BIG SKY, MT— Six Continents will open a 90-suite Holiday Inn Express/Mountain Inn hotel March 1. The property is owned by SEC Realty, LLC and is managed by Peter Simon. “Holiday Inn Express/Mountain Inn is the first national franchise hotel located in Big Sky Resort at the Mountain Village, and the first slope-side development for Holiday Inn Express,” said Jenifer Zeigler, vp/marketing for the brand. “Development in this growing Montana resort area is important in establishing a strong presence in a prime tourist location and expanding our Holiday Inn Express consumer base.” The 70,491-square-foot property offers an indoor swimming pool, indoor and outdoor Jacuzzis, an exercise room, meeting rooms and business center. The centerpiece of the hotel is a two-story-high Great Room that has views of Lone Peak Mountain through floor-to-ceiling windows.