AZ Challenge 2011 Results: Burke - Hannah Collins / Tim McGuire

[Nick]

Results from Burke are up! Check 'em out here:

http://skiing.alpinezone.com/articles/challenge/2011/response.htm?resort=burke

Also: Tim mentioned he was attaching renderings for the race timing building; which are attached here. Credits for the building design are BMA alum Bryna McCarty and JB Clancy

 

[from_the_NEK]

Awsome reponses! Thanks Tim M!

My mind has been put at ease about trail widening and such.

 

[from_the_NEK]

Additional note: I'll take this: "No - there are no plans to widen any of the existing trails at Burke", over a seed bump trail any day!

 

[Nick]

Yup, Tim = not a fan of seeded bumps apparently.

I also just attached the rendering Tim provided. Thanks Tim!

 

[riverc0il]

I like that the new lift will only increase capacity by 10%.... that is sensational! Though actual realistic capacity will be higher since the lift will stop less often. That is not bad at all and the mountain can certainly handle a slight bump. Since the Willoughby Quad rarely operates at capacity any ways, that will cycle skiers for more runs so conditions will definitely still deteriorate faster than previously. But that is such a modest capacity bump that it will not likely be noticed. Except perhaps on powder days. Just glad to hear that the original map from Ginn's plan is off the table. The amount of corner and turn shaving was ridiculous!

Thanks for the responses, excellent!

 

[thetrailboss]

Glad to see that Tim stepped up to answer the questions. That says a lot about him. I thought the substance of his responses were good. Glad that he wants to reach out to AZer's for input on how to develop the mountain and they realize that they have a good thing going as the mountain is. I'm also impressed to see that Tim worked for Wachusett and has experience with the ski business. I was under the impression that he was more of a real estate guy. Guess not. Lots of things going for the mountain now. The Kingdom Trails is taking off, they have a new HSQ coming in (ahead of the rest of the development). This is a major shot in the arm for the mountain. Previous plans were to build other things before putting in a faster lift to the summit. Now that Burke has two HSQ's people are going to look twice at it and more folks will check it out. As much as I hate to say it, the market, by and large, still rate mountains by the number of high speed lifts they have.

 

[thetrailboss]

...and nice timing building. It is better than the old one that was there!

 

[from_the_NEK]

...and nice timing building. It is better than the old one that was there!

Considering the new fancy lift will go right past/over it, I'm sure they wanted something more attractive

 

[Glenn]

That was an interesting read. I haven't been to Burke for years and years, but it was great to read about the goings ons.