Burkeapolooza II: February 17-18th

[thetrailboss]

Hey, stop tracking our snow!!! :lol:

I concur....from_the_nek did not get the court injunction, shutting down Burke Mountain until Saturday at 10am for our trek in order to preserve the snow????

:wink:

Methinks that there is PLENTY of snow up there and that Burke will be BUSY...but by Burke standards. Maybe a five minute wait on lift lines.

 

[riverc0il]

while the snow will be incredibly excellent packed and loose powder, please keep expectations in line as no good untracked powder lines will remain for this weekend. just don't shoot the messenger on that one!

 

[from_the_NEK]

I concur....from_the_nek did not get the court injunction, shutting down Burke Mountain until Saturday at 10am for our trek in order to preserve the snow????

:wink:

Methinks that there is PLENTY of snow up there and that Burke will be BUSY...but by Burke standards. Maybe a five minute wait on lift lines.

I'm wondering about the lines as well. I DON"T WANNA WAIT :smash:
Hopefully things stay true to form and there are short lines. 5 minutes is way longer than I have waited any other day this year. Hopefully the stupid pass scnning that they are doing now doesn't create lines where there weren't any before. I haven't yet really seen a crowded day that has tested the process.

 

[from_the_NEK]

I realize I may be going a bit over board with the pow pics. There is a chance for some snow showers Friday night that could make for some pow turns. Obviously there won't be anything as deep as what we have seen the last couple of days (unless a couple of secret spots I know are still available ). This is also the reason I'm going into the BC on Monday. Burke's trees are now wide open with a great base. I think Saturday is going to be sweet even without ear lob deep powder 8) .

 

[thetrailboss]

while the snow will be incredibly excellent packed and loose powder, please keep expectations in line as no good untracked powder lines will remain for this weekend. just don't shoot the messenger on that one!

I was not representing that there would be untracked lines...just plenty of snow (i.e. base).

 

[riverc0il]

I was not representing that there would be untracked lines...just plenty of snow (i.e. base).

my comment was not in response to your posts... if anything, more so towards folks coming up for the weekend from the less snowy areas of the northeast.

 

[RIDEr]

Loose powder will be more than I got while I was out in Vail... I'll take it.

 

[RIDEr]

I love this report...

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?CityName=East+Burke&state=VT&site=BTV

 

[thetrailboss]

PM sent to y'all with plans and more specific info.

 

[koreshot]

Trailboss, can you put me down as tentative for Sunday... as in, please send me all the meeting place information and I will try to make it... i'll PM you as well.

 

[thetrailboss]

Koreshot--

We're doing Saturday. I may be doing Sunday, but only for the morning.

 

[RIDEr]

Koreshot -
Ms RIDEr and I will be there all day on Sunday too. I won't have access to email or this forum after 5pm today since I'll be traveling north, but will watch the forum until then if you are able to commit.

 

[koreshot]

Koreshot--

We're doing Saturday. I may be doing Sunday, but only for the morning.

trailboss, please copy me on the logistics anyway. My first choice to ski somewhere in the MRG valley but if I don't find someone else to ski with I must just pull the trigger and driver over to Burke instead!

Rider, Sunday is still an option, but very unlikely. If I am there, I will find a way to reach you through trailboss or something.

 

[thetrailboss]

PM sent.

 

[Goblin84]

hrmmm...is it worth a 2 hr drive from manchester? this is tough

 

[RIDEr]

hrmmm...is it worth a 2 hr drive from manchester? this is tough

We'll be there either way... :beer:

 

[from_the_NEK]

hrmmm...is it worth a 2 hr drive from manchester? this is tough

Silly question :-D

 

[Goblin84]

im torn between stayin local or heading up....so many options

 

[from_the_NEK]

A lot more snow in this NEK of the woods

 

[RIDEr]

A lot more snow in this NEK of the woods

Spoken from someone who experienced it....