This is the kind of mountain house that starts making more sense the longer you stay. Mountain Village Sunny Ridge has the polished contemporary feel you'd expect in Mountain Village, but what gets my attention isn't one giant architectural gesture. It's how practical the house feels for actually living here. The main spaces are open enough for everyone to be together without feeling like the whole house is one room. There's a private hot tub for the inevitable end-of-ski-day soak, and the primary suite has something I particularly appreciate on a month-long stay: a lofted office. That's a small detail until somebody actually has to work. Instead of taking over the dining table or disappearing into a bedroom, you have a legitimate place to get something done and then come back downstairs and rejoin the trip. For a longer stay, I think that's a real luxury.