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    Fatality at Burke Mountain

    No bueno, sad to hear and avoidable.
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    Big Burke announcement

    MLK weekend is tough.........with most ski areas reaping the benefit of a solid kick in the ass from Mother Nature there are a lot of choices...all with decent skiing conditions. It feels like it is coming down to promotions......everyone will be discounting to get people on the...
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    Big Burke announcement

    Something no one would have ever said in the past couple years right? So that is a very good thing. Hopefully Mother Nature keeps helping....this week's warmup is a bummer......
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    Big Burke announcement

    VTK -Sorry to hear about the F&B aspect. I'm not too surprised given that something budgetary had to give and I would much rather see them invest in the product on the slopes than having great food but no terrain open. Any word from the Tammarack? I think I heard a couple friends were...
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    Big Burke announcement

    The vibe around the area is much lighter.......there was a heaviness that is gone.....and to hear things around town like "the mountain is looking great and open 30 days earlier.....so happy for them".....vs. "what the heck are they doing? Hopefully they will have a single run for...
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    Stenger and Quiros Ousted from Management of Jay Peak and Burke

    It certainly helps Karma move along..... :-)
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    Stenger and Quiros Ousted from Management of Jay Peak and Burke

    It will all come down to how well they can fund the working capital accounts so they can operate the business in a manner that brings in paying customers. If they can do that effectively they have a good chance of making things work. The snow the past 24hrs has given people hope :-)
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    Stenger and Quiros Ousted from Management of Jay Peak and Burke

    All is well; Good to hear things are as I suspected.....the A/P world can get easily messed up during any type of transition like the one JP/Burke have undergone. Which is primarily why I think pumping the brakes on any rumor mill is probably a good idea given the current situation Hopefully...
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    Stenger and Quiros Ousted from Management of Jay Peak and Burke

    Oh I'm sure it does, no doubt. but there is a big difference between layoffs causing a ripple in the force in the Accounts Payable dept and having financial issues. I interpreted the original post/rumor to be suggesting financial difficulties etc. and I would wait for more concrete evidence of...
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    Stenger and Quiros Ousted from Management of Jay Peak and Burke

    That is thought process as well. As a matter of fact, since a receiver really has no tie to the history leading up to the current situation I would think it is much easier for them to raise their hand and say "this guy left things even worse than we thought......the business is struggling to...
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    Stenger and Quiros Ousted from Management of Jay Peak and Burke

    Honestly, this is turning into a real life soap opera and you can't make these things up. I'm still waiting for a story to pop about how these two guys submitting offers are old Army pals with Q or Q Jr. doing big Q a favor etc. "Hey make it look like the value of Jay has gone up a ton so I...
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    Stenger and Quiros Ousted from Management of Jay Peak and Burke

    The other thing I found telling about this piece (nice job Digger as usual) was how it appears the "duped" Stenger was pretty eager to keep the money flow coming in, so much so that he was more than happy to wave $60K in "admin fees" for these two investors. Now if you didn't know you were in...
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    Stenger and Quiros Ousted from Management of Jay Peak and Burke

    And they can all keep their Exit 32 stickers as well......
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    Stenger and Quiros Ousted from Management of Jay Peak and Burke

    Most of the people south of the Nimrod Line (ie. NH Exit 23) have barely heard of Burke. Trust me at a ski show in say CT......no one has heard of Quiros or Stenger.......or at least not many...
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    Stenger and Quiros Ousted from Management of Jay Peak and Burke

    That meeting should be interesting. I think the current team and receiver etc. deserve a ton of credit for getting the hotel opened and operating but I think success of not only the hotel but the whole mountain hinges on the snow making and/or the lack of. The same core problem exists as it...
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    Stenger and Quiros Ousted from Management of Jay Peak and Burke

    I would think Burke would be going in guns blazing to those shows. Who else can tout a "$55M new hotel"..... They need to drive a bunch of business up and down that hill to maximize the attractiveness to purchasers etc. Then again, if they pull out all the stops there may not be much "meat on...
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    Stenger and Quiros Ousted from Management of Jay Peak and Burke

    I could see it now......Shummy, et al sitting around trying to figure out the official spin and how to put some distance between his administration and the fraudsters..... "Well, Bill is the one who has all the political ties to us and Bernie etc. and he is the savior of the NEK as we have...
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    Stenger and Quiros Ousted from Management of Jay Peak and Burke

    So they really are going with the "Stenger is just monumentally stupid of historical proportions" defense? Embarrassing
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    Stenger and Quiros Ousted from Management of Jay Peak and Burke

    BG, those are the real questions and the next axe to fall as we all hope it will. I would like to think the state will eventually be held accountable but then again I thought Stenger, who is tits deep in this thing, would also be held accountable for his actions.
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    Night Driving in Ski country - LED headlights

    I have the same rig, 2014 with a leveling kit, 35" rubber, factory fogs and 4 PIAAs across the front......and my headlights are aimed legally where they should be. I still get flashed......I will occasionally light them up for a split second with all 8 lights up front to let them know if could...
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