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Rockstar Energy founder lists stunning Utah ski property - complete with bowling alley, an indoor sports court, a golf simulator and a ski room - for whopping $50 MILLION - less than a year after buying it for $39.4M: 'It's never been slept in'
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Posted on 02/24/2023 9:15:16 PM PST by algore

The billionaire creator of Rockstar Energy has listed for sale a property in Utah for $50 million - less than a year after he officially acquired it for $39.4 million.

Russ Weiner, 53, founded the drinks company in 2001 but sold it to Pepsi in 2020 for a deal worth more than $4 billion, according to Forbes.

This luxurious six-bedroom, 11-bathroom ski house may have been an impulse purchase, however, as Weiner says he hasn't slept a single night there and reportedly said the stunning property was 'better than new'.

The 17,500 square-foot house sits on on five acres of land at the base of Monitor Bowl on Park City mountain resort, just east of Salt Lake City. It has become the most expensive residential property in Utah.

The property was built by the development company Illuminus Group.

The house is also architecturally ambitious and uses premium building materials, including Italian steel windows, Croatian limestone, shou sugi ban charred cypress and a fully copper roof. Its library has walls which are paneled with goatskin parchment, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Although the house was sold to him fully furnished it didn't stop Weiner from making improvements.

Since it was officially under his name in April 2022, Weiner said he did additional work, including installing a generator and updating the home's smart systems, according to Mission Global.

He also upgraded some of the furniture and added window coverings, window tints and solar shades. In the bedrooms, he upgraded the mattresses and bedding, he said.

Weiner said his plan was originally to keep the property but that 'plans changed'. He did not want to elaborate on the reasons why.

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To: Jonty30

Good observation! LOL.


21 posted on 02/25/2023 5:28:39 AM PST by Maine Mariner
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To: algore

I tend to think that people who have loads of money and have a pattern of buying and selling are not content. Always looking for the next thing to make them happy.


22 posted on 02/25/2023 5:38:58 AM PST by Lizavetta
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To: SaveFerris
I’ll have to install a bowling alley burger grill!

I have bowled all my life. The grill that goes into a bowling must have magic powers. Bowling alley burgers and fries are the best. Period.

23 posted on 02/25/2023 5:43:35 AM PST by Hyman Roth
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To: Hyman Roth

👍👍👍🍔🍔🍔


24 posted on 02/25/2023 5:47:59 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: SaveFerris

I remember the days when you could smoke like a train at the bowling alley. Even at the old school scoring tables with the clear sheet lit up on the overhead and you actually had to calculate your score manually. Ah the good ol days.


25 posted on 02/25/2023 5:54:31 AM PST by Hyman Roth
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To: algore

How big is the garage?

Does it have a heated driveway?


26 posted on 02/25/2023 7:16:42 PM PST by Paladin2
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