Wapati Point

Big Sky, Montana

$8,900,000

20± acres

INTRODUCTION

A short drive to Big Sky Town Center, 20± minutes to hit the slopes at Big Sky Resort, and less than an hour to the natural wonders of Yellowstone National Park, this spectacular 9,437± SF home includes five bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms. Sitting on 20± acres in the heart of southwest Montana, this cozy mountain retreat is a rare find, perfect for the equestrian or someone looking for extra space in an unmatched location. Built on three levels, from 30± foot ceilings to indoor and outdoor fireplaces, no detail has been overlooked. Floor-to-ceiling windows greet you as you enter the home, bringing the outdoors in, with refined finishes and attention to detail combined to create a very comfortable and usable interior. Enjoy every season on the expansive deck with an outdoor woodburning fireplace, kitchen, dining area, and Jacuzzi hot tub. A one-bedroom, one-bathroom guest apartment sits over the detached second heated garage, enticing family and friends with its open floor plan. Wapati Point is the perfect property for the ski/snowboard or golf enthusiast, as well as the outdoor recreationalist wanting to take advantage of the hiking, biking, fly fishing, and everything else Big Sky offers. From the large windows, incredible views of Ramshorn Mountain and the Gallatin Range enhance the serene setting. This tasteful mountain home is the ideal place to spend time with family and friends.

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Wapati Point | Big Sky, Montana

QUICK FACTS

• 20± deeded acres with private snowshoe trails

• 9,437± SF, five bed, four full bath, one half bath mountain home with a heated three car garage and a hot tub

• 1,404± SF one bed, one full bath guest apartment above an additional heated three car garage

• Large horse shed with two enclosed stalls, water, and electricity

• Six acres of cross fencing and a round pen, perfect for the equestrian

• Incredible views of Ramshorn Mountain and the Gallatin Range

• Easily accessible year-round

• Gallatin River access for trout fishing less than 10 minutes away

• 15± minutes to Big Sky Town Center and Big Sky Golf Course

• 20± minutes to Big Sky Resort

• 50± minutes to Bozeman

• Less than an hour to Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport

• Less than an hour to the west entrance of Yellowstone National Park

• Thousands of acres of State Land and Gallatin National Forest nearby

ACREAGE

About a mile off Highway 191 and easily accessible off a paved, partially private road, follow a short, paved driveway to reach the main home with a heated three-car garage and a separate guest apartment that sits over an additional heated three-car garage. Heavily wooded, the acreage ranges from 6,400± feet in elevation to 6,600± feet. A large horse shed with two enclosed stalls, water, and electricity is on the eastern side of the property, with about six acres of cross fencing and a round pen, perfect for equestrians. Private snowshoe trails run through the acreage.

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IMPROVEMENTS

MAIN HOME

Built by Stan Yung Construction of Bridger Mountain Log Homes in 2002 and featured in Log Home Design Ideas in 2005, this exceptionally well-designed 9,437± SF, five-bedroom, four full bathroom, one half bathroom mountain home provides plenty of elegant space to gather or spread out in style. Entering through the oversized front door, a huge elk chandelier greets you in the foyer. Seven-foot doors and 30-foot ceilings invite you in, while in-floor radiant heating ensures comfort year-round. Twelve-inch Swedish Cope lodgepole pine hand-hewn logs with no joints give the home character, while the living room, dining room, powder room, kitchen, and guest bedroom feature Renaissance oak flooring. Smart home technology seamlessly integrates Lutron and Crestron systems, offering easy app-based control over the sound system, heating, indoor and outdoor lighting, security cameras, and sprinklers. Lutron and Crestron screens inside the house can control all systems. An indoor sprinkler system protects the main home, while the landscaping thrives with an outdoor sprinkler system.

Straight ahead, a stunning great room greets you with floor-to-ceiling windows looking out at Ramshorn Mountain and the Gallatin Range. The great room’s centerpiece is a floor-to-ceiling river rock woodburning fireplace. As you travel down the hall, the elegant dining room is the perfect place to gather for a good meal or holiday. Other features of this side of the main floor are a bedroom, a tiled bathroom with a walk-in shower, lots of storage spaces, a large laundry room, and the entrance to the 1,009± SF, three-car heated garage with 9’x8’ garage doors.

Bathroom Details Bedroom

Great Room

Dining Room

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Spaces blend seamlessly together with a beautiful granite countertop bar, a Sub-Zero wine cooler, and a small bar sink between the living area and kitchen. Above this bar are custom cabinets with glass on both sides. A massive kitchen with granite countertops and Viking, Thermador, and Bosch appliances awaits the gourmet chef for fabulous dinner parties or intimate meals with family and friends. A large granite island with a farm sink and dishwasher provides plenty of extra food prep space, while a double wall oven, large refrigerator, and massive range with a center griddle and copper range hood give you the space you need to cook.

A second living area sits off the kitchen, with bar seating area in between for ease of entertaining. This second living area features a floor-to-ceiling stone woodburning fireplace, plenty of space to sit, and double doors leading out to the large deck and outdoor grilling and dining area.

Kitchen Kitchen Kitchen

On the other side of the main floor, the primary bedroom features vaulted ceilings and a gas fireplace. Walk past a custom built-in closet as you enter the primary ensuite bathroom. A large tiled walk-in shower and soaking jet tub provide comfort, while double sinks and a separate water closet with a pocket door give ample space to spread out. The primary bedroom enjoys direct access to the back deck and workout room. The workout room includes a sauna room and leads out onto the deck, where you find a sunken Jacuzzi hot tub.

Head upstairs to a loft with two wings. These spaces could be used as offices, project rooms, or playrooms. The loft includes built-in wood cabinets and desks, as well as vaulted ceilings with lots of light and exceptional mountain views from a balcony overlooking the living area. This loft also features one bedroom and one bathroom.

Primary Bathroom

Workout Room

Primary Bedroom

Loft Bedroom

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Downstairs, you will find the finished walkout basement. A custom wood bar with a mini fridge greets you, as well as a living area that doubles as a game room with a river rock gas fireplace. Around the corner, another living area features two queen-sized Murphy beds and many custom built-in storage cabinets. The basement also includes two bedrooms with a large, tiled bathroom with a walk-in shower and a soaking tub.

Bar

Living Area/Game Room

Second Living Area/Murphy Beds

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GUEST APARTMENT

Sitting above a heated, 1,032± SF, three-car detached garage just beyond the main home is a 1,404± SF, one bedroom, one full bathroom guest apartment. This is the perfect place for visiting family and friends to spread out. You will immediately notice the open floor plan as you walk into the living, kitchen, and dining areas. The kitchen features granite countertops with black GE appliances and a black farmhouse sink. The wood stove in the living area keeps guests cozy on snowy evenings, but the apartment also has electric heat. Wood floors run throughout the home, with carpet in the bedrooms and a laundry room in the guest apartment, making it easy for guests to feel at home. Below the apartment, you will find a tack room. The three-car heated garage boasts 10’x10’ extended doors to accommodate horse trailers and RVs.

Dining Area

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RECREATION WILDLIFE

Elk, grouse, bears, moose, and a variety of other wildlife are known to wander through the property. Nearby public lands offer hunting and wildlifewatching opportunities.

Head south from the property on Highway 191 to the west entrance of Yellowstone National Park, with access to many more fishing opportunities and even more public land. Elk, bighorn sheep, mule and white-tailed deer, coyotes, wolves, pronghorn antelope, bald and golden eagles, moose, mountain goats, black and grizzly bears, and an array of less obvious but no less remarkable animals find suitable range and habitat in the Park. The variety and populations of rare and endangered wildlife speak to this area’s wildness and unspoiled nature.

Moose; not taken on property

Elk; not taken on property Grouse; not taken on property

FISHING

The Gallatin River provides excellent fishing opportunities less than 10 minutes from the property. It holds healthy brown and rainbow trout populations, with some fish reaching up to 10 pounds while the average fish measures around 12-14 inches. Swift riffles and runs broken up by long pools characterize this stretch. Throughout the year, various hatches and terrestrials provide excellent “top water” action on this stretch of the Gallatin. The Gallatin sees many insects hatching throughout the summer, with excellent dry fly fishing from May through July. For the most part, the Gallatin River is relatively small. As a result, float fishing on the Gallatin River from Yellowstone National Park downstream to the confluence with the East Gallatin River is not allowed, a distance of more than 75 miles. Since much of the Gallatin River is closed to float fishing (but not recreational floating), the Gallatin is a dream come true for wade anglers.

The Madison and Yellowstone Rivers are less than 1.5 hours from the property. They are arguably the most famous flyfishing rivers in the world, along with the Gallatin, due to their scenic beauty and incredible numbers and size of wild trout. The Madison, Yellowstone, and Gallatin Rivers are known for their dry fly fishing. Fish in these rivers can exceed 24”. Other rivers within a 2-hour drive from the property are the Jefferson, Ruby, Big Hole, Missouri, and Beaverhead Rivers. Several internationally famed “fee” spring creek fisheries are also nearby. About 1.5 hours to the east in the Paradise Valley along the Yellowstone River, Depuy, Armstrong, and Nelson Spring Creeks attract avid anglers from around the globe. These spring creeks are natural wonders emerging from the ground, with a large volume of nutrientrich water providing for an enormous amount of aquatic life, including an abundance of wild trout. Fishing conditions on these creeks are consistently excellent, even through winter.

A little over 1.5 hours of travel time will put you into the Henry’s Fork watershed in Idaho or the center of Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone National Park is the birthplace of many of the finest trout rivers in the West. Headwater streams, such as the Gibbon, Firehole, and Lamar, create rivers such as the Madison and Gallatin within its boundaries. The park hosts many fishing opportunities, with over a hundred lakes and a thousand miles of streams. Nowhere in the world are so many public rivers and streams found within such a small area.

Fly fishing; not taken on property

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SUMMER RECREATION

Summertime in Big Sky is wonderful, offering a variety of activities, including golf, outdoor concerts, mountain biking, and exploring the miles of nearby National Forest on foot or horseback.

Next to Big Sky Town Center, Big Sky Golf Course offers an Arnold Palmer-designed 18-hole par 72 golf course 6,500± feet above sea level.

Other golf courses in the area include the Jack Nicklaus Reserve at Moonlight Basin, the Tom Weiskopf-designed Spanish Peaks Mountain Club courses, and the Tom Weiskopf-designed Yellowstone Club course.

WINTER RECREATION

Big Sky Resort offers 5,850 skiable acres and 4,350 vertical feet, with a brand-new tram to Lone Peak. The mountain offers a range of skiing for all ages and abilities. Just south of Big Sky is the renowned Yellowstone Club, the world’s only private ski and golf resort, offering a quiet retreat for its members.

Spanish Peaks Mountain Club is a private ski and golf community in beautiful Big Sky that is home to a golf course, the Montage Big Sky, and a wide range of members-only amenities. The Montage Big Sky is a luxurious all-season ski-in, ski-out resort that boasts an 11,000± SF spa, five dining destinations, a bowling alley, pools, and many more amenities.

Bridger Bowl Ski Area, an hour and 20± minutes from the property, is a tremendous asset to the Bozeman community. Considered “Bozeman’s resort,” Bridger Bowl offers an intimate atmosphere where tickets are affordable, lift lines are short, and the skiing is fantastic. Eight lifts service 2,000 skiable acres with a 2,600-foot vertical drop.

LOCATION

Just 15± minutes from the property, Big Sky Town Center sits high in the Rocky Mountains of southwest Montana. Within the resort community of Big Sky (population 2,900±), the Town Center is centrally located about 7 miles below Lone Mountain and at the corner of Ousel Falls Road and Lone Mountain Trail. Spectacular 11,000± foot snow-capped peaks surround the 600± acre walking village. Although the slopes look close enough to touch, they are a few thousand feet above the shops and homes, providing a milder climate with mountain access just minutes away. Amenities in the Town Center include hotels, restaurants, bars, a movie theater, an ice-skating rink, a medical clinic, and more. Music in the Mountains hosts free outdoor concerts in the Town Center Park in the summer.

Wapati Point is about 50 minutes from Bozeman (population 58,000±), home to Montana State University and the Museum of the Rockies. Bozeman has received national accolades for its scenic location, limitless outdoor activities, and historic downtown. Bozeman has become a favorite place for those who love outdoor recreation—whether fishing, hunting, skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, or hiking.

GETTING THERE

Less than an hour from the property and just outside of the town of Bozeman is Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport, served by Alaska, Allegiant, American, Avelo, Delta, Jetblue, Southwest, Sun Country, and United Airlines, with direct flights to and from many cities (www.bozemanairport.com).

Wapati Point | Big Sky, Montana

SUMMARY

Awe-inspiring views of Ramshorn Mountain and the Gallatin Range make this retreat the picture-perfect backdrop for all your Montana adventures. The sweeping vistas and wideopen landscapes follow you inside with floor-to-ceiling windows, vaulted ceilings, and unique logs. Get to the slopes in 20± minutes, and, come summer, hiking, biking, and wildlife-watching opportunities abound. Masterfully laid out, this luxurious home, close to Lone Mountain and 50± scenic minutes from Bozeman, lets you live the VIP life in an alpine paradise. If you want the finest luxury home and vacation experience possible in Big Sky, Wapati Point is your clear choice.

www.fayranches.com | 800.238.8616 | info@fayranches.com

Wapati Point | Big Sky, Montana

Please contact Branif Scott at (406) 579-9599 | bscott@fayranches.com, Ania Bulis at (406) 580-6852 | ania@bigsky.com, or Ashley Quande at (406) 640-1915 | ashley@bigsky.com to schedule a showing. This is a co-listing. An agent from Fay Ranches or The Big Sky Real Estate Co. must be present at all showings, unless otherwise noted or other arrangements are made. To view other properties we have listed, please visit our web page at www.fayranches.com.

$8,900,000 Cash

Conventional Financing 1031 Exchange

Offer is subject to errors, omissions, prior sale, change or withdrawal without notice, and approval of purchase by owner. Information regarding land classification, carrying capacities, maps, etc., is intended only as a general guideline and has been provided by the owners and other sources deemed reliable, but the accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Prospective purchasers are encouraged to research the information to their own satisfaction.

RELATIONSHIPS IN REAL ESTATE

As required by Montana law, a broker or salesperson shall disclose the existence and nature of relevant agency or other relationships to the parties to a real estate transaction. The various relationships and description of duties are as follows:

1. SELLER AGENT

A “Seller Agent” is obligated to the Seller to:

Act solely in the best interests of the seller; Obey promptly and efficiently all lawful instructions of the seller; Disclose all relevant and material information that concerns the real estate transaction and that is known to the seller agent and not known or discoverable by the seller unless the information is subject to confidentiality arising from a prior or existing agency relationship on the part of the seller agent; Safeguard the seller’s confidences; Exercise reasonable care, skill, and diligence in pursuing the seller’s objectives and in complying with the terms established in the listing agreement; Fully account to the seller for any funds or property of the seller that comes into the seller agent’s possession; and Comply with all applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.

Montana law permits a real estate agent, after providing written disclosure to a seller and obtaining a seller’s written consent, to represent multiple sellers of property and to list properties for sale that may compete with the seller’s property, without breaching any obligation to the seller.

A “Seller Agent” is obligated to the Buyer to:

Disclose to a buyer or the buyer agent any adverse material facts that concern the property and that are known to the seller agent, except that the seller agent is not required to inspect the property or verify any statements made by the seller; Disclose to a buyer or the buyer agent when the seller agent has no personal knowledge of the veracity of information regarding adverse material facts that concern the property; Act in good faith with a buyer and a buyer agent; and Comply with all applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.

2. BUYER AGENT

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A “Buyer Agent” is obligated to the Seller to:

Disclose any adverse material facts that are known to the buyer agent and that concern the ability of the buyer to perform on any purchase offer; Disclose to the seller or the seller agent when the buyer agent has no personal knowledge of the veracity of information regarding adverse material facts that concern the property; Act in good faith with a seller and a seller agent; and Comply with all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations.

3. DUAL AGENCY If a seller agent is also representing a buyer, or a buyer agent is also representing a seller with regard to a property, then a dual agency relationship may be established. In a dual agency relationship, the dual agent is equally obligated to both the seller and the buyer. These obligations may prohibit the dual agent from advocating exclusively on behalf of the seller or buyer and may limit the depth and degree of representation that you receive. A broker or a salesperson may not act as a dual agent without the signed, written consent of both the seller and the buyer.

A “Dual Agent” is obligated to a Seller in the same manner as a seller agent and is obligated to a Buyer in the same manner as a buyer agent,

except a dual agent:

Has a duty to disclose to a buyer or seller any adverse material facts that are known to the dual agent regardless of any confidentiality considerations; and May not disclose the following information without the written consent of the person to whom the information is confidential; The fact that the buyer is willing to pay more than the offered purchase price; The fact that the seller is willing to accept less than the purchase price that the seller is asking for the property; Factors motivating either party to buy or sell; and Any information that a party indicates in writing to the dual agent is to be kept confidential.

4. STATUTORY BROKER

A “Statutory Broker” is not the agent of the Buyer or Seller but nevertheless is obligated to them to:

Disclose to: i. a buyer or buyer agent any adverse material facts that concern the property and that are known to the statutory broker, except that the statutory broker is not required to inspect the property or verify any statements made by the seller; and ii. a seller or a seller agent any adverse material facts that are known to the statutory broker and that concern the ability of the buyer to perform on any purchase offer; Exercise reasonable care, skill, and diligence in putting together a real estate transaction, and Comply with all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations.

5. IN-HOUSE SELLER AGENT DESIGNATE

Created when the agency holds both the listing on a property from the seller and a buyer broker agreement with the buyer, an in-house seller agent designate is a broker or salesperson employed by or associated as an independent contractor with a broker and designated by the broker as the exclusive agent for a seller for a designated transaction and who may not be considered to be acting for other than the seller with respect to the designated transaction.

6. IN-HOUSE BUYER AGENT DESIGNATE

Created when the agency holds both the listing on a property from the seller and a buyer broker agreement with the buyer, an in-house buyer agent designate is a broker or salesperson employed by or associated as an independent contractor with a broker and designated by the broker as the exclusive agent for a buyer for a designated transaction and who may not be considered to be acting for other than the buyer with respect to the designated transaction.

BUYER AGENT

A “Buyer Agent” is obligated to the Buyer to: Act solely in the best interests of the buyer; Obey promptly and efficiently all lawful instructions of the buyer; Disclose all relevant and material information that concerns the real estate transaction and that is known to the buyer agent and not known or discoverable by the buyer, unless the information is subject to confidentiality arising from a prior or existing agency relationship on the part of the buyer agent; Safeguard the buyer’s confidences; Exercise reasonable care, skill, and diligence in pursuing the buyer’s objectives and in complying with the terms established in the listing agreement; Fully account to the buyer for any funds or property of the buyer that comes into the buyer agent’s possession; and Comply with all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations.

Montana law permits a real estate agent, after providing written disclosure to a buyer and obtaining a buyer’s written consent, to represent multiple buyers interested in buying the same property or similar properties to properties in which a buyer is interested and to show properties in which a buyer is interested to other prospective buyers, without breaching any obligation to the buyer.

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