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The Story of Big Sky Town Center

The resort of Big Sky is a young community built on world-class recreational interests and a respect for nature. Like a village piazza, the Big Sky Town Center is the natural gathering place of the area, where everyone comes together.

Town Center History...

In the early 1970’s after Chet Huntley announced that his plans for Big Sky included a Meadow Village and a Mountain Village, Bob Simkins and Jim Taylor bought the Sappington Ranch, which contains a part of the Town Center project.

Master Developer Simkins Holdings, LLC has been actively working on securing the development rights for the project since the late 1990’s, and the first infrastructure projects were completed in 2001.

The momentum for the project has continued to increase over the past few years, and now that the project is about 18% built out, it’s beginning to take on a life of its own, as many residents find it a very desirable place to live, and business owners find it a profitable place to open up shop.

Big Sky Montana’s Downtown Community

The 165-acre walking village is surrounded by spectacular 11,000 foot snow-capped peaks. Although the slopes look close enough to touch, they’re a few thousand feet above the shops and homes, giving you a milder living climate with mountain access just minutes away.

The casual pace of the Town Center, and all of Big Sky, is set by its residents and visitors. Here you’ll never feel rushed, and with the variety of shops and services, the Town Center provides the “Downtown” of this alpine community... a central place bordered by flower filled meadows and dramatic peaks.

The Town Center is nestled in the heart of Big Sky, southwest Montana’s hub of world-famous recreation and nature, just fifteen miles from Yellowstone National Park. As the newest of the Rocky Mountain four season resort areas, Big Sky uniquely blends all of the amenities you need, yet still retains the free spirit, authenticity, and emotion that comes from a community still being discoveredeveryday, from points around the world.

Outdoor Opportunities Around Big Sky Town Center

From the Arnold Palmer designed golf course, to the private Jack Nicklaus Signature Course just up the road, Big Sky’s public and private courses remain uncrowded with unparalleled beauty. Fly-fishing on blue ribbon trout streams like the Gallatin, the Yellowstone, or the Madison yield trout hatched high in the Yellowstone ecosystem. Hiking,mountain biking, white water rafting, bird watching, horseback riding – every possible alpine pursuit you desire is here. And with the human community being small, the wildlife communities thrive. Around every bend in the road, there’s always an opportunity to see elk, deer, grizzly bear, black bear, moose, big horn sheep, bald eagles, and more.

When the snow falls, welcome to the Biggest Skiing in America. Big Sky Resort and Moonlight Basin combine to offer 4,350 vertical feet of chutes, bowls and groomers with an average annual snowfall of over 400 inches, 24 lifts, 220 mapped trails, runs as long as 6 miles, and some of the shortest lift lines in the nation. Only a stone’s throw away from the Town Center you will find perfectly groomed cross country skiing trails, snowshoeing and sleigh ride adventures, and extensive snowmobile trails in and around Yellowstone National Park. The exploring is only limited by how much energy you have.

Where All Roads Lead...

Big Sky is the place to live out a casual alpine lifestyle, and the Big Sky Town Center is the center of it all. As an emerging village, it’s still affordable, offers simple convenience and pure peace of mind. Whether you walk around the corner for a quart of milk, or meet the kids down at the ice skating rink, you’ll feel like you’ve stepped back in time to a place where life feels simple and easy.

Just three miles from U.S. Highway 191, on the primary road into Big Sky, the Town Center is the true hub of the area, where all roads and trails lead.

Key Development Advantages...

Town Center site has a strategic central location with important connections to adjacent commercial and residential uses, and it serves as the gateway to Big Sky Resort, Moonlight Basin, the Yellowstone Club, and Spanish Peaks Resort.

Zoning and entitlement approvals have been secured in advance, ensuring that development will be able to move forward in a relatively short, predictable time frame.

The site offers minimal clearing, excavation, and staging costs, thus translating to greater profit and lower commercial rents.

A county transportation district operates the Big Sky bus system at no charge and is responsible for the movement of visitors to and from the ski areas.

Town Center is leading the emerging year-round resort market by fulfilling the demand for shopping, dining, service business, offices, and is contributing to the identity of this charming resort community.

Because the Town Center has gleaned the best from other world-class resorts like Whistler B.C., Park City, Utah, and Vail, Colorado, The Town Center will help transform Big Sky into a leader in the resort market by exceeding what exists in comparable communities. The Town Center is now about 25% complete, so now is the time to contact us for the latest information on exciting new investment, development, and business opportunities available in the Big Sky Town Center.

For more information please contact the Big Sky Town Center at (406) 586-9629, email us at info@bigskytowncenter.com.