SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN awards, reviews, & Accolades

"One of the Top 25 Ski Resorts in North America" - Skiing Magazine, October 2007
"Top 15 Unforgettable Summer Vacations" - USA Today, 5/25/2007	"10 Undiscovered Ski Spots" - MSN Travel, November 2006
"Where to go for the Holidays" - Travel and Leisure Magazine	"Where to Retire" - Business Week, 7/24/2006
"10 Coolest Mountain Towns" - Men's Journal Magazine, November 2005	"Havens: Old West Atmosphere in a Sporting Paradise" - N Y Times, 2006

What are they saying about Schweitzer?

(Taken from the Schweitzer.com website)

"Unassuming and uncrowded, Schweitzer averages 100 more annual inches of snow than Sun Valley."
- Ski Magazine, December 2007

Schweitzer employee Al Rhodes' and his truck are featured on the cover for his win at the Top Truck Challenge.
- Four Wheeler Magazine, December 2007

"condos, lodges and high-speed quads have ratcheted Schweitzer's image up a few notches, but locals hold their own here..."
- Skywest Magazine, November/December 2007

photo - "Kyler Cooley skips across the Pend (Oreille) in fading light"
- The Ski Journal, Volume Two - Number One

"Go before everyone else discovers Schweitzer's 6,400-foot-high Selkirk spine and 1200 acres of tamarack glades and curvy bowls."
- Skiing Magazine, November 2007

"Last winter's visit nearly blew my helmet off: Schweitzer now boasts the acreage, lifts, lodging and amenities to rival the finest resorts in North America."
- Horizon Air Magazine, November 2007

"#21 in the 25 Best Resorts in North America and #3 for tree skiing"
- Skiing Magazine, October 2007

"a relatively hidden gem.....Schweitzer resembles the beauty of that other mountain on the lake known as Tahoe"
- Powder Magazine, October 2007

"Schweitzer has the mountain conditions that skiers and snowboarders crave"
- Empire Builder Magazine, Fall/Winter 2007

"Stand at the top and feast your eyes on three mountian ranges, three states, Canada and beautiful Lake Pend Oreille."
- Skier News, 2008 season

"#1 Ski Resort in the Inland Northwest" - 13 years straight!
- Pacific Northwest Inlander Reader's Poll, March 2007

"This mountain is a hidden wonder"
- Western Parent, February/March 2007

"the largest and most posh of the five hills in the Inland Northwest..."
- AP article in The Washington Times, CNN.com and others, Jan 2007

"10 Undiscovered Ski Spots"
- MSN Travel, November 2006

"Where to go for the Holidays"
- Travel and Leisure Magazine, November 2006

"10 Best Northwest Resorts/Park & Pipe"
- Transworld Snowboarding, November 2005

"10 Coolest Mountain Towns - Sandpoint, Idaho"
- Mens Journal, November 2005

"Great Adventure Town - Where to Live and Play Now"
- National Geographic Adventure, September 2004

"A Norman Rockwell meets Ansel Adams classic"
- USA Today, August 20, 2004

"The twin playgrounds of the lake and 8,000 foot peaks prevent any dead spots on the calendar."
- Outside Magazine, August 2004

"Best Small Town in The West - Sandpoint, Idaho"
- Sunset Magazine, January, 2004

"Big Slopes and small-town charm at Northern Idaho's up-and-coming resort."
- Sunset Magazine, December 2003

"Legend has it that Schweitzer got its name from an old Swiss hermit who lived at the base of the mountains in the 1800s. He'd be shocked at the changes in the neighborhood today, but the view remains the same: spectacular."
- Seattle Magazine, November 2002

"Schweitzer is one of those little-known gems of the Northwest. It's difficult to see how this huge place remains hidden though 2,500 acres of skiing terrain, a vertical drop of near 2,500 feet, trails that stretch more than two miles. There are 59 named trails, and a good amount of bowl skiing (open snow fields with few or no trees to get in the way)."
- msn.com, October 29, 2002

Reader's Poll: #3 for snow quality
- Transworld Snowboarding, 2002

Editor's Pick #4
- SKI Magazine, October, 2002

"Melting spring snows at Schweitzer reveal a mossy labyrinth of mountain bike trails that accommodates every level of rider. There are brutal climbs and technical rock descents, like the exhilerating Butt Slide Rock and Moffit's Edge. Intermediate rides for mortals exist too, mixing woods, ridges and crumbling granite on swooping, leisurely riders."
- SKI Magazine, May/June, 2002

"If you missed buying in Aspen or Steamboat Springs, where prices have gotten unspeakable over the past 15 years, consider this ski area 50 miles from the Canadian border. Sandpoint sits amid the Selkirk and Cabinet Mountains but it's not just another Swiss Miss copy of the Alps."
- Smart Money, February 2002

"Sweet Schweitzer: Sparkling ski slopes in Idaho are poised for discovery. Spruced up mountain resort may be the Next Big Thing...With Magnum hits of sunshine, 300 inches of fluffy snowfall a year and just a little more than two hours form Seattle by plane and car, he'd parked at what would become one of the best ski spots in the Northwest"
- Seattle Post Intelligencer, January 31, 2002

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