awf170
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thetrailboss said:
oh nvm look at this
http://www.jaypeakresort.com/page.asp?intNodeID=16194
first it says burke is free, then it says the other stuff at the bottom
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Burke Announces Multi million dollar capital improvement plan for this year
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oh nvm look at this
http://www.jaypeakresort.com/page.asp?intNodeID=16194
first it says burke is free, then it says the other stuff at the bottom
awf170 said:
Welcome to the world of advertising and fine print! :roll:
riverc0il
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the burke pass is free skiing at jay midweek then $30 on the weekends. jay probably has the same deal going the other way.
awf170
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does anyone know if burke has any discounts for season pass holders of any mountain, like at cannon if u have a season pass it is $10 off
riverc0il
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burke season pass holders get half off tickets at cannon, dartmouth, and balsams and get free skiing at jay peak mid-week, $30 on the weekends. great deal for the price of the pass.
awf170
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riverc0il said:
oh sry, i meant the oppisite way around, im going to get a wildcat season pass, so for having that do i get any discounts at burke. At places like cannon i get $10 off for that.
Now Burke is saying that the new quad will be 150 feet SHORTER than the double dumping out below the current unloading area. One question--WHY???? The current set-up works UNLESS they are planning on keeping novice skiers off of Lower Willoughby...
riverc0il
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is it possible that was a type? have you verified that with David and made sure he did not accidently say lower when he meant high? 150 feet lower would definitely require construction of a new chair for access to the summit quad from the top of the new lift which is essential. perhaps they are looking at a less steep transition between the top of the beginner lift and the summit quad? that would eliminate a possibly dangerous intersection and ensure people riding the lower lift stayed within the terrain the lift is serving.
Masskier
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I posted this earlier
"The new lift will be a little shorter, according to Dick Andross, president of ski area operations, and will be a four-minute ride to the top. The detachable quad travels 1,000 feet per minute, Andross said"
From The Caledonian-Record
Its lower so they can buile an easier way to the Willoughby Quad.
"The new lift will be a little shorter, according to Dick Andross, president of ski area operations, and will be a four-minute ride to the top. The detachable quad travels 1,000 feet per minute, Andross said"
From The Caledonian-Record
Its lower so they can buile an easier way to the Willoughby Quad.
This just in:
And here is the picture from the website
No need to fear...Trailboss is heading up tomorrow to take photos and write a report for AZ! :wink:
And here is the picture from the website
No need to fear...Trailboss is heading up tomorrow to take photos and write a report for AZ! :wink:
OK, guess what? More pics from Burke's site!!!
Hannah Collins and David Gwatkin are credited for these photos. :wink:
www.skiburke.com
Hannah Collins and David Gwatkin are credited for these photos. :wink:
www.skiburke.com
TRIP REPORT: SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 23, 2005 VISIT TO BURKE.
As promised, we went up and walked around Burke to check out the construction. I took some pics, so look for them soon, but the Burke pics above pretty much tell the story. Two Leitner-Poma pickups at Sherburne Base Lodge. Chairs are all off the double, stacked, and chained together so nobody can get any souveniers. This is consistent with what sources have said regarding the future use of the chair somewhere else on the mtn. The base terminal is almost completely disassembled. The engine was covered with a tarp and the counterweight building was gone along with the lift attendant's shack. The counterweight was cool to look at. A high-lift was on site. The cable/line is in the process of being removed and the uphill line was off of the sheaves on towers 2 and 3. Next stage will be removing the line this week and beginning to take down the towers. The trees have really grown in on the lower liftline (where the brook runs underneath the lift), so I imagine they will clear it further.
Nothing else at the base to speak of except two stakes behind the base terminal.
We drove to Mid Burke, which was gated to find that there had been no visible activity on the trails or at the snowmaking pumphouses. They have not begun clearing the new access trail from what we could see. Some chairs were off the quad, as is required for summer maintenance and storage. The place was eerily quiet and desolate without snow.
Two survey markers above the lodge on the upper slope--had elevation notation on it.
So nothing big, but interesting to see what is going on. I imagine in a few weeks we'll have something more interesting to look at...watching the GMX go up at Sugarbush (including splicing the final cable line) was interesting.
As promised, we went up and walked around Burke to check out the construction. I took some pics, so look for them soon, but the Burke pics above pretty much tell the story. Two Leitner-Poma pickups at Sherburne Base Lodge. Chairs are all off the double, stacked, and chained together so nobody can get any souveniers. This is consistent with what sources have said regarding the future use of the chair somewhere else on the mtn. The base terminal is almost completely disassembled. The engine was covered with a tarp and the counterweight building was gone along with the lift attendant's shack. The counterweight was cool to look at. A high-lift was on site. The cable/line is in the process of being removed and the uphill line was off of the sheaves on towers 2 and 3. Next stage will be removing the line this week and beginning to take down the towers. The trees have really grown in on the lower liftline (where the brook runs underneath the lift), so I imagine they will clear it further.
Nothing else at the base to speak of except two stakes behind the base terminal.
We drove to Mid Burke, which was gated to find that there had been no visible activity on the trails or at the snowmaking pumphouses. They have not begun clearing the new access trail from what we could see. Some chairs were off the quad, as is required for summer maintenance and storage. The place was eerily quiet and desolate without snow.
Two survey markers above the lodge on the upper slope--had elevation notation on it.
So nothing big, but interesting to see what is going on. I imagine in a few weeks we'll have something more interesting to look at...watching the GMX go up at Sugarbush (including splicing the final cable line) was interesting.
Vortex
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TB on the job.
Good work TB, thanks for the update...
loafer89
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Burke 1993-1994 brochure:
bvibert said:
No problem guys. Looks like end of the week for pics. Maybe early next week.
loafer89 said:
Thanks again, loafer!!
I remember that brochure and have a copy at home in VT. Note the day rate: $22 every day of the season. It was a last minute gimmick to try and drum up business for the last two years. Also note the "FUTURE EXPANSION MAP" that was a feature on Burke maps from the early 1980's through about 1995 or so. It became kind of a joke to us locals since it was never going to happen :roll: When you look at the snowmaking coverage and compare it to today's map or stats, there is no comparison:
The Mountain's Stats accurately describe the situation now...much more snowmaking...more than double the original "30 acres" of coverage.
Note the new trails and glades. Also note that the Mountain Poma (to the left of the summit quad) is so much longer...this work was done in 1995. The Dipper Poma never operated after about 1991 or 1992 or so, kind of funny it remained on the map for so long. Now it is gone.
One more funny story: Bear Kingdom Limited ran the mountain and was owned by a German movie mogul named Bernd Schaffers or something like that. He used to make his wife get on the radio for a cheesy ad bragging about the mountain. They also told the local paper that they had plans to build 'bavarian castles' on the mountain to bring a taste of Europe to the area :blink: :roll: Turns out when the place went bankrupt, they disappeared because the mountain was being used as a money laundering operation. INTERPOL caught up with him soon after :wink:
loafer89
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I posted the Burke brochure scan especially for you as I know how much you like the place. I skied burke for the first and only time in March of 1994. I had a great time, I just never got around to going back again
I also have Burke brochures for much of the mid-late 1990's.
I sent alot of maps and brochures to Teachski's website over the weekend.
I also have Burke brochures for much of the mid-late 1990's.
I sent alot of maps and brochures to Teachski's website over the weekend.
teachski
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Yes, he did and they are all posted on my site. I look forward to any and all additional brochures he, and others want to send me for the site. I, of course, will credit brochures to their rightful owners.
I think it's great that people are willing to share their things. I am happy to host them on my site, they make my site better and more complete (though it never will be "complete").
Thanks again for the additions.
(P.S. I will not post anything without first obtainint permission from the owner.)
I think it's great that people are willing to share their things. I am happy to host them on my site, they make my site better and more complete (though it never will be "complete").
Thanks again for the additions.
(P.S. I will not post anything without first obtainint permission from the owner.)
Also, note on the 1994 map that trails 10 and 11 are just 'missing,' meaning that Burke had 28 and NOT 30 trails. Those trails, Bunny Hop and Hydroelectric, as well as the lower part of Toll Road can still be found coming off of the bottom of East Bowl. They run to the High Meadows Condos away from the main area and many folks were taking it to find that the trails ended on the access road without lift access back up!
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