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Montage Big Sky
Big Sky, Montana, United States · Montage · Grand Luxury
NBC newsman Chet Huntley opened Big Sky Resort in 1973, and Montage Big Sky followed in 2021 at Spanish Peaks, a timber-and-stone lodge by Hart Howerton beneath the Northern Rockies. Ski-in, ski-out access leads into Big Sky Resort's 5,800 acres, the largest skiable terrain in North America, and Yellowstone lies less than two hours south. Forbes named it Five-Star in 2026, and MICHELIN gave it One Key in 2025.
- 150 rooms
- Opened 2021
- Neighborhood: Spanish Peaks
- Architect: Hart Howerton
About Montage Big Sky
- NBC newsman Chet Huntley opened Big Sky Resort in 1973, launching the mountain community that grew around the lodge.
- Montage Big Sky has 150 guestrooms and 39 private residences at Spanish Peaks, with ski-in/ski-out access to Big Sky Resort.
History
Big Sky, Montana was itself a vision before it became a destination. NBC news anchor Chet Huntley returned to his home state after decades of reporting from New York and Washington and, in the early 1970s, conceived and developed a mountain resort community in the Madison Range south of Bozeman. The Big Sky Resort opened in 1973, and Huntley's original dream of a year-round mountain community gradually expanded across the decades into one of North America's most significant ski destinations. The Spanish Peaks Mountain Club, a private residential community within the broader Big Sky area, became one of the most prestigious addresses in mountain real estate — a place where the peaks, the silence, and the sense of genuine wilderness formed the setting for a very particular form of Western luxury.
Montage Big Sky opened in December 2021 as the first Montage property in the Northern Rockies, the anchor resort within the Spanish Peaks community. Designed by Hart Howerton — the firm known for its expertise in master-planned mountain and resort communities — the lodge architecture speaks the language of the Northern Rockies vernacular: heavy timber, natural stone, steeply pitched rooflines, and interior volumes that frame views of the surrounding peaks from every angle. With 150 guestrooms and 39 private residences, the resort was designed at a scale that feels appropriate to the landscape — present without overwhelming it.
The location gives Montage Big Sky a dual identity: a winter destination with ski-in/ski-out access to Big Sky Resort's extraordinary terrain — over 5,800 skiable acres, consistently ranked as the largest in North America — and a summer gateway to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, with Yellowstone National Park less than two hours to the south. The Cortina restaurant brings Alpine Italian cuisine to the Montana mountains, while Compass Cafe provides an all-day American anchor. A Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star property since 2026, Montage Big Sky represents the brand's conviction that mountain luxury is not merely compatible with wilderness — it should be inseparable from it.
The setting
Big Sky was developed in the 1970s by NBC newscaster Chet Huntley and is now home to North America's largest skiable terrain.
Restaurants and bars
- Cortina — Restaurant · Italian
- Compass Cafe — Café
Amenities
- Spa Montage
- Ski-in/Ski-out
- Skiing
- Pool
- Bowling
- Cinema
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star (2026)
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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