MEtoVTSkier
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Hey, at least they are making some headway now with the snow-making, much better than down at "Tragic Mountain"
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Hey, at least they are making some headway now with the snow-making, much better than down at "Tragic Mountain"
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Better be sitting down y'all. Look what Warren Miller is raffling off:
Just got word via their Email
Just got word via their Email
VTKilarney
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Natural snow trails are gone, not that there was enough snow in the first place.
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So the dippers? What about in town? Fat bike trails screwed?
still 2-3 inches in my yard. Fat bike should be fine once it sets up tomorrow. Mountain had not made much headway on Dippers before they shut down on Friday. They were blowing on Dippers down low- from the last dear run cross down. Also some mounds on Little dipper and a huge gash where it looks like they had a gizer coming from the water pipe on Little Dipper that they froze up last winter. Wonder if they every pressurized it after the freeze up or if last week was the first time since last winter? Word on the street is that they used the warm weather on Saturday to put a weld repair on the pipe.
Skiing was remarkably good this weekend. Theyput down a lot of snow on the lower mountain. and the natural up top was surprisingly fun to ski- East Bowl, Carriage Rd, Wilderness, Lower Dougs- had to pick your spots, but I skied most of it all day yesterday and today until well after noon- will need a little ptex on the rockers, but no serious edge or core damage- I consider that a grand success given the state of snow in New England.
Skiing was remarkably good this weekend. Theyput down a lot of snow on the lower mountain. and the natural up top was surprisingly fun to ski- East Bowl, Carriage Rd, Wilderness, Lower Dougs- had to pick your spots, but I skied most of it all day yesterday and today until well after noon- will need a little ptex on the rockers, but no serious edge or core damage- I consider that a grand success given the state of snow in New England.
Well, hopefully this was the January thaw and it is over.
VTKilarney
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I skied on Saturday and it was a good day out. Crowds were very light for a weekend. I'm still anxious to get some more terrain open. I stuck to the snowmaking terrain out of fear of damaging my bases. Willoughby is getting old.
There is still snow on the ground here. It's going to freeze up extremely firm.
There is still snow on the ground here. It's going to freeze up extremely firm.
So it sounds like the skiing is good considering but the skier turnout is "meh".....is that a fair summary from what people are seeing.
Activity banging away at the hotel I assume based on their "soft announcement" for an "early" february opening?
Activity banging away at the hotel I assume based on their "soft announcement" for an "early" february opening?
VTKilarney
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It was good with the caveat that terrain was limited. Still only one snowmaking route.
hotel is pretty quiet- there is NOT the usual frantic activity. Baby steps on several fronts, like installing curtains in guest rooms etc- but not what I have experienced before in a resort trying to rifle thru the punch list and open the doors. Quite odd actually.
what is this word "crowds" you speak of? all the usual suspents and a handful of day tickets. no more than that.
what is this word "crowds" you speak of? all the usual suspents and a handful of day tickets. no more than that.
VTKilarney
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I got the sense that the weekend crowd was lighter than normal. I'm guessing that a lot of people skipped out on the weekend because of Sunday's weather. I can't imagine many people are buying day tickets. Other mountains have a lot more terrain open, so Burke's product isn't that compelling right now for a day-tripper.
I agree that the hotel isn't exactly a beehive of activity. From what I am hearing, early February may not happen. But these are just rumors.
Given the economic disaster that this season is shaping up to be, I'm getting nervous about the snowmaking improvements that are scheduled for this summer.
I agree that the hotel isn't exactly a beehive of activity. From what I am hearing, early February may not happen. But these are just rumors.
Given the economic disaster that this season is shaping up to be, I'm getting nervous about the snowmaking improvements that are scheduled for this summer.
Given what you guys are confirming it feels like the "crowd" is largely people whoe have spent their money on season passes and feel compelled to get some runs in. The day trippers are probably friends of said season pass holders.
Regarding the hotel, if they don't open for the weekend of 2/5-2/7 then I almost wouldn't bother. You don't open a $55M hotel and work the bugs out on the premier holiday ski weekend in February. And if they ahven't opened by then, what good is 5-6 weeks of the season prior to the dead period of mud season? It almost makes sense to make your mistakes on the mountain bikers in the summer who a probably more forgiving as the bike park is more unique than the ski area....ie. they may come back for a second shot if you screw it up due to less lift served options than there are ski options.
But what the heck do I know.
Condo sales must be brisk based on the lack of contact from the "marketing dept.".......or maybe I'm wrong.....
Regarding the hotel, if they don't open for the weekend of 2/5-2/7 then I almost wouldn't bother. You don't open a $55M hotel and work the bugs out on the premier holiday ski weekend in February. And if they ahven't opened by then, what good is 5-6 weeks of the season prior to the dead period of mud season? It almost makes sense to make your mistakes on the mountain bikers in the summer who a probably more forgiving as the bike park is more unique than the ski area....ie. they may come back for a second shot if you screw it up due to less lift served options than there are ski options.
But what the heck do I know.
Condo sales must be brisk based on the lack of contact from the "marketing dept.".......or maybe I'm wrong.....
32 guns blazing away according to the Q post this morning......that and they seem to be praying for the 3-5" of snow that is supposed to drop over the next couple days.
I found myself reading some of the customer posts/comments on Qs FB page.....yikes.
Sounds like the Tamarack is still a hot mess, granted 3-4 years ago it wasn't "awesome" but it certainly was a place for drinks and wings back when Roger et al were tending bar pre-Jr. It looks like they took something decent and destroyed it.....sad.
Did they ever announce an official Hotel opening date (again)?
I found myself reading some of the customer posts/comments on Qs FB page.....yikes.
Sounds like the Tamarack is still a hot mess, granted 3-4 years ago it wasn't "awesome" but it certainly was a place for drinks and wings back when Roger et al were tending bar pre-Jr. It looks like they took something decent and destroyed it.....sad.
Did they ever announce an official Hotel opening date (again)?
VTKilarney
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Nope, but they are STILL taking reservations for dates that they won't be open.
Big difference is that when I visited I would meet friends at the Tamarack for a drink or dinner. It was nice. We knew the locals working there, the food was good, the price was good. Then Q destroyed it. And destroyed it again. None of us go now.
We used to as well.
My wife and I would go snowshoeing etc. and always stop by for an early afternoon beer and some appetizer or something and depending on who is working the bar we would stay for a couple hours minimum. Our friends would come up and have a beer and everyone would hang out enjoying each others company but also droppign cash into the business.
Now, I hear non stop horro stories from locals, weekenders, folks who used to work there, folks who still work there etc. Haven't been by choice for quite some time. I had to go to a funtion there last year, it sucked. Badly. Service was terrible, smoke filled the room, food was crap, prices were high, drinks boring.
I haven't even had the urge to check out the latest incarnation/debacle. I did read the comment/post that someone went to the supposed "sports bar" to watch a Pats game and found the place closed until 2pm or something......uh, every sports bar knows the biggest draws are NFL Sundays.....You open your doors early and stay late....a disgrace.
But I'm sure everything will be awesome with the hotel restaurants......the unopened hotel restaurants.
But we digress......how about those condos for sale !!!!!
6 of 50 open today......snowmaking on Little and Big Dipper........
I watched the cam for 10 mins while on a conf call.....looked like low single digit people on the mountain today......so that begs the question.....if 6 of 50 trails are open and no one see it, are they really open?
Anyone see an announcement on the QHotel?
I watched the cam for 10 mins while on a conf call.....looked like low single digit people on the mountain today......so that begs the question.....if 6 of 50 trails are open and no one see it, are they really open?
Anyone see an announcement on the QHotel?
MEtoVTSkier
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Well this should be interesting...
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