Flathead Lake Lodge
ABOUT FLATHEAD LAKE LODGE
Family Owned, Family Operated
An Averill family tradition since 1945, we’ve been welcoming guests to our home in Bigfork, Montana for more than seven decades. Each year, our family welcomes guests to Flathead Lake Lodge for a memory-making, all-inclusive dude ranch vacation. We look forward to welcoming you and yours to the ranch, our home and the shores of beautiful Flathead Lake in northwest Montana.
Meet Your Hosts
With a firm foundation in tradition, heritage and the West, Flathead Lake Lodge is a special place. But what makes it truly special is the staff – they love this place as much as anyone and many of them have been with us for decades. Get to know our year-round staff below.
CHASE AVERILL
General Manager
3rd generation
JENA BARROWS
Controller / Gift Shop
30 Years
KAITLYN BRINDLEY
Staff Experience Coordinator & Children’s Program Manager
12 Years
BEAU BRINDLEY
Property Manager
10 Years
ROB CLAGETT
Executive Chef
5 Years
ELIZABETH COHEE
Livestock Manager
12 Years
RICK HUGHES
Shooting Sports
22 Years
DEB KAMPSULA
Groups Coordinator
30 Years
DARYL KIRBY
Equipment & Systems
40 Years
KRISTIN LEE
Senior Business / HR Manager
11 Years
JODI PETERSON
Assistant General Manager
39 Years
SCOTT PLUM
Sailing Captain
36 Years
DAX VANFOSSEN
Brand Ambassador / Marketing Coordinator
5 Years
Authentic Montana Hospitality
Our grandfather, Les Averill, started Flathead Lake Lodge in 1945. Three generations later, we’re proud to carry on his legacy – as well as the legacy of our father Doug Averill – and continue the family business. Today, we welcome guests to our corner of Big Sky Country and introduce them to our way of life, as well as things to do in Montana. We look forward to welcoming you to our family ranch.