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So, after two years of day trips all over Vermont from Boston, including probably a dozen days at Burke we decided it was time to put my two sons in a full-time ski program and invest out time and resources in a specific mountain. We chose Burke because the NEK has the right pace and approach, the mountain seemed to have a great symbitic relationship with the surrounding community, the terrain is fantastic, and the great community on the mountain.
So, last Spring I gave Burke $1500 for season passes.
This fall I gave them $1300 for ski school for my two boys
And, I split a place with a friend who will be up every other weekend with his kids (bringing them to Burke...from Sugarbush).
The place we rented sleeps...a ton...so the plan was to get friends from home to come up for weekends and give Burke a try (yes this was intentional gorilla marketing on my part to recruit other like minded friends to embrace the mountain as their own)
So, here I am today; hoping they drop the Q, invest in the infrastrcture, and straingten out their relationships with the surrounding community and the few remaining mountain staff who have been there for years. But, fearful that they wont.
And, the more I see and hear the more I worry. I mountain bike. I have never ridden the KT or any other mountain, and probably never will, but this last news just continues to make me question "what the Q is up with their approach to invest in Burke without changing the character of Burke."...I think they missed the point. Burke is the people, Burke is the community. Investing in Burke includes investing the people and community. If I wanted to ski someplace that is a buffed out mountain, staffed by seasonal workers and is completely detached from the surrounding community I have plenty of other choices at bigger moutains that are closer to home.
I guess I am invested for the year and will let it play out. The owner of the house we rented has already indicated he would like to sell it to me after the season if we are interested. So, I thought we were done looking for a mountain. But, if it doesn't play out, maybe I'll go over to ther other small mountain with big terrain and a fantastic "all montain" program for the kids that we were torn between...the one off of 89 that is also about 3:30 from my town south of Boston...but OHHH the lift lines on the very best days can be deadly.
Anyone else have ideas?
So, last Spring I gave Burke $1500 for season passes.
This fall I gave them $1300 for ski school for my two boys
And, I split a place with a friend who will be up every other weekend with his kids (bringing them to Burke...from Sugarbush).
The place we rented sleeps...a ton...so the plan was to get friends from home to come up for weekends and give Burke a try (yes this was intentional gorilla marketing on my part to recruit other like minded friends to embrace the mountain as their own)
So, here I am today; hoping they drop the Q, invest in the infrastrcture, and straingten out their relationships with the surrounding community and the few remaining mountain staff who have been there for years. But, fearful that they wont.
And, the more I see and hear the more I worry. I mountain bike. I have never ridden the KT or any other mountain, and probably never will, but this last news just continues to make me question "what the Q is up with their approach to invest in Burke without changing the character of Burke."...I think they missed the point. Burke is the people, Burke is the community. Investing in Burke includes investing the people and community. If I wanted to ski someplace that is a buffed out mountain, staffed by seasonal workers and is completely detached from the surrounding community I have plenty of other choices at bigger moutains that are closer to home.
I guess I am invested for the year and will let it play out. The owner of the house we rented has already indicated he would like to sell it to me after the season if we are interested. So, I thought we were done looking for a mountain. But, if it doesn't play out, maybe I'll go over to ther other small mountain with big terrain and a fantastic "all montain" program for the kids that we were torn between...the one off of 89 that is also about 3:30 from my town south of Boston...but OHHH the lift lines on the very best days can be deadly.
Anyone else have ideas?