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Cannot tell you why everyone else is showing up at Burke. But I can tell you I (and my wife and 2 kids) were all there for the first time on Sunday (schedule meant we drove up Saturday afternoon) and we will be back.
I grew up in New England and knew Burke was there but never made it up. My brother (a Stowe devotee) went a year ago with a friend (who had grown up there). When we were talking about finding a "go to" mountain for my family he said Burke had great skiing and a good family vibe.
HE WAS DEAD SPOT ON!!
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Dropped the 3.5 year old in monring ski school and went out with my wife (day 5 over 2 years after 15+ years off) and my 6.5 year old (his 3rd season, 7th day this season, another 7-10 last season). We skied groomers together until noon.
7 minutes after we sit down for lunch and 15 seconds after my 6.5 year old finishes his hotdog he is gearing up to get back out and yelling at me to hurry up!! He already knew what he wanted to ski when we got back out (he had begged to ski Lift Line into ReRun all morning and my wife had told him not while she was there). I wasn't too keen on running him under the lift so I took him over to Throbulator instead. Second run after lunch he did talk me into his line.
Make no mistake..he (we) still have plenty of work to do but, he was all smiles all the way down and never had a problem. He parallel turns on everything but will still throw a wedge for control when he thinks he needs it. [Not sure the temperment on this board (registere 5 minute ago) but, before anyone comments on trail selection with a young (intermediate) skier: two ski patrollers caught up with us at the end of Throbulator and they gave him props on style and attitude.]
Came down at the end of the day to find out my wife had driven around to the two real estate agents in town to try to learn about seasonal rentals for 2012/13. So, while passes and food are really reasonable...I think this might have been a very expensive trip for me.
I grew up in New England and knew Burke was there but never made it up. My brother (a Stowe devotee) went a year ago with a friend (who had grown up there). When we were talking about finding a "go to" mountain for my family he said Burke had great skiing and a good family vibe.
HE WAS DEAD SPOT ON!!
Report:
Dropped the 3.5 year old in monring ski school and went out with my wife (day 5 over 2 years after 15+ years off) and my 6.5 year old (his 3rd season, 7th day this season, another 7-10 last season). We skied groomers together until noon.
7 minutes after we sit down for lunch and 15 seconds after my 6.5 year old finishes his hotdog he is gearing up to get back out and yelling at me to hurry up!! He already knew what he wanted to ski when we got back out (he had begged to ski Lift Line into ReRun all morning and my wife had told him not while she was there). I wasn't too keen on running him under the lift so I took him over to Throbulator instead. Second run after lunch he did talk me into his line.
Make no mistake..he (we) still have plenty of work to do but, he was all smiles all the way down and never had a problem. He parallel turns on everything but will still throw a wedge for control when he thinks he needs it. [Not sure the temperment on this board (registere 5 minute ago) but, before anyone comments on trail selection with a young (intermediate) skier: two ski patrollers caught up with us at the end of Throbulator and they gave him props on style and attitude.]
Came down at the end of the day to find out my wife had driven around to the two real estate agents in town to try to learn about seasonal rentals for 2012/13. So, while passes and food are really reasonable...I think this might have been a very expensive trip for me.
