"The 56-foot-long, 1,600-bottle wine cellar looks like a mining tunnel, complete with piped-in sounds of creaking wood and dripping water and an antique ore cart. The great room has a glass fiber-optic bridge suspended above it that connects the master bedroom to an office."
"An observation deck 35 feet above ground includes a fire pit. Reached by a walkway that Wall set up to sway in the treetops, the deck cost $140,000 to build. A funicular that looks like an old mining tram leads to the ski slopes. The cost to install the one-minute ride was $240,000."
"High-tech remote-controlled gadgetry runs most of the systems of the custom house, built in 2001. A radiant heat system keeps the driveway snow-free. Driveway sensors alert the homeowner when a car pulls up. A Finnish-made sauna was altered by Wall to increase the temperature setting and the duration of the cycle."
Oprah Winfrey acquired a $14 million contemporary ski residence in Telluride, Colorado's Mountain Village from tech entrepreneur Bob Wall. The 8,700-square-foot, five-bedroom home sits on 3.25 acres and showcases extensive high-tech features and luxury amenities. Notable features include a 56-foot wine cellar designed like a mining tunnel with ambient sound effects, a glass fiber-optic bridge connecting the master bedroom to an office, and a $140,000 observation deck 35 feet above ground accessible via a swaying treetop walkway. A $240,000 funicular resembling a mining tram provides direct access to ski slopes. Additional amenities include a theater, seven-person hot tub, sauna, and a $70,000 limestone bathtub with temperature-control systems. The home features remote-controlled systems managing radiant heating, driveway sensors, and other automated functions.
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