Big Sky, Montana is home to three private club communities, each with its own character, access, and real estate story. Use this map to orient yourself geographically before you visit. From the Bozeman airport down Highway 191 to Big Sky Resort, Moonlight Basin, Spanish Peaks Mountain Club, and Yellowstone Club, you'll see how the valley is laid out and where each community sits.
Yellowstone Club is the world's only private ski and golf community, covering 13,600 acres on Pioneer Mountain south of Big Sky Resort. Membership is capped and fully private, with over 2,700 skiable acres reserved for members and their guests. The Tom Weiskopf golf course, a full-service mountain village, and a slope-side lodge anchor the community. Real estate includes cabins, townhomes, and ski-in estates, typically priced from $6M to well over $50M.
Spanish Peaks Mountain Club sits between Yellowstone Club and Big Sky Resort, offering ski-in, ski-out access to the Big Sky Resort lift system through its own member base area. The Tom Weiskopf-designed Spanish Peaks golf course, the Montage Big Sky hotel, private cabins, and the Highlands and Outlook neighborhoods give members a wide range of amenities. Homes range from $3M cabins to $25M+ estates, with Montage Residences offering turnkey ownership.
Moonlight Basin is the north-facing portion of Big Sky's private club footprint, known for the Moonlight Lodge, the Reserve at Moonlight Basin (Jack Nicklaus golf course), and direct lift access onto Big Sky Resort. The club offers spa, dining, and family programming, plus a mix of cabins, townhomes, and homesites from roughly $2M to $20M+.
Big Sky Resort is the second-largest ski resort in the United States with 5,850 skiable acres on Lone Peak. Owned by Boyne Resorts, it is open to the public and anchors the Big Sky Mountain Village. Spanish Peaks and Moonlight Basin both connect directly to the Big Sky Resort lift system through member-only base areas, so their members ski on the full Big Sky mountain with public skiers.
Yellowstone Club skis on its own completely private mountain with no public access, making it the most exclusive option. Spanish Peaks Mountain Club members ski on the public Big Sky Resort through a private base, so they get a larger skiable footprint but share lifts with resort skiers. Yellowstone Club also has a higher initiation fee and stricter membership review.
Yes, generally. Yellowstone Club, Spanish Peaks, and Moonlight Basin all tie full membership to property ownership within the community. Membership structures, initiation fees, and dues change over time, so always confirm current terms directly with the club before submitting an offer.
Big Sky Town Center is about one hour from BZN airport via Highway 191 through the Gallatin Canyon. The private club base areas at Spanish Peaks and Moonlight Basin are another 10 to 15 minutes past Town Center. Yellowstone Club adds about 20 minutes from Town Center. Winter weather and wildlife on 191 can add drive time.
Spanish Peaks and Moonlight Basin members can ski the entire Big Sky Resort footprint, which connects the two clubs via on-mountain lifts. Yellowstone Club skis separately on its own private mountain. Reciprocal arrangements between clubs can change, so confirm current rules before assuming interclub access.
The private courses are the Tom Weiskopf course at Yellowstone Club, the Tom Weiskopf course at Spanish Peaks Mountain Club, and the Jack Nicklaus Reserve course at Moonlight Basin. Big Sky Resort also operates a public course, Big Sky Golf Course, in the Meadow Village. All are short-season mountain courses, typically open late spring through early fall.
Whether you're after a ski-in estate at Yellowstone Club, a Montage Residence at Spanish Peaks, or a cabin at Moonlight Basin, the right community depends on how private you want the experience and how you'll use the home. Contact Amelia Turbyfill to tour properties, compare membership terms, and build a strategy that fits.
Amelia Turbyfill, REAL Broker, LLC
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