Big Burke announcement

[River19]

Exciting news. They managed to get a 16th snow gun going!

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At this rate the Dippers should be opened by February 20th. Who's excited??? I know I am!!!

Honestly, this shit made me laugh out loud to the point I had to show my wife, who also laughed heartily........I think one of the dogs even laughed......or maybe it was a fart......either way, this is good comedy.

P.S. Serious note........horrible to hear about the accident on the Hotel today,WTF does something like that happen? Thoughts and prayers with the injured.

 

[VTKilarney]

And the race is on, Q's 15 guns and my ice maker in my kitchen, who will have more ice by the end of the weekend....

Yawgoo Valley (240 foot vertical) has 14 guns going at a time. Burke (2011 vertical) only managed one more gun than Yawgoo.

Who's excited?

Today's report says that Upper Willoughby is done. Let's hope not too much melts. Temps are not looking good.

 

[thetrailboss]

Yawgoo Valley (240 foot vertical) has 14 guns going at a time. Burke (2011 vertical) only managed one more gun than Yawgoo.

Who's excited?

Today's report says that Upper Willoughby is done. Let's hope not too much melts. Temps are not looking good.

0 guns last night; zero today. We now know that the reason why the fan guns aren't running is because the wet bulb temp is too warm right now.

 

[VTKilarney]

And a low of 40 at the summit tonight. Grr...

It was rough driving by an open Cannon today knowing that Burke is at least two weeks away from opening.

 

[KingdomBC]

That's two published/promised weeks... You'll get nothing and like it, which should be exciting for you! Aren't you glad you bought passes? They'll grant you unlimited access to some mid season skiing, and as much BS as you can stomach!

 

[VTKilarney]

Or as the "excited" Stenger says... "The naysayers can go to hell".

I'm starting to wonder if hell would have more snow.

 

[River19]

Or as the "excited" Stenger says... "The naysayers can go to hell".

I'm starting to wonder if hell would have more snow.

Well, since there is a highway to hell and only a stairway to heaven, I'm guessing we'll pass the Q family RV on the highway to hell......see you on the road....

 

[thetrailboss]

Well, since there is a highway to hell and only a stairway to heaven, I'm guessing we'll pass the Q family RV on the highway to hell......see you on the road....

 

[VTKilarney]

Today's Caledonian Record has an article about the hotel delay and the delayed resort opening. Hotel guests are being offered a full refund or a stay at Jay Peak. Stenger of Oz is blaming the weather, and ONLY the weather, for the lack of snowmaking.

Here is a quote from the article about the hotel:
"We’ve got a delay on some equipment that is pushing the opening date back, it’s a very fluid situation,” Stenger explained of the hotel opening... "I hope to have clarity on delivery of this stuff possibly even later this afternoon...That’s why we’re frankly so tentative on the opening date. I’m really pushing for some answers on that.”

 

[zeke]

So does stenger have any credibility left? I mean outside of this board. He used to carry a lot of weight and respect in the NEK, has he thrown that away or are the "everyday people" still believers in his epic load of horse sh!t?

 

[VTKilarney]

So does stenger have any credibility left? I mean outside of this board. He used to carry a lot of weight and respect in the NEK, has he thrown that away or are the "everyday people" still believers in his epic load of horse sh!t?

I think it's split. Lots of people still believe in him but lots more have noticed the wheels falling off of the cart. The giant hole in downtown Newport hasn't helped him. There is a meeting in Newport (tonight?) to get some answers. He hasn't even applied for permits yet so the citizens of Newport realize that the hole is going to be there for a while.

 

[River19]

So does stenger have any credibility left? I mean outside of this board. He used to carry a lot of weight and respect in the NEK, has he thrown that away or are the "everyday people" still believers in his epic load of horse sh!t?

Well, I think his "afterglow" started to wear off a couple years ago. I had an opportunity to work for his organization in some Finance capacity and when I started asking around to some people I trusted and they told me quietly "I would steer clear of that whole group, there is something shady about the whole thing and it is about to blow up". I'm guessing they were hinting at the SEC probe etc.

And most of the locals that don't follow things as intensely as this board does go "who?" when I mention his name, so.....there is that.

I also think all the goodwill he built up by improving Jay has been whittled away every time they rolled him out as the talking head for one of Jrs messes.....and once the whole renaming thing went through.....well....we all knew who was really calling the shots. It ain't QSBurke now is it?

 

[the original trailboss]

Today's Caledonian Record has an article about the hotel delay and the delayed resort opening. Hotel guests are being offered a full refund or a stay at Jay Peak. Stenger of Oz is blaming the weather, and ONLY the weather, for the lack of snowmaking.

Here is a quote from the article about the hotel:
"We’ve got a delay on some equipment that is pushing the opening date back, it’s a very fluid situation,” Stenger explained of the hotel opening... "I hope to have clarity on delivery of this stuff possibly even later this afternoon...That’s why we’re frankly so tentative on the opening date. I’m really pushing for some answers on that.”

Did you notice that Stenger is labeled the resort general manager in that article ?

 

[VTKilarney]

VT Digger article:
http://vtdigger.org/2015/12/07/172499/

"“The delay in opening the skiing product is simply the lack of suitable snowmaking weather,” Stenger reiterated."

Right... because only using 15 snowmaking guns at a time on a resort with over 2,000 vertical feet has NOTHING at all to do with the delayed opening.

 

[billski]

Nice theatrics!

 

[billski]

The giant hole in downtown Newport hasn't helped him.

That's a really nice hole they have there. Very attractive, nice view, gives downtown a real "open" feel. Must have been done by the same folks who brought us the Filene's hole in Boston.

 

[thetrailboss]

VT Digger article:
http://vtdigger.org/2015/12/07/172499/

"“The delay in opening the skiing product is simply the lack of suitable snowmaking weather,” Stenger reiterated."

Right... because only using 15 snowmaking guns at a time on a resort with over 2,000 vertical feet has NOTHING at all to do with the delayed opening.

Weather is a part of the problem. The other part is not having sufficient capacity to take advantage of the windows that they had. I think that the old Burke would have at least had the Poma going by now. Not much, but enough to open for BMA. Look around...other places are open. Hell, Pats Peak outside of Concord, NH opened this past weekend. The weather has sucked, but others with good capacity are making it.

 

[River19]

Weather is a part of the problem. The other part is not having sufficient capacity to take advantage of the windows that they had. I think that the old Burke would have at least had the Poma going by now. Not much, but enough to open for BMA. Look around...other places are open. Hell, Pats Peak outside of Concord, NH opened this past weekend. The weather has sucked, but others with good capacity are making it.

And Pat's pond isn't exactly the Quabbin......

 

[Gman]

Weather is a part of the problem. The other part is not having sufficient capacity to take advantage of the windows that they had. I think that the old Burke would have at least had the Poma going by now. Not much, but enough to open for BMA. Look around...other places are open. Hell, Pats Peak outside of Concord, NH opened this past weekend. The weather has sucked, but others with good capacity are making it.

This is the same BS they put on us last year, and the year before that.

 

[VTKilarney]

This is the same BS they put on us last year, and the year before that.

And each of the past two years they vowed to address the problem.


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