2265 Bear Creek Drive, Alpine Meadows, CA 96146 Offered at: $950,000 Short sale pricing is now available on this beautiful custom log home in the Bear Creek subdivision within Alpine Meadows.  This home was originally listed for $1.95M and the current pricing showcases the amazing opportunity that this home presents. The Bear Creek lodge is set among the towering pines in the exclusive Bear Creek Subdivision in Alpine Meadows just 1/2 mile from the Alpine Meadows ski area.  This setting is perfect for avid skiers, hikers, mtn bikers and outdoor enthusiasts as the ski resort is just up the road and hundreds of miles of hiking/biking trails can be accessed within a 1/2 mile of your front door. Huge custom logs were imported to create the rustic Tahoe character that defines this beautiful ... 04/26/2010

The Port Wine/BBQ sauce recipe is more of a cooking style than a recipe, so I will do my best to explain. This is for 2 chicken breasts or 2 pork chops.Step 1: I recommend using either pork chops(bone in preferably), tenderloin, or chicken breasts. Season each side of the chicken breast/pork with a dusting(liberal or as desired) of Lawry's seasoning salt, garlic powder(you could rub in minced garlic), black pepper, and Chipotle seasoning.Step 2: Heat skillet to a medium/high heat with extra virgin olive oil(2 tablespoons)to prevent sticking.Step 3: Begin to fry meat and reduce to medium heat. Sear each side for 4 or so minutes to seal in juices and to help seasoning to stick to meat.Step 4: Meat should be seared on both sides with the middle still needing to cook more. At this point yo... 02/24/2010

In Alpine Meadows, CA we are seeing a welcomed change in the condo/townhouse market as buyers are taking advantage of distressed sales and well priced listings.  In the last 2 weeks we have seen 3 units out of 14 go into escrow and there are a few units that are in contract negotiations that will likely enter escrow within the next week!  This is a significant jump for the market considering there were only 2 closed condo/townhouse sales in Alpine Meadows in the last 12 months. One of the units that is now in escrow is a property that I wrote an offer on for one of my buyers, unfortunately we did not get the unit.  After we submitted our reasonable market supported offer 2 other offers came in within 24 hrs and all of the sudden we were dealing with a multiple counter offer situation, ... 02/16/2010

SQUAW VALLEY/ALPINE MEADOWS Residential Market Update   Currently Active                      47 Homes Pending Sales                         1 Home (list price $1,799,000) Closed Sales January 2009      1 Home/Sold price $540,000.00/ List to Sale--90% /Days on Market--131    Closed Sales January 2008       2 Homes/List to Sale-93% /Days on Market-96 Closed Sales January 2007       1 Home/List to Sale-103% /Sold before completion Closed Sales January 2006       1 Home/List to Sale-83% /Days on Market-184 Closed Sales January 2005       4 Homes/List to Sale-94% /Days on Market-115/ Approximately 48 months inventory List prices range from $539,000.-4,900,000. Average List Price $1.622,372.00 Median List Price $1,275,000. Average Days on Market-215 Median Days on Market-166  Year to Year Sa... 02/19/2009