Big Burke announcement

[thetrailboss]

Another interesting item:

http://digital.vpr.net/post/de-qing...ahead-burke-hotels-september-opening#stream/0

 

[mbedle]

"For every job we restore at the hotel and the mountain, three jobs are created in the community. For every dollar spent at the hotel and the mountain, $3 are spent in the economy in the Northeast Kingdom." — Michael Sher, Friends Of Burke Mountain founder

I wonder how that was determined?

 

[cdskier]

"For every job we restore at the hotel and the mountain, three jobs are created in the community. For every dollar spent at the hotel and the mountain, $3 are spent in the economy in the Northeast Kingdom." — Michael Sher, Friends Of Burke Mountain founder

I wonder how that was determined?

Pulling numbers out of thin air perhaps? I'm sure there's an impact...but a 3:1 ratio for both jobs created in the area and money spent in the area I'm not so sure about.

 

[BenedictGomez]

"For every job we restore at the hotel and the mountain, three jobs are created in the community. For every dollar spent at the hotel and the mountain, $3 are spent in the economy in the Northeast Kingdom." — Michael Sher, Friends Of Burke Mountain founder

I wonder how that was determined?

He should have said for every dollar spent at the hotel/mountain eleventy-billion dollars are spent in the economy in the Northeast Kingdom.

That would have been more impressive.

 

[VTKilarney]

I see that the Soviet style deleting of publicly accessible information has continued in my absence.

I any event, I am checking out for the most part. My time-out turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Rather than surfing the web, I got out and did things that were very fruitful. The biggest is that I met with the owners of a large company, and wound up getting offered a job that is an absolute dream job. It comes with a 77% raise to boot. I'm not exaggerating when I say that I've had the best month I've had in a LONG time.

I wish everyone here all the best. In the meantime enjoy summer. Winter will be here soon enough.

 

[halfpintvt]

Court approves Jay Peak Tram repairs.

https://jaypeakreceivership.com/wp-...and-for-Approval-of-Passenger-Tramway-1-1.pdf

 

[steamboat1]

I see that the Soviet style deleting of publicly accessible information has continued in my absence.

I any event, I am checking out for the most part. My time-out turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Rather than surfing the web, I got out and did things that were very fruitful. The biggest is that I met with the owners of a large company, and wound up getting offered a job that is an absolute dream job. It comes with a 77% raise to boot. I'm not exaggerating when I say that I've had the best month I've had in a LONG time.

I wish everyone here all the best. In the meantime enjoy summer. Winter will be here soon enough.

 

[yeggous]

I see that the Soviet style deleting of publicly accessible information has continued in my absence.

I any event, I am checking out for the most part. My time-out turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Rather than surfing the web, I got out and did things that were very fruitful. The biggest is that I met with the owners of a large company, and wound up getting offered a job that is an absolute dream job. It comes with a 77% raise to boot. I'm not exaggerating when I say that I've had the best month I've had in a LONG time.

I wish everyone here all the best. In the meantime enjoy summer. Winter will be here soon enough.

Glad to hear it! It's always good to hear when things come together. 'Tis the season to get things done!

 

[BenedictGomez]

I'm not exaggerating when I say that I've had the best month I've had in a LONG time.

Nice.

Court approves Jay Peak Tram repairs.

Rats. I was hoping it would be declared more unsafe than a traveling carnival ride and condemned.

 

[from_the_NEK]

Rats. I was hoping it would be declared more unsafe than a traveling carnival ride and condemned.

Well there is this...

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/...tate-orders-jay-peak-tram-shut-down/85299034/

 

[from_the_NEK]

I see that the Soviet style deleting of publicly accessible information has continued in my absence.

I any event, I am checking out for the most part. My time-out turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Rather than surfing the web, I got out and did things that were very fruitful. The biggest is that I met with the owners of a large company, and wound up getting offered a job that is an absolute dream job. It comes with a 77% raise to boot. I'm not exaggerating when I say that I've had the best month I've had in a LONG time.

I wish everyone here all the best. In the meantime enjoy summer. Winter will be here soon enough.

And I'll second the .
I hope you'll still pop in now and then.

 

[thetrailboss]

Well there is this...

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/...tate-orders-jay-peak-tram-shut-down/85299034/

This was not a surprise:

The tram was permitted to operate during this past ski season on condition the work be completed at the end of the winter.

"The ski season has ended but the tramway inspectors have been advised that Jay Peak has not taken steps to begin the work needed before the Tram is permitted to operate again," Stephen Monahan, the director of the division, wrote in the order, which was delivered Wednesday.

 

[thetrailboss]

Here's a copy of the Order:

https://www.scribd.com/doc/314621250/Order-regarding-Jay-Peak-tram#fullscreen

 

[dlague]

That will be a hit over the summer!

 

[machski]

It's kind of funny, but to some extent, Burke is almost looking like the better of the two resorts for new buyers. Less issues with infrastructure anyway.

 

[BenedictGomez]

It's kind of funny, but to some extent, Burke is almost looking like the better of the two resorts for new buyers. Less issues with infrastructure anyway.

Jay Peak with all its' warts is a far more attractive purchase than Jay Peak. Even if at auction, they'll be far more interested parties in JP than Burke.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Well there is this...

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/...tate-orders-jay-peak-tram-shut-down/85299034/

What's sad is they're going to sink $5M into this crappy old hulk that results in subpar skiing, whereas they could, for relatively similar funds, do a high speed quad and a short double (like they used to have years ago) combo that would result in much better skiing.

 

[thetrailboss]

What's sad is they're going to sink $5M into this crappy old hulk that results in subpar skiing, whereas they could, for relatively similar funds, do a high speed quad and a short double (like they used to have years ago) combo that would result in much better skiing.

That's an interesting point. You could replace the Bonnie with an HSQ AND then install a double to the top. Replace a 30 year old chair and fix the Tram issue.

 

[BenedictGomez]

That's an interesting point. You could replace the Bonnie with an HSQ AND then install a double to the top. Replace a 30 year old chair and fix the Tram issue.

Someone with vision at Jay needs to make that happen, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to even be a consideration, because of a minority of decision makers who seem to think the Jay Tram is as priceless a historical artifact as a Dunlap broadside or the Mona Lisa, rather than the inefficient metal hulk that should have been replaced 20 years ago that it is.

 

[thetrailboss]

Someone with vision at Jay needs to make that happen, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to even be a consideration, because of a minority of decision makers who seem to think the Jay Tram is as priceless a historical artifact as a Dunlap broadside or the Mona Lisa, rather than the inefficient metal hulk that should have been replaced 20 years ago that it is.

I was shocked to hear that it is 60 people per cab or now 45 (it has been 13 years since I rode it). Snowbird is 120.