What Mountain Living does

Mountain Living is a Denver-based lifestyle media brand that operates as both a print magazine and a digital publication focused exclusively on mountain home architecture, interior design, and mountain living in the Rocky Mountain West and adjacent mountain regions. Its core product is the Mountain Living Magazine (print and digital editions), distributed via MountainLiving.com, supported by the High Points email newsletter, a Find A Pro professional directory, and three annual curated ML List directories covering top architects and designers, top builders, and top interior designers. Recurring editorial franchises include Home of the Year and coverage partnerships with mountain-region events such as Vail Jazz, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Deer Valley Music Festival, and the Western Design Conference.

The underlying technology stack is a standard third-party publishing platform — BLOX Digital — that powers the website, content management, and digital archive. No AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or proprietary technology components are documented, and there are no patents or trademarks on file in the input data. The company operates a sales-led go-to-market motion reaching two distinct audiences: affluent readers (high-net-worth homeowners and design enthusiasts) and B2B advertisers (architects, interior designers, builders, and luxury home product brands) who use the publication for brand exposure, sponsored editorial, and directory placements.

Revenue is generated through four streams: advertising sales, magazine subscriptions (print and digital), back-issue and digital archive sales, and sponsored content/native advertising. Subscription pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company is privately held, headquartered at 1780 S. Bellaire St., Denver, CO 80222, with 11-50 employees, no parent company, no disclosed funding rounds, and no leadership changes or M&A activity recorded in the available data. Geographic reach is anchored in the Rocky Mountain West (Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada/California) and has been extended into additional U.S. states and select international markets (British Columbia, United Kingdom).

Name

Mountain Living

Legal name

Mountain Living

Website

https://mountainliving.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mountain Living is a Denver-based lifestyle media brand publishing a print and digital magazine on mountain home architecture, design, and living in the Rocky Mountain West, serving affluent homeowners and luxury home industry advertisers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Advertising: Primary revenue stream from advertisers including architects, interior designers, builders, home product brands, and luxury lifestyle companies targeting high-net-worth mountain home enthusiasts.
2. Magazine Subscriptions: Print and digital subscriptions providing ongoing revenue from readers. Subscription options include print magazine delivery, digital access, and magazine library/archive access.
3. Back Issues and Digital Archive: Sale of individual back issues and digital archive access for readers seeking specific content.
4. Sponsored Content and Native Advertising: Sponsored articles and native content from design firms and brands presented as editorial content, such as articles by Anne Grice Interiors and other design professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mountain Living is a publishing company that produces a print and digital magazine, along with associated website and email newsletter, focused on mountain homes, architecture, interior design, decor, travel, and lifestyle content in the Rocky Mountain West and similar mountain regions. The publication generates revenue through magazine subscriptions, advertising sales to design and lifestyle brands, sponsored content, and directory listings of architects, builders, and interior designers.

Product overview

Mountain Living operates as a unified print and digital publication focused on mountain homes, architecture, design, and lifestyle across the Rocky Mountain West. The core offering is the Mountain Living Magazine (available in print and digital formats) distributed through MountainLiving.com, supplemented by curated professional directories including the annual ML List Top Mountain Architects & Designers, Top Mountain Builders, and Top Mountain Interior Designers lists. Additional offerings include the High Points Newsletter for email subscribers, a Find A Pro professional directory, and a Digital Archive of past issues. The publication also features the annual Home of the Year recognition and accepts submissions through its Get Published program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mountain Living Magazine

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Vail JazzminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMountain Living partners with Vail Jazz for event coverage and promotional content. The magazine covers the annual Vail Jazz Festival, featuring artist spotlights and event announcements, creating editorial content that supports the festival while providing lifestyle content for readers interested in mountain arts and culture.
• CherryArts (Cherry Creek Arts Festival)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoverage partnership with CherryArts for the Cherry Creek Arts Festival in Denver. Mountain Living provides editorial coverage of the festival featuring artist spotlights and event recaps.
• Deer Valley Music FestivalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEditorial partnership covering the Deer Valley Music Festival presented by Utah Symphony. Mountain Living provides event coverage and promotional content for readers interested in mountain arts events.
• Western Design ConferenceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoverage partnership with the Western Design Conference, featuring editorial content about the annual exhibit and sale event, design lecture series, and notable artisans in the Mountain West.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Architectural Digest: Condé Nast's Architectural Digest is the dominant U.S. luxury architecture and design title; it operates broadly across all home styles and geographies but covers mountain architecture extensively, competing for the same HNW reader and luxury advertiser base as Mountain Living.
• Traditional Home: Traditional Home (Hearst) covers high-end residential architecture and design; it overlaps with Mountain Living on luxury custom home editorial and the same pool of architects and custom builders who advertise in both titles.
• House Beautiful: House Beautiful (Hearst) is a mass-market home design publication covering architecture, decor, and renovation; it competes with Mountain Living for brand and retailer advertising dollars and overlaps on luxury home content, though without Mountain Living's regional mountain-living focus.

Regional players

• Colorado Homes & Lifestyles: Colorado Homes & Lifestyles is a regional luxury home and lifestyle publication covering Colorado and adjacent mountain states; it competes directly with Mountain Living in its strongest core market (Colorado) for both advertisers and affluent subscribers.
• Utah Style & Design: Utah Style & Design is a regional home and design magazine covering the Utah and broader Mountain West market; it targets an overlapping set of luxury homeowners, architects, and designers in a core geography where Mountain Living competes heavily.

Direct peers

• Luxe Interiors + Design: Luxe Interiors + Design (also published as regional editions under the Luxe brand, including Mountain Luxe) targets the same affluent homeowner and design professional audience with luxury home editorial, serving as one of the most direct competitive analogues to Mountain Living's editorial and advertising model.
• Dwell Magazine: Dwell is a national architecture and modern home design magazine covering distinctive residential projects; it competes with Mountain Living for reader attention, design-firm advertising, and high-net-worth homeowner audience, though at a broader geographic and stylistic remit.
• Western Art & Architecture: Western Art & Architecture focuses on Western American art, architecture, and design including mountain-region residential projects; it overlaps with Mountain Living's editorial scope, advertiser base (architects and designers in the Mountain West), and affluent reader demographics.
• Modern Luxury / Mountain Luxury edition: Modern Luxury operates regional luxury lifestyle editions including a Mountain edition serving Aspen, Vail, and similar mountain markets; it competes with Mountain Living for both local luxury readers and brand advertising dollars in the same affluent mountain demographic.
• Mountain Home Magazine: Mountain Home Magazine (formerly Mountain Living's sister or competing regional title for the Mountain West) covers mountain architecture, design, and lifestyle across overlapping states; it is a direct regional competitor targeting the same HNW mountain-homeowner reader pool.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mtnlivingmag
• Facebookfacebook.com/mountainlivingmag
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mountain-living-magazine

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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