from_the_NEK
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Technically the season is about 1/4 complete at this point. I bet they sell a lot of those passes...
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Big Burke announcement
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VTKilarney
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What was the early purchase price? I can't recall.
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I want to say $499 or so.
from_the_NEK
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I think that was up to May 1st last year and included access to Burke for the last couple weeks of last season.
Then it popped in into the mid-$500 range through the end of the summer.
Sounds right from the Emails that I received.
from_the_NEK
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114 left. Can we get inside 100 with one day left in the week?
Smellytele
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anything is possible - 113
Oh ye of little faith
I propose a cage match between two certain posters to get interest back up
Just kidding. Or we could get rueler to repost his chat with Ary. IIRC Ary had a lot to say...sans filter!
Lots of interest in Burke that is for sure.
from_the_NEK
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They post on Facebook that East Bowl is groomed. I haven't skied it yet this year so maybe it needed it. I prefer it ungroomed. I suppose the masses that will be at the mountain for the holiday weekend will like it flat.
I actually like it groomed--it is fun to ski it fast.
One of those pictures seems odd--like there is a new knoll or a trail cut. It looks like it is the first pitch and that clearing on the right is where one of the mountain bike trails used to cut off. Or is this just a different trail altogether?
OK, now that I look at it this appears to be an optical illusion. This is the first pitch where the trail goes slightly to the right in this picture.
VTKilarney
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I skied it today. It was ambitious to get it open and the grooming is partial due to thin cover. There are a couple of blocked off spots due to cover issues. I'm not sure how well it will hold up over the weekend.
Overall things are improved. Natural cover is still thin, but we keep getting more packed powder like than loose granular. There was definitely less boiler plate today compared to a few days ago. I felt that I could always hold an edge even though it was firm. Other than needing some more natural snow, things are exactly what you would expect in New England in mid-January - packed powder on a firm base. Given where things were not that long ago, it's nice to see conditions looking better.
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VTKilarney
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I agree. I love the pitches and rolls on the trail when skiing fast.
I realized, though, that Burke needs two things to be taken seriously:
1) Improved snowmaking; and
2) A lift in the east bowl area. There is some great terrain the that area, but those types of run-outs are not what you would expect when paying top dollar to stay in a trailside hotel.
VTKilarney
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The problem is that they have now completely discouraged purchasing a season pass during the summer after the first price increase. These sales seem to be a dime a dozen now.
VTKilarney
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The Burke only pass did not include skiing for the end of the 2013/2014 season. It came out much later than the Judge pass - I think it was in April after Burke had closed. I got ten days on my 2014/2015 Judge pass last year.
from_the_NEK
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Whoa there. one thing at a time :razz:
Sketches in Google Earth from a while back...
VTKilarney
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How close?
VTKilarney
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Your sketches are awesome as always. Do they own the land to that lift?Whoa there. one thing at a time :razz:
Sketches in Google Earth from a while back...
It's part of the lease from the State, so yes. This also has, by and large, been on the drawing board for decades.
from_the_NEK
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100 to go
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