253 Mine Dump Road lot: 31, Alma, CO 80440

READY TO BUILD! This nearly one-acre home site sits in Placer Valley, just outside Alma and only 18 miles to world class skiing in Breckenridge. Much of the work that usually slows a build down is already done here. The site is cleared and level with easy driveway access.

The perc test is complete, and the septic system has been engineered for a 4-bedroom home. From the build site you'll look out over mature pine and aspen with mountain, peak and valley views. Hiking, fishing, biking and 4x4 trails nearby. A short walk takes you to the Alma State Wildlife Area and the Middle Fork of the South Platte River running along the valley floor.

There's a shed on the lot, so you have a place to store materials while you get your project going. Travel + Leisure featured Alma in its roundup of the best places to buy a ski vacation home, calling it a smart, smaller-scale alternative to pricier towns like Aspen and Vail.