Vermont Ski House

On a prime site in Stratton Mountain’s elite Tamarack Estates, this new 8,000 square foot ski house pushes against stringent design rules to break the classic ski “McMansion” mold, while paying homage to its New England locale.  The design blends two classic Vermont archetypes: the covered bridge and the field-stone wall.

  • Built as the winter hub for a large, active multi-generational family, the nine-bedroom house revolves around two grand spaces:  the great room on the main floor and the ski lodge on the lower level.  The dramatic double height great room features a heart pine timber structure, a towering stone chimney, and a wall of oversized windows opening onto a vista of mountains and ski slopes.  The ski-in ski-out lodge becomes a second living space, with stone fireplace, kitchenette, built-in cubbies, boot, ski board and ski storage. It is a place where family members stop in for a quick snack or hot cocoa between runs.

 

Client: Private Client
Location: Stratton Mountain, Vermont
Category: Houses
Completion Date: 2016
Team: George Konel, Magdalena Dymek
Photography: Rob Karosis

This diagonal exterior shot of the Vermont Ski House prominently displays the connection of the field stone wall with the red wood exterior.
Looking up the small hill leading to the Vermont Ski House, this image displays the geometric, multi-layered, and multi-textured building from bottom to top.
An exterior close-up of the red wooden covered bridge that boasts bright red wooden walls with a small red car parked in front.
The back view of the Vermont Ski House has three distinct layers beginning with a white balcony, rising to a stone section, and finally finishing with a looming red and window-laden hall.
This spacious sunlight room known as "The Great Hall" has 2 stories of windows and looming wooden support beams housing kitchen & living room furniture that fits a modern and sophisticated aesthetic.
Looking down an interior hallway of the Vermont Ski House, one sees a snowy mountain range through a floor-to-ceiling window that sits next to a wooden barn door and a small table for four.
Before turning into "The Great Hall" of the Vermont Ski House, there is a hanging wooden ski-lift chair and a French winter sports print behind it.
A single wooden rocking chair looks out of a floor-to-ceiling window at the undulating grey stone exterior and the expansive Vermont Mountain range.
Utilizing the multi-level staircase space inside of the Vermont Ski house, lightbulbs are strategically hung at different levels by red wires.
The lowest level of the Vermont House acts as a ski lounge befitted with a TV, table, and racks of equipment allowing occupants to easily go in and out of the house to ski.
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