Big Burke announcement

[from_the_NEK]

Then there is the Mont St Sauveur region that has a group of 4 or 5 ski areas offering night skiing.

 

[ironhippy]

The week I spent in the Eastern Townships (midweek) they were lit up every night. I could see the lights from my hotel room at Sutton. This wasn't a holiday week either.

Mont Saint Anne was also open every night when I was there a non holiday week.

Mount Saint Anne is open Wed - Saturday night on non holiday weekends. They sell night only season passes and are rather busy most nights with Quebec City only being a half hour away.

 

[xwhaler]

Speaking of Night skiing I noticed that Gunstock is starting night skiing at 3 this season which gives you the ability to lap the HSQ off the top for an hour.
This is a nice feature as Tiger chair is very slow and Pistol terrain not compelling enough to lap all night.
May get me up there some afternoon/evening this season.

 

[benski]

Bromont

I looked at their map and it appeared to be much larger with 2 base areas, 2 peaks and a backside. I think from looking at there map this is only 1/3 of there mountain with night skiing evenly spread around their mountain.

 

[River19]

Any news of how the Town Meeting went?

 

[steamboat1]

Mount Saint Anne is open Wed - Saturday night on non holiday weekends. They sell night only season passes and are rather busy most nights with Quebec City only being a half hour away.

They also sell day tickets that are good from 12pm -9pm. I liked these because you could sleep late then ski all afternoon & when the light got flat I'd stop for dinner. When the night lighting took over I'd then go out & ski a few more hours.

edit: I also found the mountain emptied out after 4pm. They also regroomed the mountain after 4pm.

 

[from_the_NEK]

Any news of how the Town Meeting went?

I didn't go to the town meeting but I was able to see that they had floodlights on at the top terminal of the Sherburne Express (as viewed from Sutton at 5:15). I don't think they had all of the lights on yet (the site visit didn't officially start until 6:00) but I had to get the kids home for supper.
The mass of lights on the left side is the new hotel. The bright area highest/right side is the lights near the lift:

A pretty far cry from the massive night skiing ops shown in posts above.

Doing this test without snow on the ground would definitely make a difference in how much light is reflected upward.

 

[VTKilarney]

I'm surprised that there was nothing in the newspaper today, but maybe the story missed the deadline.

I expect there to be some opposition. This is the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, after all.

 

[from_the_NEK]

I'm surprised that there was nothing in the newspaper today, but maybe the story missed the deadline.

I expect there to be some opposition. This is the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, after all.

I'm sure there are going to be some people (loudly) up in arms about it. IMHO, the hotel is going to be a much larger source of light pollution since it sits out on the middle of an open area and its lights will be on all night/every night.

 

[thetrailboss]

I didn't go to the town meeting but I was able to see that they had floodlights on at the top terminal of the Sherburne Express (as viewed from Sutton at 5:15). I don't think they had all of the lights on yet (the site visit didn't officially start until 6:00) but I had to get the kids home for supper.
The mass of lights on the left side is the new hotel. The bright area highest/right side is the lights near the lift:

A pretty far cry from the massive night skiing ops shown in posts above.

Doing this test without snow on the ground would definitely make a difference in how much light is reflected upward.

Interesting.

 

[dlague]

Gunstock

 

[wtcobb]

I skied Gunstock's New Year's celebration several years ago - fairly good time. They do a great job with the night skiing, but the pub closed at 11!!

 

[SIKSKIER]

I didn't go to the town meeting but I was able to see that they had floodlights on at the top terminal of the Sherburne Express (as viewed from Sutton at 5:15). I don't think they had all of the lights on yet (the site visit didn't officially start until 6:00) but I had to get the kids home for supper.
The mass of lights on the left side is the new hotel. The bright area highest/right side is the lights near the lift:

A pretty far cry from the massive night skiing ops shown in posts above.

Doing this test without snow on the ground would definitely make a difference in how much light is reflected upward.

Were those lights at the top of the Sherburne lift cuz they appear above the hotel at mid Burke?

 

[from_the_NEK]

Were those lights at the top of the Sherburne lift cuz they appear above the hotel at mid Burke?

The top of the Sherburne lift is about 160' higher than the hotel.

 

[VTKilarney]

Burke's Facebook page shows a single fan gun blowing snow. It looks more like a test than anything else, but it's a start.

 

[from_the_NEK]

Burke's Facebook page shows a single fan gun blowing snow. It looks more like a test than anything else, but it's a start.

Impressive range on that thing!

 

[mbedle]

It was a test - the post below it was "testing, testing 123...). Still nice to see the new guns up a running. Think positive people!

 

[SIKSKIER]

The top of the Sherburne lift is about 160' higher than the hotel.

I know that.Thats why I asked if the lights were at the top of the Sherbie or if the photo was an elusion.

 

[oldtimer]

YES- the glow you see on the right is at the top of the Sherburne. The hotel is tot he left and you can make out the individual windows etc.

 

[halfpintvt]

Throwback Thursday, a blast from the past circa 2008