High Country Club
Membership Plans

The leader in the value level destination club market prior to their bankruptcy, High Country Club offered numerous membership options.

When the club launched in September of 2005, memberships were offered as low as $15,000 with accompanying annual dues of $4,200 at the Affiliate Club level. The most expensive memberships were the Corporate and Group Memberships, both available for $30,000 to join and annual dues of $8,400 per year, both steep discounts on what other destination clubs were offering.

When the club did enter into bankruptcy, four different membership plans were available to members, ranging from $25,000 to $70,000 to join, still significant discounts compared to other destination clubs despite the price increases.

Companion Membership

High Country Club's introductory offer prior to their bankruptcy filing, the Companion Membership allowed members seven nights of annual usage. The one time $25,000 membership fee was 100% refundable within the first year and 80% refundable thereafter. Please visit our High Country Club Resignation page to learn more.

Members paid $2,100 per year in annual dues and were allowed one advanced reservation, made between 120 days and one year in advance of travel.

Like the other High Country Club Memberships, Companion members could elect to purchase a "Friends and Family Upgrade" with their membership that allowed for unaccompanied guest access, allowing friends, family, and colleagues to use their membership without the member being in residence. Members paid a non-refundable $10,000 and a 20% addition to annual dues, making the Companion Membership $35,000 to join with annual dues of $2,520 if the upgrade was added.

Associate Membership

Providing members 15 nights of annual usage, the Associate Membership was available for $40,000. Like the club's Companion Membership, Associate members could make one advanced reservation per year, between 120 days and one year in advance.

Members paid $4,300 per year in annual dues. Like other membership plans within High Country Club, members could add extended usage to their membership that would allow friends and family the ability to use their membership. Members paid a non-refundable $10,000 when joining and a 20% increase in annual dues. This made an Associate Membership with the Friends and Family Upgrade" $50,000 with annual dues of $5,160.

Affiliate Membership

Once the least expensive membership option at High Country Club, the Affliate Membership eventually became the club's second highest membership plan. Members paid a one time membership fee of $50,000 and were allowed 25 nights of annual travel. The lowest membership plan that allowed for advanced holiday travel, Affiliate members could make their holiday reservations up to six months in advance. Like the club's Associate and Private Memberships, members could make their advanced reservation between 120 days and one year in advance.

At the Affiliate Membership level, annual dues totaled $6,000 per year. Like the other High Country Club memberships, a "Family and Friends Upgrade" could be added to the membership that allowed for extended family usage. A $10,000 non-refundable fee was required on top of the $50,000 membership and annual dues were increased by 20%, moving from $6,600 to $7,920.

Private Membership

High Country Club's highest membership plan at the time of the club's bankruptcy, Private Memberships were available for $70,000. Members were allowed 35 nights of annual access and were allowed to make two advanced reservations per year, the only membership plan that had this feature. Like the Affiliate Membership, members were allotted one advanced holiday reservation per year as well.

Private members paid $9,000 per year in annual dues, and like other High Country Club membership plans, had the ability to add a "Friends and Family upgrade" to their membership. By paying a non-refundable $10,000 payment on top of their $70,000 membership and an additional 20% in annual dues, adding another $1,800 to total $10,800 annually, members could allow their friends and family members use their membership without being in residence.

To read more about the club's bankruptcy, please visit our High Country Club Documents page to read court filings and other documentation.