Big Burke announcement

[thetrailboss]

You should try walking up to the lodge at Mt. Ellen from one of the lower parking lots.

+1. That's quite a warmup for the day.


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[oldtimer]

New grading at MBE lift base

From the grading and hydroseeding that has been done where the old mid-Burke parking lot was, it appears to me like they are now planning to load the lift from the skiers right. BUT, no one got the memo that sometimes (yes, rarely) there is indeed a lift line. There is no flat zone in the lift approach area. That is, when they need a corral it will be on the sloped terrain with the line flow pitched significantly right down to the loading ramp. Are there any, any, folks in this crew with an ounce of experience? See the webcam- this is going to be unpleasant if it stays as it is and they do indeed load on that side.

 

[mbedle]

From the grading and hydroseeding that has been done where the old mid-Burke parking lot was, it appears to me like they are now planning to load the lift from the skiers right. BUT, no one got the memo that sometimes (yes, rarely) there is indeed a lift line. There is no flat zone in the lift approach area. That is, when they need a corral it will be on the sloped terrain with the line flow pitched significantly right down to the loading ramp. Are there any, any, folks in this crew with an ounce of experience? See the webcam- this is going to be unpleasant if it stays as it is and they do indeed load on that side.

Just looking at the historical setup, didn't they load on the left side (looking down hill)? If they did, I don't see why they would stitch to loading on the right.

 

[oldtimer]

the way the grading is now, on the skier's left there is a big drop off now due to the way they have done the grading. Perhaps they are not doen, but when you are standing above the lift base it is very, very clear that if the season started tomorrow there intention is to load from the other side. looks like the Skiers right side might ultimately be intended for uphill traffic from the hotel.

 

[oldtimer]

I may have spoken too soon- seems there is a bulldozer over there on skier's left.

the way the grading is now, on the skier's left there is a big drop off now due to the way they have done the grading. Perhaps they are not doen, but when you are standing above the lift base it is very, very clear that if the season started tomorrow there intention is to load from the other side. looks like the Skiers right side might ultimately be intended for uphill traffic from the hotel.

 

[skiNEwhere]

This thread is starting to remind me of a thread I saw when I first joined AZ

http://forums.alpinezone.com/showthread.php/10825-24-Hour-African-Waterhole-action-(Awesome)

 

[thetrailboss]

This thread is starting to remind me of a thread I saw when I first joined AZ

http://forums.alpinezone.com/showthread.php/10825-24-Hour-African-Waterhole-action-(Awesome)

How so?

The play-by-play aspect? I don't remember that thread at all.

 

[skiNEwhere]

How so?

The play-by-play aspect? I don't remember that thread at all.

I see a bulldozer! That pile of dirt moved!

Yes the play by play aspect lol

 

[skiNEwhere]

Now if we some lions, that would make things realllll interesting

 

[thetrailboss]

Now if we some lions, that would make things realllll interesting

I think all of us would prefer a lion to what is currently there for management.....

 

[from_the_NEK]

Now if we some lions, that would make things realllll interesting

There are rumors that a Mountain Lion live on the SW side of the mountain.

 

[thetrailboss]

This mountain lion by chance?

I never got that marketing idea.

 

[VTKilarney]

Will loading the lift from the right side (looking down the mountain) work for people coming from the Sherburne Express?

 

[from_the_NEK]

Will loading the lift from the right side (looking down the mountain) work for people coming from the Sherburne Express?

I think that is what the bulldozer was doing yesterday. Grading the path that crosses under the lift line from the Sherburne side for a right side load.

 

[thetrailboss]

According to FB, free chairlift rides for foot passengers the next three weekends at Burke.

 

[from_the_NEK]

Beautiful undercast this morning. From the webcam:

 

[VTKilarney]

Are they making a pond on the right hand side of that picture?

 

[from_the_NEK]

Are they making a pond on the right hand side of that picture?

That is the road/driveway to the hotel. Looks like it has a pretty substantial crushed rock lined drainage ditch between it and the lift.

 

[Masskier]

[FONT=Verdana, Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Q Burke Hotel Construction Ahead of Schedule

from Saturday's Cal Record

"[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Times New Roman, Times, Serif][FONT=Verdana, Times New Roman, Times, Serif]"It's going better than anticipated and is about two weeks ahead of schedule," he said. Seventy-five percent of the steel installation is done, and in two to three weeks the wood construction will begin."[/FONT]
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[MEtoVTSkier]