So is this to say that the deal with Ascutney fell through?
Besides regrading Upper Dipper, what else are they doing?
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Burke submits act 250 application for new Lift
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So is this to say that the deal with Ascutney fell through?
Besides regrading Upper Dipper, what else are they doing?
from_the_NEK
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My guess is one thing they will do will be reconditioning the third (lowest) section of the parking lot near the mid-Burke gate to help handle the loss of the of parking lot near the lodge. Currently it is mostly just grass and kind of overgrown. I would think they would put in some sort of path/bridge between those lots and field where the new lift base is located. Otherwise the condo owners are going to get pissed with all of the people walking through their driveway.
BTW thanks for the update Masskier! During the summer I don't have as much contact with my sources and I get out of the loop a bit
from_the_NEK
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We still haven't decided on a name for this thing or the trail that will be under it.
billski
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We still haven't decided on a name for this thing or the trail that will be under it.
Do what Magic does. Leave it unmarked for a year, see how it skis and take in all suggestions, g-rated to x-rated...
from_the_NEK
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Trail name = "Wassomeniceglades" or "Long Time Coming" or "Overdew"(sic)
Lift name = "Kingdom Express" (just seems like this name is almost too obvious and using "Kingdom" in naming stuff around here is starting to get overdone).
"NEK Direct" this one kind of rolls off the tongue if you pronounce it "Neck Direct" (again the "NEK" stuff is overdone but sellable [just look at my screen name :wink:])
Lift name = "Kingdom Express" (just seems like this name is almost too obvious and using "Kingdom" in naming stuff around here is starting to get overdone).
"NEK Direct" this one kind of rolls off the tongue if you pronounce it "Neck Direct" (again the "NEK" stuff is overdone but sellable [just look at my screen name :wink:])
from_the_NEK
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Other "improvements" ? :razz:
Other "improvements" ? :razz:
I take it that this is a dream rather than reality?
Does Burke have development rights to put in a trail pod over there? Would be pretty sweet. Some of the steeper terrain on the mountain no?
They did have an approved master plan that at one time had development planned for that area, named "West Peak" or "West Bowl." It seems that the focus has turned to the East Bowl and the meadow just above the Cutter. Previous versions of this map had the full expansion plans with at least two lifts in that meadow, but this map only shows East Bowl and West Bowl expansions:
Masskier
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Upper Dipper may or may not be regraded this year. In addition of the new HSQ, Some of the other improvements planned for this summer are; Installation of the summit wind tower, The cutting of 3 more lift accessed mountain biking trails, they already started on the first one, and a new timing/warming building at the base of the training hill.
The timing hut has seen better days. Good improvements otherwise.
kingdom-tele
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Other "improvements" ? :razz:
NEK
isn't that area getting small "improvements" every year anyway:grin:
from_the_NEK
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Shhhh! :lol:
And yes that map was just a doodle i did in Google Earth.
Additionally the layout of trails on that old expansion plan trail boss posted makes no sense given the terrain that is over there. It looks like someone just slapped some lines on the trail map and said "we might do something over here".
DoublePlanker
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That's a HSP you drew, right? High speed poma. I would like some nice narrow trails.
from_the_NEK
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I was thinking more along the lines of Tram. That lift line is over 5000' long which is a bit long for a surface lift. Only trails are around the perifery of the bowl, a couple connectors, and the lift line itself. The rest is all glades.
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Masskier
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Oh, I meant to mention that unlike the Sherburne express the new HSQ will have a footrest.
Zand
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Can it have some kind of padding for a backrest too? And a bar that will stay down unlike Willoughby?
kingdom-tele
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I was thinking more along the lines of Tram. That lift line is over 5000' long which is a bit long for a surface lift. Only trails are around the perifery of the bowl, a couple connectors, and the lift line itself. The rest is all glades.
t bar with a mid station load, keep the half hearted out and allow for runs late season when the bottom half is gone - could name the perimeter trail sunburn
Update: progress is being made. The liftline is now clear. Lots of trees stacked in the parking lot, areas flagged and DIG SAFE done near MidBurke, stakes and areas marked for regrading (presumably) near MidBurke, logging roads made to haul logs out and then reseeded. Start shack has been cleaned out. More flags and stakes near the new base. Pics soon.
And a large storage container and skidders are near the ski patrol building.
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