Seriously.  This is one of the Rockies most phenominal settings.   The Ridge At Schweitzer Mountain is located 1 mile up the mountain from Schweitzer Mountain Resort.  I'm incredibly biased, I admit...but you just can't do better than Schweitzer.  Today is December first...I've already had three days of mid-calf powder skiing so far this year, one day of bright bluebird skies, no rocks and Schweitzer hasn't even opened fulltime yet!  Plus I mowed the backyard yesterday at my home in the valley (Sandpoint, Idaho) 10 miles from the lifts.  In other words, the best of all worlds.  ...and now the best of all worlds at a 30% reduction!  I take very little pleasure in watching real estate prices plummet, but, in some cases it calls for a certain amount of celebration.  The dream of owning pro... 12/01/2011