Recent Sandpoint Raves   The New York Times features Sandpoint and Lake Pend Oreille in a guide for "leaf lovers" published Oct. 6, 2006. Click to read the full story: Fall Foliage; Bright Leaves, Big Country. NY Times calls us a 'Sporting Paradise' "Sandpoint has always emphasized the outdoors life," begins a New York Times article published Sept. 8, 2006. Click to read the story about this popular resort town, an "Old West Atmosphere in a Sporting Paradise."  Retirees find own private Idaho Writes Business Week in its July 24, 2006, issue, “It might sound like the middle of nowhere, but this funky community in the Idaho Panhandle pretty much has it all.” Click to Read the story. Idaho's Lake Country in Sunset Magazine covers northern Idaho's lake country in a 4-page travel feature on Coeur d’Alene, Pend Oreille and Priest lakes. Read Sunset’s latest accolades about our town and its big lake. Click to see the story.   "The cool Northwest's hot property "So declared Outside magazine in naming Sandpoint one of the nation's top 10 outdoor towns, in its August edition. Click to read the story. Sunset Magazine Headlines Sandpoint "The West's Best Small Town" Sandpoint has gotten terrific write-ups in the past year, from Sunset Magazine to USA Today. Check out the Media Reviews on Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort! "10 Best Northwest Resorts/Park & Pipe" - Transworld Snowboarding, November 2005 "10 Coolest Mountain Towns - Sandpoint, Idaho" - Men's 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 #1 Ski Resort in the Inland Northwest -Pacific Northwest Inlander Readers Poll, 13 years straight! "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 exhilarating 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