Estate Living Digital Publication Issue 11 November 2015 | Page 54

Yellowstone Club

Amidst the grandeur of the American Rocky
Mountains, Gallatin River and Yellowstone National
Park and set under a canopy of seemingly endless
blue skies and star-filled nights is Montana. Known
locally as the Last Best Place, the region is untamed,
wild and natural and is home to Yellowstone Club,
the world’s only private ski and golf community.
The club was recently awarded the most exclusive
estate worldwide award for 2015 by New World
Wealth thanks to its superior amenities, effortless
charm and untouched natural beauty, which
present an incomparable venue for luxurious family
living and year-round recreational facilities.
Originally the brainchild of Tim Blixseth, who pieced
together more than 100 000 acres of undevelopable
timberland and swapped it for land on the back end
of what was known as Big Sky Resort, the club has
exchanged ownership since its inception in the late
1990s. Nonetheless, by the mid-2000s, plots and

homes at Yellowstone Club were selling for sevenfigure sums and, in the last two years alone, nearly
$1 billion in real estate value has already been
sold. Membership has doubled to more than 500
households from 260 in 2009 and now includes the
likes of Bill Gates and Hollywood producer Peter
Chernin, as well as hedge fund managers, wellknown celebrities, professional athletes and notable
captains of industry.
A central location, just one hour from Bozeman
in Montana, as well as being in close proximity to
other major metropolitan areas throughout the
country means that homeowners now spend an
average of 60 days a year at the club. Those residents
accessing the estate from afar can do so either via
commercial airline or private jet service organised by
the estate. Despite the prime location, homeowners
are guaranteed an exceptional, highly personalised
service and total exclusivity, with a little over 860