That is my question as well.
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Burke 2/20/2012
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That is my question as well.
Masskier
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I have noticed the same.
I am always asking people where are they from and how often they ski Burke. There is definitely a higher percentage of fist timers. And most of them didn't know that the quad was new. I think 2 things. 1. Burke did a bill board ad campaign during Jan. And 2., Some people are going further north than they usually do, to find better snow.
from_the_NEK
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I'm not really sure, I've only been out three times this year
One thing is for sure, I haven't heard any slow lift complaints
so if there are a lot of new people, I'm thinking the retention rate will be higher with the new lift.
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Burke is under rated, I have been going there since the mid 80's, 7 days this season so far. They have easy access from interstate,never a crowd. Sunday between 10:30am and 1:30pm were the longest line I have ever seen at Burke, but it was no more than 5 minutes (mid burke express), monday was very quiet for a holiday, didn't ski saturday (kids party) but I understand the crowd saturday was similar to sunday.
I also think the rentention rate will be higher due to the new lift.
I also think the rentention rate will be higher due to the new lift.
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I am also a first timer to Burke this year (see trip report). The new quad definitely influenced me to get up there this year, but also the bad weather. Typically I would be doing a few day trips to sunapee ragged, and gunstock. But this year I feel the need to get further up north into overnight trip range to make my VT and NH skiing worthwhile over Wachusett. In fact depending on how this storm turns up Friday, I might repeat my previous trip and hit cannon on Saturday and Burke on Sunday this weekend.
WJenness
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Don't want to jinx you, but in my experience Burke is good when the wind is blowing... *knock on wood*
I had a day last year where I blew past a few of the ski-93 areas due to wind holds, and the trusty old quad was turning and ski-on all day.
-w
+ 1. In my lifetime living there and skiing there, going back to 1990, I can only recall one day when the quad was on wind hold. The Poma is a great insurance policy.
This, for us. Never heard of it until reading about it on here. And then we discovered one of our friends and his family skis there and loves it, so we decided to try it this year. Hope to be there in a couple of weeks. New lift had no bearing, but good to know!
from_the_NEK
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Masskier
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Burke has 3 " of new snow on top from last night and its just starting to snow now.
from_the_NEK
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If anyone else is at Burke this weekend, and you stumble across this guy...
Throw a snowball at him
{Pic stolen from wa-loaf and his trips and events thread}
Throw a snowball at him
{Pic stolen from wa-loaf and his trips and events thread}
WJenness
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If anyone else is at Burke this weekend, and you stumble across this guy...
Throw a snowball at him
{Pic stolen from wa-loaf and his trips and events thread}
Just be prepared to miss... that dude skis pretty darn fast.
-w
soulseller
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I'll be there with the sneak. NEK, I first discovered Burke a few years ago thanks to some pictures you posted on NASIOC. This will be my first time there with the new quad, can't wait!
ScottySkis
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Very easy drive to Burke, unfortunately the only day I was their was a rain out so I didn't get to enjoy Burke at it's best.
abc
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Same here too!
I actually heard of it but just never paid much attention until I heard good things about it on AZ.
I've only been there once. Access is relatively easy. I should know since I went there mtn biking in the summer a few times. Though if the weather is bad, driving that stretch north of White River Junction late at night can feel pretty lonely.
It's basically the same route to Jay, only shorter, and less crowded. That said, they don't quite get the "Jay cloud" which I was fortunate to experienced. That same weekend (last season) I did Jay one day and Burke the next. Jay had better snow but more crowded, Burke had no crowd whatsoever. So if snow is somewhat assured, I'd choose Burke for the quietness.
billski
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I'll be at Burke Feb 26-27 (tomorrow and Monday). See Trip and Events.
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