Tamarack Grill at Burke

nelsapbm · Jan 13, 2006, 9:48 AM

Good review of Tamarack Grill. I'll have to make a point to try it when I'm up that way for a few days. My favorite restaurant in the area is the Creamery in Danville...eat downstairs in the Pub. Tell Marion I sent you

Regarding Ginn....I'm optimistic. As I've stated on the NELSAP forum, I'd rather see Burke alive rather than on the NELSAP list even if that means "Okemoizing" the mountain. I love Burke the way it is now, but as history is shown, it's not economically viable.

billski · Jan 13, 2006, 11:56 AM

Any pics to see anywhere?

nekgirl · Jan 13, 2006, 12:05 PM

Picutres of the Tamarack Grill are on the website.

stomachdoc · Jan 13, 2006, 1:32 PM

Yes, REAL ESTATE...

That's the only thing that Ginn wants and, yes, absolutely, the ski area is going to be the centerpiece. Now, I own real estate in ski country and, as much as I had enjoyed skiing Burke, there was no way I was going to plunk down $300K for a condo at a ski area that looked like it would close at any moment.

So, here it is, two years later and now there's a new HSQ to the mid station with a summit HSQ not far away, a gourmet restaurant, a golf course on the way, and a hotel. Well now, as a real estate investor, I'm looking at getting in on the ground floor in a place on the rise, with potential upside to my investment.

Trust me, Ginn knows exactly what he's doing and, so far, from what I've read, it sounds like it's going great! I'm hoping to get up to Burke for a day during Feb vacation week...

nek_crumudgeon · Jan 13, 2006, 2:47 PM

Hmm. A few disagreements:

The Tamarack definately CAN be for locals - the pub fare is four times the quality for the same price as the other Pub in town. I've enjoyed watching football at night, getting great service and occasionally enjoying the actual restaurant which has accurately been compared to the best in the area. I agree the greeter thing is kinda weird.

I think the weather's been great, despite the recent washout. best coverage since 2001 through Christmas, but yes, lately it's been rough

Burke Being Okemoized? Current managment has been pretty clear about staying mid-sized, which certainly doesn't fit the Okemo/North Jersey model.

**thetrailboss** · Jan 13, 2006, 6:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nek_crumudgeon

Hmm. A few disagreements:

The Tamarack definately CAN be for locals - the pub fare is four times the quality for the same price as the other Pub in town. I've enjoyed watching football at night, getting great service and occasionally enjoying the actual restaurant which has accurately been compared to the best in the area. I agree the greeter thing is kinda weird.

Depends on how one defines "local"

Quote:

I think the weather's been great, despite the recent washout. best coverage since 2001 through Christmas, but yes, lately it's been rough

I disagree. Much of Christmas week, the lower mountain had grass sticking up. Not good. Burke used to blow the he%^ out of the lower mountain before opening it. I think the weather got the best of them and they might have had a hard time getting labor to work snowmaking. Not an easy job.

I think that the winter of 2002-2003 had better cover at this point, but it was colder than he%^ then too. I think they are working the bugs out of the system...but I just hope not too many are discouraged.

riverc0il · Jan 13, 2006, 9:39 PM

nek_crumudgeon makes a good point that the pub side of the tamarack is definitely more geared towards the locals. i completely forgot to look into if there was a seperate menu for the pub or what the drink prices are. looked like they had a good tap going, but i didn't investigate properly which is a shame on me.

nek_crumudgeon · Jan 14, 2006, 4:16 PM

Boss - I agree, the lower mountain could use better coverage under the lift, especially during the high period right after Christmas. I think I was referring to natural snow, not man made - which we've got a lot more of (until today) than in year's past. It rained all day on Xmas 2003 - I know because I was chasing water out of my house with a shopvac!

Considering that I'm a local and know most of the faces in the Burke/Lyndon/St J area, I should clarify that most of the people I see regularly at the pub portion of the Tamarack are locals. My affordability index works like this: Sandwich soda and cookies at Subway $7.99 - Tamarack 'slider' burger with orgainc greens $9.99. Guinness is $4 - which is only .50 more than they sell Bud bottles for in the Bear's Den. Burger and a beer for $15 at a ski area? Hell isn't a bottle of water $4 at Okemo?

**thetrailboss** · Jan 14, 2006, 4:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nek_crumudgeon

Boss - I agree, the lower mountain could use better coverage under the lift, especially during the high period right after Christmas. I think I was referring to natural snow, not man made - which we've got a lot more of (until today) than in year's past. It rained all day on Xmas 2003 - I know because I was chasing water out of my house with a shopvac!

We're cool

Thanks for clarifying.

Quote:

Considering that I'm a local and know most of the faces in the Burke/Lyndon/St J area, I should clarify that most of the people I see regularly at the pub portion of the Tamarack are locals. My affordability index works like this: Sandwich soda and cookies at Subway $7.99 - Tamarack 'slider' burger with orgainc greens $9.99. Guinness is $4 - which is only .50 more than they sell Bud bottles for in the Bear's Den. Burger and a beer for $15 at a ski area? Hell isn't a bottle of water $4 at Okemo?

OK, so they do have a pub menu then, awesome!

Yeah, that is reasonable. I praise them, but they have some work to do. Not a position I'd want to be in. Not this weekend at least.

You're going to have to PM me sometime for some turns at Burke. I'm up there fairly often and you've probably seen me.

**thetrailboss** · Jan 14, 2006, 10:06 PM

Here is a great article in the Boston Globe about Burke. In fact, I think those are my old K2's in the ski rack!

http://www.explorenewengland.com/tra...packed_for_now

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stomachdoc Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wayland, MA Posts: 156	Yes, REAL ESTATE... That's the only thing that Ginn wants and, yes, absolutely, the ski area is going to be the centerpiece. Now, I own real estate in ski country and, as much as I had enjoyed skiing Burke, there was no way I was going to plunk down $300K for a condo at a ski area that looked like it would close at any moment. So, here it is, two years later and now there's a new HSQ to the mid station with a summit HSQ not far away, a gourmet restaurant, a golf course on the way, and a hotel. Well now, as a real estate investor, I'm looking at getting in on the ground floor in a place on the rise, with potential upside to my investment. Trust me, Ginn knows exactly what he's doing and, so far, from what I've read, it sounds like it's going great! I'm hoping to get up to Burke for a day during Feb vacation week...

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nek_crumudgeon Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: random hollow Posts: 37	Hmm. A few disagreements: The Tamarack definately CAN be for locals - the pub fare is four times the quality for the same price as the other Pub in town. I've enjoyed watching football at night, getting great service and occasionally enjoying the actual restaurant which has accurately been compared to the best in the area. I agree the greeter thing is kinda weird. I think the weather's been great, despite the recent washout. best coverage since 2001 through Christmas, but yes, lately it's been rough Burke Being Okemoized? Current managment has been pretty clear about staying mid-sized, which certainly doesn't fit the Okemo/North Jersey model.

Jan 14, 2006, 4:16 PM	#18 (permalink)
nek_crumudgeon Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: random hollow Posts: 37	Boss - I agree, the lower mountain could use better coverage under the lift, especially during the high period right after Christmas. I think I was referring to natural snow, not man made - which we've got a lot more of (until today) than in year's past. It rained all day on Xmas 2003 - I know because I was chasing water out of my house with a shopvac! Considering that I'm a local and know most of the faces in the Burke/Lyndon/St J area, I should clarify that most of the people I see regularly at the pub portion of the Tamarack are locals. My affordability index works like this: Sandwich soda and cookies at Subway $7.99 - Tamarack 'slider' burger with orgainc greens $9.99. Guinness is $4 - which is only .50 more than they sell Bud bottles for in the Bear's Den. Burger and a beer for $15 at a ski area? Hell isn't a bottle of water $4 at Okemo?