Montana Lodge is King of the Mountain
By Steve Crowe
When it comes to over-the-top installations, this 17K-square-foot "lodge" is king of the mountain, with about $2.5M in electronics.

Located on Big Sky Mountain in Big Sky, Mont., this 17,000-square-foot lodge has gorgeous mountain views and about $2.5 million in electronics.

There is $750,000 of Crestron equipment alone, giving the part-time residents complete control over everything in the house.

And there’s a lot to control. According to Avitel, the Bozeman, Mont.–based custom installation firm that designed and installed the system, there are 760-plus loads of Crestron lighting control and automation, which they claim is the biggest Crestron lighting control system on one processor. Even the two chandeliers in the great room are controllable, lowering at the press of a button so it is easier to change the bulbs.




The lodge includes 29 Sharp 1080p LCDs, 66 zones of audio (299 total speakers, 42 of which are outdoors), 11 surround-sound zones using Crestron C2N-DAP8 Processors, 20 Kaleidescape Movie Players that house 14 terabytes worth of media, 17 fireplaces, a Bosch whole-house security system with 30 cameras tied to DVRs, automated heating and cooling, and more. Everything is controllable via 63 Crestron touchscreens and 31 RTI remotes.

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