*FILE PHOTO*(NYT47) BIG SKY, Mont. -- Nov. 19, 2008 -- RESORTS-BANKRUPT-2 -- The exterior of the Yellowstone Club in Big Sky, Mont., in March 2007. The economic downturn has spread into the luxury resorts of the northern Rocky Mountains, with several of them forced to file for bankruptcy. The most prominent is the Yellowstone Club, famous for its ultrarich members who have built sprawling vacation homes with private ski slopes outside their doors. Edra Blixseth, owner of the club, asked for and received approval for an emergency $4.5 million loan so she can pay back bills for propane, firewood and salaries and open for the coming ski season.
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