So less than the 211 guns Mt Snow had ripping 160miles south of Burke.....
Joking aside, at least they fired them up.....heck it means they at least found water !!!!!! Baby steps.
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So less than the 211 guns Mt Snow had ripping 160miles south of Burke.....
Joking aside, at least they fired them up.....heck it means they at least found water !!!!!! Baby steps.
from_the_NEK
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Water is most definitely not a problem right now 
VTKilarney
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They reported 27 guns.
Something seems wrong there.
WWF-VT
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Looks like Burke is the place to be in January !
http://skiburke.com/events-and-activities/event-calendar/show/2016-01-01/2016-01-31
http://skiburke.com/events-and-activities/event-calendar/show/2016-01-01/2016-01-31
MEtoVTSkier
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halfpintvt
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ss20
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I go to this thread when I need to laugh or need to feel good about the 350ft bump I teach at. Seriously, the sarcasm int his thread is comedic gold.
Seriously though, good for you guys that you've got double-digit snow guns blasting. I've been lurking in this thread and am glad I don't have to deal with the crap you guys deal with. Never skied Burke, but it's on the list.
Seriously though, good for you guys that you've got double-digit snow guns blasting. I've been lurking in this thread and am glad I don't have to deal with the crap you guys deal with. Never skied Burke, but it's on the list.
Smellytele
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Burke just like Florida - nice place to visit (when the conditions are right) but I wouldn't want to live there (nor have it my home hill)
Ouch lol
wtcobb
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Definite ouch.
New Year's Day Kingdom Trails is hosting a fat bike demo (assuming the ground is in good condition). At least there's that?
VTKilarney
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I'm not sure how well attended the events they have held have been. Their photos are very strategic, which is smart if recent events weren't well attended. They said that they had about 20 kids at their gingerbread house making event. That's probably about 8 families, which is not at all impressive.
There is one photo of the comedy show where they slipped and you can get an idea of what the crowd was. It doesn't look like there was much of a crowd at all.
There is one photo of the comedy show where they slipped and you can get an idea of what the crowd was. It doesn't look like there was much of a crowd at all.
VTKilarney
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As of last week you could book a room for arrival on the hotel's projected opening date of 1/15/16. As of today... you can't book a room for that date.
The earliest you can book a room is January 23rd. A prudent person would assume that MLK weekend is now lost.
The earliest you can book a room is January 23rd. A prudent person would assume that MLK weekend is now lost.
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wtcobb
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Attended the show for a free stay at the hotel, redeem by 12/31/15 :lol:
At this point we are only left with good humor......you have to laugh, otherwise you would cry.
On a serious note.....how many people you think it will take to effectively staff that hotel? You think enough "good" people are still not working at this point to staff it up this late in the season? I know of only one person who had been fired or at least was close and it was their 3rd job.....which sadly is typical of the area. I figure with my hands in a bunch of places the NEK I would have heard more noise about people being hired.....
I saw their were some orientation pics a while back......
VTKilarney
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Looking at glimpses of the audience from the photos posted on Facebook, I am guessing that there were between twenty and thirty people in attendance. But it's really just a guess. It's definitely clear that the audience was very light.
The timing of the event was pretty rough. It was the day after Christmas at a closed ski resort. The weather definitely did not help.
They don't seem to use events as a way to generate excitement for the mountain. They seem to insist that they be money-makers on their own. For example, they are charging $10 per person ($20 for a family of four) for a presentation about owls tonight. I'll pass on that one.
EDIT: They just cancelled the owl event.
The timing of the event was pretty rough. It was the day after Christmas at a closed ski resort. The weather definitely did not help.
They don't seem to use events as a way to generate excitement for the mountain. They seem to insist that they be money-makers on their own. For example, they are charging $10 per person ($20 for a family of four) for a presentation about owls tonight. I'll pass on that one.
EDIT: They just cancelled the owl event.
It's too bad. And it is sad for the performers. Pretty much ensures that they won't return if they don't get a good crowd.
We can only laugh I guess. I imagine that this may be the season that breaks Q for good.
As to the staffing, like everything else, I imagine that they are lying through their teeth by saying that everything is fine. It is not. They can't even hire enough staff to barely run the ski area. How are they going to run the Hotel?
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