Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem refers to the 89,000 square kilometre ecological area straddling Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, articulated around Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park and eight adjacent national forests. The territory forms one of the last great intact temperate ecosystems of North America, home to grizzlies, gray wolves, bison and elk. The ultra-luxury hotel gateways concentrate in Jackson Hole on the Wyoming side and in Big Sky on the Montana side, two private pockets supported by regional airports able to handle intercontinental business aviation. A lesser-known feature : the Jackson Hole area holds the highest concentration of billionaire second homes in the United States, which pulls hotel standards upward and feeds the private butler market.