Growing up in suburban New Jersey, Michael Cooperman didn’t have a lot of exposure to the outdoor world. Although he started fishing young, in ponds and the ocean, it didn’t become a passion until he was in his teens, reaching full fruition in his twenties....
Architect/Engineer DCI Engineers Builder Clear Creek Developing When used in the context of new construction, “attention to detail” is a catchphrase that, at its most basic, refers to quality of craftsmanship and careful adherence to plans. Taken further, it extends from the macro — form, functionality, durability, aesthetic —...
Architecture Locati Architects Interior Design Locati Interiors Construction Schlauch Bottcher Construction For a longtime Big Sky family, a new build from the ground up wasn’t so much about having a fresh experience as it was about preserving and expanding on what they loved about their old home. The East Coast-based family...
Architecture Reid Smith Architects Interior Design Envi Interior Design Studio It’s an oft-heard story in Big Sky: a Bay Area couple who owned a home in Deer Valley, but were considering a change, went to visit friends at the Yellowstone Club. “It was a bluebird day and super quiet,”...
When an avid outdoorsman embarked on an ambitious search for a mountain property to call home, he traveled to McCall, Idaho; Telluride, Colorado; and Big Sky, Montana, before discovering a parcel at about 6,000 feet in elevation near the southwest Montana town of Livingston. It...
Forty years ago, a couple and their 2-year-old son were invited by a colleague in Texas to visit his home in the Northern Rockies. It was a trip that sparked a love affair with the mountains and rivers of central Idaho. Over the following years,...
Architecture Centre Sky Architecture Construction Teton Heritage Builders Interior Design Clean Line Consulting An Atlanta-based family first discovered Big Sky, Montana through their love of fly fishing, but when they realized how extensive the skiing and hiking options were there, they decided to put down roots in the mountain town. After...
The Rock Creek Cattle Company — a membership-based community situated on a 30,000-acre historic working cattle ranch near Deer Lodge, Montana — is renowned for providing homeowners with a well-rounded Rocky Mountain experience. While the community has an authentic Western ranching vibe and a pristine...
Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is a long way from Chicago, and different in just about every way. But when an Illinois-based family of four set foot in this Rocky Mountain town on previous visits, they always felt like they were home — so much so, that...
When Angie Lipski was a child, she spent every summer weekend, along with her parents and brother, at her grandmother’s house on the shores of Flathead Lake in northwest Montana. As a result, she says, life at the lake “embodies a lot of my happiest...