BUY INTO THE SKI LIFE!

Wow! Epic day today! We hit the slopes at mid morning after enjoying a cafe mocha at the "on-slope" coffee shop...(just enjoying life - no worries). The first run was a cruiser. Easy GS turns through 7-12" of fresh powder...we needed to get our ski legs under us before we tackled tougher terrain. It was snowing hard (1" per hour) so there were some adjustments to be made.

We made it succesfully down to the Great Escape high speed chair (virtually no line as per usual at Schweitzer) and proceeded to the peak. The high winds and fog were a test, but we had a plan...

Schweitzer is ranked the 3rd best "tree skiing" mountain in North America. Since there is no wind in the trees and the snow in there is, basically, virgin, we headed for the tree runs off the Sunnyside chair (a south facing slope that sees very little traffic from the visitors)...and conditions were ideal! Going up the lift the wind was at our back (comfortable and warm) and going down the wind was a non-factor since we were in the shelter of the perfectly spaced trees. It was a "Peak Experience" on a day that was probably pretty tough for many of the skiers on the mountain.

There is a lesson here: On the days when conditions are challenging, you need to know the mountain to squeeze the most out of the experience. When we finished, my client was giddy. Showing properties in the afternoon took on a whole new perspective.

As an agent, I encourage buyers to join me on the slopes for a few runs. I usually can show them a little different mountain perspective...basically, every day can be a perfect day on the mountain. It makes it way easier to invest in mountain real estate when you understand ALL the rewards...hence my motto, "BUY INTO THE SKI LIFE"