“’The fact that Moonlight Basin is providing the transportation for these kids is huge,’ King said. ‘And we’re excited that Moonlight Community Foundation is covering the cost for BSCO. Grant funding like this ensures that our programs remain accessible and affordable for all.”

“Delguidice said LMLC has been a ‘great steward’ to Big Sky’s public trail network, praising the developer’s investment into projects including Mountain to Meadow, and the Hummocks and Uplands trails near Town Center.”

Montage Big Sky offers guests a selection of fly-fishing excursions. Book float or walk-and-wade trips or a backcountry excursion accessible via helicopter. Fly fishers traveling as a group may book one of the new five- or six-bedroom Mountain Homes.

“BSFD credited the Yellowstone Club Fire Department for its mutual aid support, stating they played a ‘critical’ role by integrating into BSFD’s initial attack teams on interior and exterior suppression efforts.”  

T122. Moonlight Basin (Reserve) 2024 ranking: T116 Average rating: 6.97 Location: Big Sky, MT  Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus Year opened: 2016 Type course: private

3. Yellowstone Club Big Sky (m) 

5. Moonlight Basin (Reserve) Big Sky (T122m)

Michelle Nierling, the dining and culinary administrator at the Yellowstone Club, told EBS. ‘Visit [Yellowstone National Park], go mountain biking, go white water rafting… Any kind of first that they can do that they don’t have access to or have maybe never even heard of before.

“Just really happy to be able to celebrate on a beautiful day this groundbreaking with the Big Sky Fire Department,” said Matt Kidd, President of Lone Mountain Land Company.”

Situated in the picturesque region of Big Sky, Montana, The Wilson Hotel offers a unique blend of rustic charm, creating an exceptional atmosphere for all types of travelers.

Kidd first celebrated the wins from the recent county election, when Big Sky voters approved housing project financing, resort tax renewal and school levies across the board in May, opening opportunities for affordable workforce housing and stability in resort tax collections.

Hotel Free West will be operated by Columbia Hospitality, a Seattle-based hospitality solutions provider and management company with locations across North America, including Sage Lodge in Montana’s Paradise Valley. 

Guests here can expect white-glove service and plenty of celebrity sightings; the resort also offers private guided Yellowstone safari tours coordinated through the concierge. Additional Montage experiences include the private 18-hole Tom Weiskopf golf course.

“The funds are going into our community grants,” Wolfe said in an interview with EBS. “Currently, our board of directors is reviewing between 30 and 40 different grant applications, and we’ll be making the award and distributing funds this June.”

Forty eight percent of the total grant pool-roughly $275,530-was awarded to initiatives supporting education and youth programming, including capacity enhancement at Camp Big Sky, operations for Morningstar Learning Center, and three Big Sky School District programs.

One&Only Moonlight Basin introduces a new kind of alpine luxury-intimate, adventurous, and unapologetically grand.

LMLC played a critical role, taking risk to assemble the Cold Smoke site and ultimately selling it 14 percent below appraised value.

Give Big’s headline sponsor since 2018 has been the Yellowstone Club Community Foundation. Ryan Rodriguez, YCCF senior program officer, stated that the foundation is honored to invest in Give Big through its partnership with One Valley Community Foundation. 

This year’s event is made possible thanks to the generous support of Headline Sponsor, Yellowstone Club Community Foundation, and Champion Sponsor, Spanish Peaks Community Foundation.

Name your favorite setting for the game - seaside dunes, high deserts, mountains, forests, prairies. The American West offers it all. Many of the venues in the region are fixtures on GOLF’s ranking of Top 100 Courses in the U.S. 48. Reserve at Moonlight Basin.

The One & Only Moonlight Basin will open this fall, well before ski season, at the base of the Moonlight Basin section of the resort, and this might be an even bigger luxury lodging happening than the Montage.

The high elevation and dry air make it a prime spot for witnessing meteor showers like the Perseids and Orionids. At Montage Big Sky, guests can take it further with the Moonlight Snowshoe Hike, a guided after-dark trek through the Spanish Peaks.

Post-float Eats: There is no shortage of places to enjoy food and beverages in Big Sky Town Center. Restaurant options include the Block 3 Kitchen & Bar, which specializes in steaks. Burgers and beverages can be found across the street at Tips Up paired with fun activities like line dancing.

Since its inception, The Big Sky Resort Area District has invested over $80 million into projects that support the growth and wellbeing of the Big Sky community.

Larsen, a senior property manager for Lone Mountain Land Company, and Clemens, the director of retail and the Hey Bear brand manager for Outlaw Partners—the publisher of Explore Big Sky—plan to wed in 2026 and continue to make their home in Big Sky.

BSRAD contributed $375,000 for the project across two allocation cycles in fiscal years 2024 and 2025, and the remainder is being funded by Lone Mountain Land Company. 

Eva Mitchell won the Lee Poole Memorial Scholarship from the Moonlight Community Foundation, worth $7,000. Anna Masonic and Libby Coltea, earned $10,000 through the Loren Bough Legacy Scholarship.

Rich Chandler, LMLC’s VP of Environmental Operations, sat down for an in-depth interview to explain the benefits to Big Sky’s watershed from Yellowstone Club’s recycled snowmaking program.

One&Only Moonlight Basin The newest hotel on this list, which won't actually be open until November of 2025, the One & Only Moonlight Basin is as chic as it gets. Rooms are elegantly furnished and tastefully designed by Olson Kundig and start at more than $2,000 per night.

2018: Offers first reduced-cost counseling service with initial funding from Yellowstone Club Community Foundation 2022: Women In Action becomes Wellness In Action to reflect the critical health services offered. Extensive office refresh with community funding 

Gaither expressed gratitude for Big Sky Community Food Bank’s unique position, where local entities like Big Sky Resort Area District, and the Yellowstone Club, Spanish Peaks and Moonlight community foundations, as well as individual donors, have supported the food bank’s services. 

One&Only Moonlight Basin is pleased to announce that it has partnered with culinary global leader and former professional snowboarder chef Akira Back who will open his namesake Akira Back branded restaurant serving modern Japanese cuisine at the resort next winter.

The Big Sky Community Housing Trust (BSCHT) is partnering with Lone Mountain Land Company to add 389 deed-restricted homes for rent and purchase, which will be reserved exclusively for Big Sky’s workforce and their families.

One&Only Moonlight Basin in Big Sky, Montana will also be the brand's first ski resort. The Montana property designed by architect Olson Kundig will have quite the stunning array of sights, with 360-degree views of Lone Peak and Spanish Peaks.

Lone Mountain Land Co., a developer of the area around Big Sky, including hospitality services, residential properties, and ski and golf communities, as well as Big Sky’s Town Center, recently committed $4 million to the project, following an $11.25 million gift from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation last August.

“I’d especially like to thank the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation, and Lone Mountain Land Company for their generous contributions.”

A large concentration of the best lodges and ranches are located in Montana, where Yellowstone is set, of which properties such as Montage Big Sky have felt the impact.

Special Olympics Montana will host its 16th annual Big Sky Area Winter Games Competition on Monday, March 3 at Big Sky Resort's Madison Base Area.

These travelers are seeking out accommodations that offer something fresh, beyond the typical luxury offering such as the new Mountain Homes at Montage Big Sky.

Gravity Haus acquired the River Rock Lodge from Lone Mountain Land Company on Dec. 20, 2024, adding Big Sky Town Center to its eight locations across the U.S. Mountain West.

One&Only Moonlight Basin brings a new level of luxury to Big Sky. The One&Only Sky Lodge, currently open, offers elevated (literally) all-day dining and apres options as well as a gondola transfer to Madison Base at nearby Big Sky Resort.

Montana’s RiverView Ranch was joined by The Maybourne Beverly Hills, a glamorous escape with an outpost of New York City’s famed Dante bar; The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Fort Lauderdale, a water-inspired refuge; and Spa Montage Big Sky, an alpine retreat in Montana.

Big Sky Thrift has announced a significant $150,000 grant to support the building of Big Sky’s first animal shelter. The grant was awarded to Riley’s Urgent Fund for Friends, or RUFF.

LMLC, YC and Yellowstone Club Community Foundation (YCCF) are planning to support the additional opening of a new GRCC childcare facility, also available to the public, in Big Sky’s Town Center.

Gravity Haus Big Sky is expected to open in Summer 2025. Gravity Haus affiliates purchased the property from Lone Mountain Land Company.

... Lone Mountain Land Company. The goal is to create a cooperative child care center and address critical issues such as high costs, limited slots ...

The One&Only hotel brand got the memo and will be opening its latest resort, Moonlight Basin, in Montana this year, its first foray into the USA, promising fly-fishing, stargazing and skiing

39. Moonlight Basin (The Reserve)

There’s a new state-of-the-art two-stage gondola being rolled out for the coming season, along with the world’s first mountain property from top tier luxury brand One & Only hotels, joining the existing Montage at the high-end.

The Montage Big Sky is the best of both worlds. It’s off the beaten path, which helps it feel like an exclusive destination, but it’s connected to the rest of the ski area by lifts and shuttles, so you can enjoy the restaurants and bars at the main village and the town of Big Sky when you feel like it.

There’s plenty of hype around the arrival of this ultra-luxury resort chain from Dubai. It picked Big Sky Montana for its debut here, in a 190-acre ranch-resort it has dubbed Moonlight Basin.

In December, Big Sky Resort debuted the Madison 8 chairlift. With an incline length of 8,631 feet, it's also the world's longest eight-passenger chairlift.

Big Sky needed this. One&Only's first U.S. venture brings their proven luxury formula to a destination ready for the upgrade with 73 rooms in the main lodge, 19 villas, plus the inevitable residential component (because that's how mountain luxury gets built now).

The Darren Johnson Avalanche Education Memorial Fund based in Big Sky is pleased to announce it is granting nine scholarships totaling $20,400 in 2024 to support ski patrollers seeking to access continuing education safety courses.

Friendsgiving at The Wilson Hotel has grown from 200 people to 1,200 people since the free community Thanksgiving gathering started six years ago. 

The Lone Mountain Land Company is transforming an old motel into new workforce housing to address the community's needs. "Priorities for Big Sky and for Lone Mountain Company have been to meet a wide spectrum of housing for our residents and community members,"

As Montanans, we all have the privilege of calling this amazing state home. Along with that privilege comes the responsibility to care for our land and make our community a better place.

Matt Zaremba and Allen Potts sell more than houses; they sell a lifestyle.

Big Sky Adventures in Big Sky, Montana. The Wilson Hotel serves as a basecamp for active excursions on the edge of Yellowstone National Park.

The newest residences are located within the Montana resort’s 3,530 acres of private forested mountain landscape.

Launching as the brand's first resort in the United States, this stunning new property comprises six resort buildings, including 73 guest rooms and suites, 19 guest cabins, 62 Private Homes, and 8 Private Estate lots.

This majestic Montana hideaway will serve as One&Only’s sole U.S. property, offering premium access to the beauty of Big Sky in the form of hikes, rock climbing and fly fishing.

Meteorologists are predicting a La Nina weather pattern for the 2024/2025 ski season.

Studio H Architecture along with Envi Design has crafted this spectacular modern mountain house situated in the Yellowstone Club, a community near the picturesque mountain town of Big Sky, Montana.

The Big Sky resort says the area gets 400 inches of annual snowfall — which would be far more than Aspen, though estimates vary — and the runs I was scoping out looked practically untouched.

Finding great, uncrowded skiing in North America can challenging, but it's definitely still out there.

Out of all the places I’ve played, Montana seems to offer the most variety.

Montage Big Sky announces its new collection of signature Mountain Homes as an expansion of its residential portfolio.

Tenants say RiverView is a blessing—she was on the verge of tears describing the moment she moved in.

Big Sky might soon be getting another fire station as the Gallatin County Commission granted preliminary approval for the property owners of the Spanish Peaks neighborhood…

The Gallatin County Commission unanimously approved a Rural Improvement District to green light the construction of a fire station that’ll benefit residents…

Montana Hope Project, which works to fulfill the dreams and wishes of Montana children suffering from a terminal, critical, or chronic illness.

The 2024 Big Sky Collaborative Coat Drive launched on Tuesday, Oct. 15, collecting lightly worn, clean and warm coats until Nov. 30.

Women make up over half of the bookings with adventure travel companies, according to data from the Adventure Travel Trade Association. 

The Montana Department of Transportation’s $26 million proposal aims to bring down wildlife collision rates on one of the state’s busiest highways.

The Montana Highway Patrol began the Montana Hope Project in 1984, granting wishes to children battling critical illnesses across the state.

Big Sky, Montana, is a destination replete with alpine wildflower meadows, blue-ribbon trout streams, backcountry hikes, and…

The physical characteristics of a residence are important…

The Association of Montana Troopers’ Montana Hope Project nonprofit organization, which grants wishes for critically ill Montana children, raised almost $170,000 at a charity golf…

Gallatin County commissioners voted unanimously to approve the zone map amendment in mid-September.

Thad Beaty, the former guitarist and backup vocalist for the country music band Sugarland, has made his mark in Big Sky. 

Like many other places in the Gallatin Valley, there is a shortage of affordable housing in Big Sky, creating a challenge for the growing community.

A massive fire is what Kevin witnessed Thursday night, at a project he’s been working on for nearly six years…

Burrowed in Montana’s Madison Mountain range, near Yellowstone National Park’s northwestern border, Big Sky is year-round destination…

On Sept. 12, the Gallatin County Commission voted unanimously to approve a zone map amendment in Big Sky submitted by the nonprofit Big Sky Community Housing Trust

The Big Sky Real Estate Collective committed in June to donate $50,000 to the local nonprofit Big Sky Community Organization…

Big Sky One, Montana renovation project, Modern MT residence, American architecture.

‘The Housing Trust is excited to keep moving forward on this critical part of Big Sky’s housing solution,’

One&Only Moonlight Basin will be the first-ever One&Only resort in the United States and the brand’s first mountain resort.

This project wouldn’t have happened without collaboration. We applaud the Yellowstone Club for their leadership and investment in making this a reality that other ski areas can follow.

Guided Big Sky Wonders…

Although upwards of $750 million is quite a sum of money to come up with in 10 years, the Big Sky community won’t be on the hook for all of it.  

The folks at Wild Big Sky are using their wildlife education trailer to teach people how to manage those tricky situations.

A lightning strike was the likely cause of a small fire on Monday evening, Aug. 12, just west of

A project calling for 26 single family homes with open space and parkland is planned for an area along Bobsled Trail north of the intersection with Spruce Cone Drive in Big Sky

The stars of Montana’s Big Sky are shining brighter than ever. After gaining significant buzz in the last decade with increased non-stop air service to the area…

On July 1, Spanish Peaks Mountain Club opened its new Tom’s 10 golf course, designer and 2024 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee Tom Weiskopf’s final contribution to the sport…

Recent industry hires and promotions include new General Managers at Trout National…

Forbes reports that the One&Only Moonlight Basin Hotel is on track to open next year. 

Big Sky, Montana is aptly named. The famed ski resort offer skiers and snowboarders not only 5,800 acres of world-class terrain…

These days, when people say “Yellowstone,” you can’t be sure that they’re talking about America’s first national park.

While proponents say the $50 million project will protect the area’s watershed, others remain concerned by the effects of rapid development.

Offers this advice for career success and growth in the field of RPTM: “Get comfortable with being uncomfortable.

The Spanish Peaks Mountain Club, located in Big Sky, Montana, is looking to turn wastewater into snow for their mountain, making it the second ski area in Montana to do so. 

A songwriter’s workshop brings the soul of country music to the Big Sky community for a four-day event in its inaugural year

Lone Mountain Land Company, owner and developer of Big Sky Town Center, unveiled development plans for the area’s remaining land during a public forum on April 2.

As a third-generation cattle rancher and a former three-term Senate member of the Montana Legislature, I have seen firsthand the power of Montanans rolling up their sleeves and working collaboratively to achieve a common goal.

Loren Bough moves on from Big Sky school board after 14 years Avatar photo Published 1 month ago on April 22, 2024 Posted By Jack Reaney Board Chair Loren Bough smiles to a standing ovation after 14 years of school board service, and 20 years supporting education in Big Sky.

Give Big Gallatin Valley, an annual effort to rally donations for Gallatin County’s numerous nonprofits, is taking place May 2 and 3. In its 10th year, Give Big, produced by One Valley Community Foundation and …

The Yellowstone Club, Montana, hosted a regional avalanche rescue dog training led by Colorado Rapid Avalanche Deployment’s (C-RAD) founding member John Reller at the end of March.

Two Big Sky Community Housing Trust buildings will open first, five Lone Mountain Land Company buildings plan to open in fall.

The Professional Ski Instructors of America and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI) announced its 2024-28 National Team

Kevin Germain has been an integral part of Moonlight Basin’s development journey, overseeing its master planning and spearheading innovative sustainability initiatives for 20+ years.

Located in one of America’s most picturesque and remote states, Big Sky Resort in Montana is all about space, vertical feet, world-class hospitality and the opportunity to get up close to nature…

The US ski resort set to rival Aspen and Jackson Hole.

These Big Sky accommodations welcome your dog along for the adventure. From cozy mountain lodges to luxury alpine homes, these are the best dog friendly places to stay in Big Sky.

C.J. Myrick, senior construction manager at Lone Mountain Land Company, were interviewed about modular construction.

The 66th annual hospitality awards celebrate the world’s best hotels, spas, restaurants and ocean cruises.

Big Sky Resort is the third largest ski resort in North America and offers more than 5,850 acres of skiable terrain and 39 lifts.

The Powder Light Subdivision will soon have an additional third residential building to ease the demand for affordable employee housing within Big Sky.

Sam Byrne is the Managing Partner and founder of CrossHarbor Capital Partners, a leading real estate firm with a multi-strategy platform across property type, geography, and capital structure that manages $7 billion and has put to work $28 billion across 350 transactions.

These are the best times to go to Montana for Beautiful Weather, Lower Prices, and Fewer Crowds

Regional leaders in affordable workforce housing will convene in Big Sky at The Wilson Hotel next week to share ideas and housing solutions.

Business notes, culture and future development from the young Big Sky hub.

Last summer LMLC had a farmer’s market booth collecting feedback from the community for Town Center.

Big Sky’s Mountain to Meadow single-track biking trail has been rerouted to include a public access easement for permanent community use—and some new features.

The Montana Board of Regents in May approved MSU’s request to enter into a ground lease agreement with Cross Harbor Capital and its development arm, Lone Mountain Land Company.

‘Mobile wildlife education center’ to inform visitors, residents and workers about local wildlife, and backcountry safety.

On Thursday, Feb. 16, more than 100 tenants will move into the westernmost quarter of Powder Light, bringing the 48-unit complex to full occupancy. The modular-unit apartments were constructed and furnished offsite as modular units by BuildingWorks Nashua in Boise, and assembled onsite in 2021 by Langlas and Associates.

In the final week of October, the Big Sky Owners Association and involved parties reached an agreement to transfer a 1990s easement that had delayed construction on a federally funded apartment complex.

Big Sky’s leadership gap is tied to its housing gap, which the RiverView development aims to bridge.

In the world of luxury travel, the magic word has long been “private,” whether dining in an exclusive private dining room, flying private, or making a safari a trip just for family and friends. Now add to that the private ski club.

Community powers are collaborating to create a feasible path from entry-level employment to middle management, to property ownership and community leadership.

The Big Sky Fire Department, located in the community of Big Sky, Mont., is testing out Pano's AI wildfire detection technology to help increase fire visibility and improve response efforts.

Though Aspen is known more “for chic couture shopping, and skiing maybe second, Big Sky still feels like the authentic mountain West,” said Martha Johnson, founding broker and vice president of sales at The Big Sky Real Estate Co.

Despite a wealth of good press and continuous coverage as “the next big thing” in skiing, Big Sky Resort has managed to remain ahead of the curve on the ills that plague many competitors for two main reasons.

(LMLC), the parent company to Moonlight Basin and Spanish Peaks Mountain Club, is making a sizable investment to install energy-saving solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on several of its new workforce housing buildings in Big Sky.

Morningstar Learning Center, the only full-time, year-round child-care facility in Big Sky, was recently awarded over half a million dollars intended to support the expansion of child care availability for Montana families.

Set on the edge of Yellowstone in Big Sky, Montana, The Wilson Hotel serves as a base camp for adventure.

Local developer Lone Mountain Land Company acquired the remaining undeveloped residential and commercial land in the Town Center.

Southwest Montana has long attracted skiers and snowboarders; now, with the arrival of the ski-in/ski-out destination Montage Big Sky, which started welcoming guests near the Spanish Peaks and Big Sky Resort’s mountain village last month.

At least an additional 90 rental units for Big Sky’s workforce may soon exist on Highway 64. Details are being hashed out between the nonprofit Big Sky Community Housing Trust (BSCHT) and Lone Mountain Land Company (LMLC) for a rental development that will also include dorm style units.

On Feb. 2, 2022, Lone Mountain Land Company and Kerzner International Holdings Limited announced plans for One&Only Moonlight Basin in Big Sky, Montana, which will become the first One&Only resort and residential community in the United States when it opens its doors in 2024.

Work on the Jack Creek Road Evacuation Project is underway to make it a better evacuation route for the western side of Big Sky.

Lone Mountain Land Company leased the 3,000-square-foot ground floor of its former American Bank building at 1700 Lone Mountain Trail to YCCF, which, in turn, will outfit the space with furniture and equipment to serve as a co-working Social Impact Hub for local nonprofits.

Spanish Peaks to open Tom’s 10 par-three layout in July