Burke's New Owners and New Start (2025)

[Abominable]

That place stinks of brussels sprouts! It’s actually kind of interesting brussels sprouts and cauliflower. Roasted vegetables, healthy, lodge food. And you know they still have dollar cans of beers? It’s actually two dollars now but damn. Snow or rain up there? How was it?

 

[urungus]

That place stinks of brussels sprouts! It’s actually kind of interesting brussels sprouts and cauliflower. Roasted vegetables, healthy, lodge food. And you know they still have dollar cans of beers? It’s actually two dollars now but damn. Snow or rain up there? How was it?

Rain at Berkshire East on Friday but it did not refreeze so conditions were nice and soft (but freeze coming mid-day Sunday). Weird crowd with bus loads of tourists/first timers and swarms of racer kids, but lodge had empty seats and old summit lift was ski-on. Almost all snowmaking trails now open - only UMass, Hemlock, Chute, Thunder/Bolt remain.

I avoid Grizzly on icy days but today it was good.

 

[SkiingInABlueDream]

Was at Berkshire East today and thought of you guys …

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I would've been all over those brussel sprouts!

 

[KustyTheKlown]

i am skiing at burke this saturday and then going east to sunday river for the long weekend.

i have not been to burke in ages and im stoked. glad to see they are getting some snow today. hopefully the lower mixing doesnt do any nastiness.

 

[Edd]

i am skiing at burke this saturday and then going east to sunday river for the long weekend.

i have not been to burke in ages and im stoked. glad to see they are getting some snow today. hopefully the lower mixing doesnt do any nastiness.

Hitting Mt Abrams tomorrow and similarly concerned. Warm today and getting quite cold overnight, not in the mood for boilerplate.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

Hitting Mt Abrams tomorrow and similarly concerned. Warm today and getting quite cold overnight, not in the mood for boilerplate.

i could have pivoted yesterday to vermont or quebec, but im locked into a bethel hotel now.

i am being stubborn. long weekends i like to get to places that are further away, and maine is still quite far for me, even living in the hudson valley . and i dont want to burn jay and bolton days right now.

the GFS keeps showing a noreaster on Sunday > Monday, but it keeps wobbling between being coastal vs out to sea. out to sea seems to be winning. id love for that to make a hard left turn and give us a monday maine powder day.

watching radar and webcames and it looks like snow to me north of route 2 in maine. hopefully some accumulating showers thru the weekend.

 

[thebigo]

not sure about burke but the forecasted snow did not verify in franconia, poured all night in town, 35F with rain and zero accumulation at mittersill this morning

holiday weekend is shaping up to be ugly

 

[Smellytele]

Burke was snowing on top but “other” at the base. I may be there Saturday as well.

 

[thetrailboss]

From social media, and pics Burke posted, looks like at least some snow up high. Additionally, their snow report is indicating at least that most of their natural runs are open.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

From social media, and pics Burke posted, looks like at least some snow up high. Additionally, their snow report is indicating at least that most of their natural runs are open.

yea i saw something like 51/56 open and decided its time to go back to burke. especially since i need to get across route 2 that day

 

[Edd]

yea i saw something like 51/56 open and decided its time to go back to burke. especially since i need to get across route 2 that day

Oh man, if they have 51 runs open on Sat, you’re gonna have a good day.

 

[thetrailboss]

yea i saw something like 51/56 open and decided its time to go back to burke. especially since i need to get across route 2 that day

I will say that the skiing after the last r&*n event before NY's was pretty good. The limited icing only solidified the base.

 

[snoseek]

From social media, and pics Burke posted, looks like at least some snow up high. Additionally, their snow report is indicating at least that most of their natural runs are open.

Its gonna lock back up and not just at burke. Maybe up high the trees stay skiable? Its coming in real cold in proper northeast fashion

 

[thetrailboss]

Its gonna lock back up and not just at burke. Maybe up high the trees stay skiable? Its coming in real cold in proper northeast fashion

Short term loss, long term gain. Their base was pretty good two weeks ago and now will be solid for the remainder of the season.

 

[snoseek]

Short term loss, long term gain. Their base was pretty good two weeks ago and now will be solid for the remainder of the season.

Yeah went last week and there's great base up there.

 

[Zand]

They posted some eye candy on Facebook saying they're one trail short of 100%. Might be better than expected I guess but I'd be apprehensive of the hardpack underneath.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

they posted at 10:30 that it changed to snow at the base. im cautiously optimistic

 

[KustyTheKlown]

and saddleback is touting 5" fresh and 90% open with casablanca rope drops today. that could be a move via bethal too.

and the SR PM report says 5" top of jordan and 2" in the basins.

yay weekend yay ski.

back to burke - when do lifts go on weekends? i cant find a straightforward lift hours page.

 

[Edd]

and saddleback is touting 5" fresh and 90% open with casablanca rope drops today. that could be a move via bethal too.

and the SR PM report says 5" top of jordan and 2" in the basins.

yay weekend yay ski.

back to burke - when do lifts go on weekends? i cant find a straightforward lift hours page.

I don't see them either so I got curious and called. I get "call failed" on all numbers I tried. Something weird happening there. This is AI:

 

[KustyTheKlown]

burke has night skiing? or is the AI doing AI bullshit