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Private ski areas aren't new, but none compares to the Yellowstone Club (888/700-7748; www.theyellowstoneclub.com), a lavish resort community just a few miles from Big Sky Resort and Moonlight Basin. In 2000, the club opened its own members-only 2,200-acre ski resort—larger than Deer Valley or Telluride. The 10 chairlifts are state of the art, the daily snow grooming is impeccable, and there's a run for everyone (almost literally). Throw in a squad of expert ski instructors, three day lodges (a major new base lodge is under construction), and plans to add five more chairlifts and a gondola, and the Yellowstone Club will soon be the equal of most major ski areas available to mere mortals. Of course, access comes at a price. Members must pay a $250,000 deposit and $16,000 in annual dues, and, naturally, they're required to buy a house (starting at $3.5 million) or at least an empty lot (from $1.2 million). For that, in addition to having free rein within the resort, they get admission to a Tom Weiskopf-designed 18-hole golf course and miles of trout streams inaccessible to outsiders. It's a great place to ski if you can afford the terms, but invite a friend so you don't get lonely on the nearly deserted slopes.
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