last, as the cookies and smells ring hollow and remind us that we are not home. These efforts lack the personal touches, accommodations and blissful indulgences that come with home – they lack heart. As Beaver Creek and the Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch fall into the rearview mirror and become a sweet memory, the overwhelming feeling is that there is nothing false or inauthentic about the stay afforded to its guests. What is written on every detail and in the face of every employee is a genuine expression of care. There is a heart here, that
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becomes increasingly apparent with every hour spent in the resort’s care. It makes it impossible to leave, because this doesn’t feel like just a vacation. This feels exactly like home. The porte-cochere courtyard is where it all begins. Surrounded by log cabin-like adornments such as exposed mortar, knotty wood and natural wood tones, everywhere you look there is warmth, both figuratively and literally. Dominated by an enormous stone fireplace, the hearth is a sitting area where drinks and bites are available in some of the comfiest chairs, as towering windows ensure that no snow report is needed to know what's happening on these Colorado slopes. Chair 16, the Bachelor Gulch Express, sits right outside the massive windows and offers the perfect ski-in/ski-out.
