More than 100 HOAs help shape decisions that influence Big Sky’s future.
Owners Associations in Action
With more than 100 HOAs in Big Sky, owners associations, property managers, and developers have an opportunity to help shape a more sustainable future.
SNO supports that work through resources, tools, and workshops designed specifically for Big Sky’s owners associations. Explore practical guidance below to incorporate sustainability into your HOA, POA, or development project, along with past workshop recordings and resources created for Big Sky communities.
HOA Resources
Owner’s Association Sustainability Workshops
Big Sky SNO hosts neighborhood workshops designed to help HOA/POA staff and boards, property managers, realtors, homeowners, and developers better understand sustainability and resilience topics that impact Big Sky properties and communities.
2026 Workshop: Fire Resilience & Wildfire Preparedness
This year’s workshop focused on wildfire resilience and how neighborhoods, property owners, and community partners can better prepare for wildfire risk.
The session covered practical steps for creating more fire-resilient homes, landscapes, and neighborhoods, including home hardening, defensible space, communication planning, and available local resources.
Landscaping & Wildfire Resilience
Alpenscapes is Big Sky’s go-to resource for landscapes that are fire-safe, water-wise, and ecosystem-friendly.
Because landscaping directly affects wildfire risk, water use, maintenance costs, and ecosystem health, it is one of the most impactful areas where HOAs can take action.
Alpenscapes resources include:
Free site visits with Alpenscapes partners — available for individual homes or grouped properties such as condo complexes
The Alpenscapes Guidebook - a resource filled with inspiring photos, practical guidance, and locally relevant information for Big Sky landscapes; a great tool to share with HOA members
Alpenscapes Landscaping Best Practices — a comprehensive resource of bes practices for landscaping in Big Sky, a great for developing or updating HOA covenants
Online resources — practical tools, plant guidance, and local information available year-round
Additional Landscaping and Resilience Resources:
Resilience Resource & Toolkit from SNO’s 2025 HOA Sustainability Workshop
Energy & Buildings
Build Better Big Sky is Big Sky SNO’s resource for building energy information, incentives, and local professionals who support efficient, resilient building practices.
Through Build Better Big Sky, SNO offers free and subsidized Energy audits to help identify where buildings are losing energy and highlight practical opportunities to improve comfort, efficiency, and long-term performance.
Energy audits for condo associations can be free when organized and shared across multiple units. HOAs can coordinate audits as a group project or help promote them within their community so more homeowners can participate.
HOAs can help reduce building energy use by:
Sharing resources like Build Better Big Sky
Evaluating covenants to ensure they do not unintentionally prohibit energy efficiency or renewable energy improvements. Ensure rules allow for upgrades such as rooftop solar, outdoor heat pump units, and other energy-saving improvements
Promote the Big Sky Energy Audit program
Financing & Incentives
Plan ahead for resilient community investments
Long-term financial planning can help HOAs prepare for projects that improve efficiency, resilience, and long-term property value.
Sustainability Fund
HOAs can create a sustainability fund to help ensure resources are available for larger improvement projects. Similar to a reserve fund, this allows communities to earmark money specifically for projects such as water-wise landscaping, building efficiency upgrades, HVAC electrification in condo associations, etc. Sustainability funding can be incorporated into the annual budget process alongside reserve contributions.
Other Financial Resources: