- 96th percentileCost, nationwide
- 12Documented amenities
- 1990Founded
Mountain Air Country Club is a residential private country club in Burnsville, North Carolina, in Yancey County.
It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including clubhouse, dining, fitness and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $250,000, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include golf, national and nonresident memberships.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, family-oriented, socially active and resort-style.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Full Golf membership is $262,000. That is above the North Carolina median of $30,060. Nationwide, it is above the median of $29,630.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is above the North Carolina median of $30,060 and higher than about 100% of 24 comparable Clubs there.
Available information estimates the initiation fee for Full Golf membership at approximately $250,000.
Available information estimates the monthly membership dues for Full Golf membership at approximately $1,000.
Initiation fee
$250,000
Membership dues
$1,000
These published costs may only apply to a specific membership category, access type or year. Fees, dues, passes, green fees, assessments and availability can change, so confirm current terms with the Club before you commit.
Membership
Here's what's documented about how to join Mountain Air Country Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
This access model represents about 9.3% of 161 researched North Carolina Club records.
Membership options and availability
- Membership types
- Full Golf
- Golf membership
- Yes
- National membership
- Yes
- Nonresident membership
- Yes
Joining requirements
- Application process
- Contact the membership team or submit the official membership inquiry form.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Mountain Air Country Club include clubhouse, dining, fitness and other documented facilities.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at Mountain Air Country Club includes 1 documented course.
- Courses
- 1
- Course details
- 18 holes | par 70
Club Culture & Public Commentary
This section shows what published articles and reviews say about the social atmosphere at this Club, so you can get a sense of the culture before you apply. It only appears when we found real evidence to back it up.
This documented Culture trait is shared by about 5.7% of 141 researched North Carolina Club records.
- Golf-first
- Family-oriented
- Socially active
- Resort-style
- Wellness-focused
- Racquets-focused
- Dining-focused
- Seasonal
- Residential community
Culture context
A club best described as golf-first, family-oriented, socially active, resort-style, wellness-focused, racquets-focused, dining-focused, seasonal, and residential-community based.
Club History
How long Mountain Air Country Club has been around and what's shaped it, based on published sources. A well-documented history can be a sign of stability, but it doesn't tell you about today's management or member experience.
The Young and Banks families began developing Mountain Air as a private mountaintop residential and club community.
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Mountain Air Country Club: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in North Carolina and nationwide. A few of the most decision-relevant ones are already called out next to their facts earlier on this page; this section has the complete picture, using only facts we have enough research behind to compare fairly.
Membership market position
First-year membership cost comparison
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Full Golf membership is $262,000. It is above the North Carolina median of $30,060 and is higher than approximately 100% of 24 compatible peer records. It is above the nationwide median of $29,630 and is higher than approximately 96% of 318 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1990
That represents about 36 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 22% of 149 other North Carolina Club records with a usable founding year and 21% of 3514 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1964 in North Carolina and 1959 nationwide.
Documented Club profile
Lodging, spa and dining
This combination is also documented at 6 other North Carolina Clubs and 122 other Club records nationwide.
Find Clubs with this combinationAccess context
Residential Club access
This access model represents 9.3% of 161 researched North Carolina Club records and 7.3% of 3826 researched records nationwide.
Club culture
Seasonal
This documented Culture trait is shared by 5.7% of 141 researched North Carolina Club records and 3.5% of 3391 researched records nationwide.
Find Clubs with this culture traitBlank or unresearched fields are excluded, the number of Clubs compared varies by fact, and this Club is never counted in its own comparison group. These are benchmarks from our own directory, not market-wide estimates, so treat them as directional rather than exact.
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Sources & Verification
These are the sources behind the facts above. Check them yourself before making a decision, since some information may have changed since it was published.
- countryclubmag.com/north-carolina/mountain-air-country-club Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- mountainairnc.com/faq Research SourceSupports: Club history
- golflifenavigators.com/composite/mountain-air Research SourceSupports: General research
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- mountainairgolf.com Research SourceSupports: General research
- mountainairgolf.com/contact Research SourceSupports: General research
- mountainairnc.com/amenities Research SourceSupports: General research
- mountainairnc.com/amenities/memberships Research SourceSupports: General research
- mountainairnc.com/amenities/spa-tohi Research SourceSupports: General research
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What people discuss
Public feedback is exceptionally positive. A 90-review Google-derived profile rates Mountain Air 4.9/5, with reviewers repeatedly praising the scenery, staff, summer climate, pool and children's amenities as well as the overall mountaintop setting.
This is what people commonly say about this Club in public reviews and articles, not a member survey or a rating from us. Weigh it alongside the facts above, not in place of them.