Yellowstone National Park’s new neighbor brings the outdoors in.
Make tracks to southern Montana for the ski country’s marquee debut this season: Montage Big Sky, which opened in December with ski-in/ski-out access to Big Sky Resort’s 5,850 acres. Fireplaces, wet bars, and marble soaking tubs distinguish the 139 rooms in the area’s first luxury resort – comfortable quarters from which to explore the mountain and Yellowstone National Park’s geyser-frosted landscapes 50 miles to the south.
Guests return to a family swimming pool, separate lap pool, spa, and bowling alley, as well as six restaurants and bars, including Cortina, serving northern Italian specialties, and Alpenglow, with a tableside raclette cart. In winter, the on-site Powder Park tempts families with snowbiking and tubing on a 450-foot hill, plus a practice slope for beginner skiers and riders.
By spring, anglers can cast for trout on three of North America’s most revered fly-fishing rivers – the Madison, Gallatin, and Yellowstone – while hikers have their pick of 30-plus trails, and golfers can tee off on the adjacent Spanish Peaks Mountain Club’s Tom Weiskopf-designed 18-hole course. Virtuoso travelers receive breakfast daily and a $100 resort credit.
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2022 issue of Virtuoso Life (U.S./Canada edition).