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Teton, haven of billionaires of a new kind

2021-03-15T22:28:38.817Z


REPORT - Celebrities, heirs, computer fortunes ... In recent decades, extremely wealthy inhabitants have invested this wild county of the West, which has become the richest in the country.


From our special correspondent in Jackson

No coal crisis, no crisis in Teton County, western Wyoming.

Facing the snow-capped peaks of Grand Teton National Park, which rise more than 4,000 m above the plain, private jets are still plentiful at the small Jackson airport.

The year of the pandemic even saw air activity increase, with many extremely wealthy inhabitants of the region having made their second homes their main place of residence.

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Some are celebrities like actors Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt or Uma Thurman, or singer Kanye West.

Others are heirs, like Christy Walton, owner of Walmart.

There are also computer fortunes, such as Bill Gates, who bought out “Buffalo Bill” Cody's ex-ranch in neighboring county.

But most are not known to the general public and do not intend to be.

The Yellowstone Club, which has its ski resort on a private mountain, and where

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Source: lefigaro

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