Steamboat Springs, Colorado, nicknamed Ski Town USA for its record-setting creation of Olympians, plans to soon welcome an influx of luxury homes that the developer says offer a “step above” typical construction in the area.
Steamboat Springs claims to have sent 100 athletes to the Winter Olympics, more than any other town in the country. New residents of Roan, the new development, could get up close to Olympic sports such as skiing and snowboarding.
Phase one of construction broke ground in the spring at Roan, which includes 21 new construction townhouses across six buildings and an amenity building with a gym, lounge and outdoor gathering area. The remaining plans include 81 units in total, a mix of townhouses and condominiums, with a second amenity building for 24 buildings total.
The project is led by New York-based developer RAL Cos. President Spencer Levine said the company was drawn to the 13-acre parcel to develop a collection of luxury townhouses and condos that would “deliver something raising the bar in Steamboat.”
“The product is designed with a forward-thinking design aesthetic,” said Levine. “We’re calling it a modern mountain residential project.”
Townhouses include glass fronts with wood details, A-frame silhouettes, multiple balconies, a single-car garage, and stone. Inside, the homes primarily use steel, wood, and stone. Units have fireplaces, white oak flooring, vaulted ceilings, and Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances. RAL partnered with global architecture firm 10SB Architects on the design and Santa Fe, New Mexico-based Surroundings Studio on the landscape design.
Townhouses range from three-bedroom units starting at $3.6 million to four-bedroom homes at $4.25 million in the first phase. Two are currently pending, with four available. The median sale price in Steamboat Springs is $1.14 million, according to Homes.com data.
The units are about $1,400 per square foot. The average in the area is $764 per square foot.
The parcel is within walking distance to the Wildhorse gondola ski lift leading to the Steamboat Ski Resort on nearby Mount Werner. It’s the last developable parcel in the Wildhorse Meadows neighborhood, according to Levine.
Homeowners will move in the fourth quarter of 2026, and the pace of future construction is not yet confirmed.
“The phasing beyond the first 21 homes will be very much driven by the velocity of sales,” said Levine. “We’ve had great traffic, so we're already in the documentation process for further buildings. … We have three buildings beyond the first six that have been submitted to the building department.”
The development is located 3 miles away from Howelsen Hill, a ski area where many Steamboat Springs Olympians have trained, and the oldest ski area in continuous use in Colorado, according to the town.
