Ski slopes could be bright at night but if you are going to use it minimally during the winter that should not be a problem. With the golf course view I would be afraid of golf balls hitting and breaking my windows. Also with the ski slopes you have to remember that there is not always snow on them so when there is no snow you will have a grassy hill view

We live on a golf course and love it. Our views are beautiful and we are at no risk of golf balls getting any where near us. How "invasive" the golf course is depends on where you are located compared to the layout of the hole you're on. Are you on ground level by the golf course or is this a higher rise building and you're on a higher floor? Obviously if you're up high you have less risk of the golf course interfering with your life.

If you're at ground level there are more things to consider. You need to look at the layout of the golf course - both what you can find on the website for the course as well as the google satellite map. See where you will be compared to the tee box and the green and how long the hole is. In our case we're about 350 yards from the tee box so no one hits it far enough to get into our yard. We also have a water hazard (pond) between us and the course so even if someone could hit it that far, they couldn't come strolling over to look for their ball.

Here's a picture from our deck to give you a better idea.

We live on a golf course too. We are about 80 yards down-the-fairway from the men's tee (men hit the ball a LOT further than 80 yards) and straight across from the women's tee (so they don't hit in our yard either) on Hole #1. Our neighbors 2, 3 and 4 houses down-the-fairway from us get quite a few balls in their yards. So it makes a difference exactly where your place is located in relation to the tee box and the green.

We can look at all that green grass and fancy landscaping - and don't have to do anything to maintain it!

First of all, that photo is gorgeous. So beautiful. Razamatazzy makes a good point that it could be tranquil to look at snow. I wonder if it would be loud? Is skiing a loud sport? I've never done it. The condos are the second floor (both ski and golf) and I'll have to check out the fairway. Thank you to everyone!

Would you be renting it out during the ski season? If so I would imagine you'd get a much better rent if it's on the slope.

Cheaper to rent. If you won't use this that often, it rarely makes sense to buy.

I'm not big on the idea of renting. I am scared that someone would trash the place. i would use throughout fall, spring, and summer. But I would consider it if it made sense. I bet there would be a lot of takers in the winter for skiing.

I'm not big on the idea of renting. I am scared that someone would trash the place. i would use throughout fall, spring, and summer. But I would consider it if it made sense. I bet there would be a lot of takers in the winter for skiing if I decided to rent.

I agree - no way would I rent my second home out. We use ours year round but much more in the summer since its on a lake.

Our short term vacation rental on Maui has been much easier to maintain than any long term rental home we'd owned. We use it a few months of the year to escape our Midwest winters and rent it ourselves and via an agency the rest of the year. The agency looks after the condo and our guests. It's reasonably upscale; doesn't attract the 'party hearty' types.

Not every condo in a resort area can be licensed as a rental, and not everyone wants to own where short term rentals are permitted. Check the by-laws.

Before we owned this condo we'd rented some condos on golf courses. I didn't like having people walking or driving golf carts within hailing distance of my lanai. (Is the course part of the condo complex? Do you want to pay to maintain it?)

How far is this place from your home? Would it become a chore to get there and back often? (If it's not far, but you'd use it a lot...maybe your should move and be 'on vacation' all the time!)

Chisue--thanks for the reply. Since the election, I kinda stopped thinking about the condo. I'm exhausted and fearful. Your reply to my vacation home reminds me that there are some things to look forward to (I hope).

Well, I don't think there's anything wrong with lit ski slope view -- on the contrary. Unless the skiers ski right by your window.

Doesn't that mean you have mountain/hill view?

Well I think it is more of a mountain view. How late do people ski anyways? Maybe with climate change, it will just be a pretty mountain view with no snow!

We've owned property at a ski area for almost 20 years, first a condo and then a single family home. Both have had views of the slopes, although the house was more distant. Most skiers prefer a ski slope view simply for the ability to look out and see the mountain conditions in the morning. In fact, we are building now and my SIL's only crieria when we were looking for a lot is that we be able to see if the gondola was running from the house (closes in high wind) and if the mountaintop is socked in with clouds.

We live 1200 miles away, but the distance hasn't prevented us from getting there often 3 -6 weeks a year. Back when we had the condo (and a child in college) we did have it in the rental pool with no problems. Renters tend to prefer the ski area view. And the closer to the slopes, the better. When we bought the house, we rented out the caretaker's apartment on a long term basis for several years.

As far as light from night skiing it depends on the distance from the slopes. SlopeSide it will be bright, but more than a couple of blocks away it shouldn't be a problem. Usually, in areas with night skiing, it ends around 9:00 or 10:00, so not late into the night.

Our area also has torchlight parades down the mountain and sometimes fireworks on holidays. It's fun to be able to watch those from the comfort of your own place.

Okay so the problem is that I've only been in the ones that are golf course view and only during the day. It seems from photos that they are pretty close to the slope. Like SlopeSide. Thanks for all the information.