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Sandpoint Accolades

In the last few years there have been breif and sometimes overwhelming flurries in the media about Sandpoint. Below is our collection and links, where posible, to the complete story.

No end in sight for Idaho's growth
–USA Today

‘The West’s Best Small Town.’
–Sunset Magazine

‘Most people think it’s just one big, huge potato farm, but we think that from the air, Idaho probably looks like a Norman Rockwell painting just about any time of year.’
–New York Times


‘Top 10 Coolest Mountain Towns.’
–Men’s Journal

‘Top 20 Dream Towns: The twin playgrounds of the lake and 8,000-foot peaks prevent any dead spots in the calendar.’
–Outside Magazine

‘A Norman Rockwell-meets-Ansel Adams Classic.’
–USA Today

‘Great adventure town – where to live and play now.’
–National Geographic Adventure Magazine

‘Big slopes and small-town charm at northern Idaho’s up-and-coming resort.’
–Sunset Magazine

‘If you missed buying in Aspen or Steamboat Springs, where prices have gotten unspeakable over the past 15 years, consider this ski area (Schweitzer) 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

‘Old West atmosphere in a sporting paradise.’
–New York Times

‘Top 10 ski resorts: Set far up in the Idaho Panhandle, Schweitzer feels like your own private Idaho, sans day-trippers, traffic, or a chaotic village scene.”
–Sunset Magazine

’10 Undiscovered Ski Spots: Up high it’s all white: 300 inches of snow fall on the mountain, and during the week there are few people around to share it with.’
–travel.msn.com


‘It might sound like the middle of nowhere, but this funky community in the Idaho Panhandle pretty much has it all.’
–Business Week


‘The lakes of northern Idaho – Coeur d’Alene, Pend Oreille and Priest – are deep, blue and busy. Scooped out during the Ice Age, the lakes now float yachts and kayaks. On the green shores, town draw visitors to high-end resorts, restaurants and lakefront bicycle trails.’
–Sunset Magazine

‘One of the best places to live if you can telecommute to work.’
–Forbes Magazine, msnbc.com

‘Only 50 miles south of Canada in northern Idaho, Schweitzer has exceptionally dry snow (for the Northwest) and plenty of it.’
–Outside Magazine

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