Hog Loppet 2011
Hog Loppet 2011
We here at Icicle Creek Homes are once again pleased to announce that we are the title sponsor of the 2011 Hog Loppet. Hog Loppet is an annual ski tour from Mission Ridge to Blewett Pass organized by the Leavenworth Winter Sports Club. The tour is 30 kilometers and is not a race but a great day out on the snow experiencing the mountains and the joy of Nordic …
Leavenworth Real Estate 2010 Year End Review
I feel like I did pretty darned good job with my predictions last year for the Leavenworth real estate market. Here’s what I said at the end of 2009. I would guess prices will continue to muddle along. Some neighborhoods will see price drops and others won’t. (See chart below.) Condo inventory will clear out. I would guess that foreclosure or auctions will be part …
Leavenworth Real Estate Update: Q4 2010
“How’s the Leavenworth real estate market doing these days?” That seems to be a question we get all the time. We’ll do our best to answer that question in the next few posts. There are two ways to measure the health of the market. Home prices is certainly one of the factors we look at. The chart below measures the average and median sales …
How Long is Your Driveway?
When shopping for a home in Leavenworth a lot of folks see a house they like but then mention that they were hoping to find a house a little further away from the road. Understandably, home buyers are hoping for peace and quiet and a little privacy. However, buying a house that is further from the road means having a longer driveway. This means …
Leavenworth Ski Season 2010 – 2011
Winter in Leavenworth means ski season (at least it does at our house!) Since so many of our friends and clients are skiers too, here’s a update of what’s open so far: Lake Wenatchee State Park Lake Wenatchee State Park(from Rick Halstead, Park Manager) We’re not quite there yet. Tonight’s forecasted dump should give us enough to work with to grade and create a good trail base. The …
Banff Film Fest a Success!
Thanks to everyone who came out last night to the Enzian Inn to support the Leavenworth Winter Sports Club at the 2010 Banff Film Fest Tour in Leavenworth. Leavenworth hosts Banff Film Fest The event sold out which is very rare for the first year in a new town. We had approximately 300 people at the event! It was great to see so many clients …
Getting a Leavenworth Christmas Tree
With Thanksgiving upon us, many Leavenworth families start thinking about the annual search for a Christmas tree. For some that means searching the local parking lots for trees sold by local Boy Scout troops and high school marching bands, for others it means venturing to a local Christmas tree farm like Shelton’s in Cashmere, For our family, it means visiting the local national forest for a Christmas …
Leavenworth Hosts Banff Mountain Film Festival
The Banff Mountain Film Festival is taking this year’s films on the road as they do each year and this year we are excited to have them come to Leavenworth. We’re so excited that we told the Leavenworth Winter Sports Club who is hosting the films that we would love to be the title sponsor. So for the inaugural showings here in Leavenworth, we …
Leavenworth First Snow of 2010-2011
The first snow of the winter of 2010 – 2011 hit Leavenworth this afternoon. We were told to expect it at higher elevations, but we actually got snow downtown. Webcam Image from Leavenworth.org 11/9/10 This is a good reminder to be prepared for winter driving for the next few months. Keep chains, a shovel, and a tow rope in your car. You never know …
Leavenworth Land Sales 2010
In 2009 Leavenworth land sales were pretty dismal, but this year’s first 3 quarters have shown a decent rebound in the number of sold parcels, if not the price. In the first three quarters of 2010, 40 parcels of land have sold in the Leavenworth and Lake Wenatchee area–(this is both acreage and lots) compared to only 19 last year This is on par …