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Burke's New Owners and New Start (2025)

B-Eastski

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Abominable said:
Man when I got that "attn passholders" email I was really hoping it was gonna say "come ski Burke this winter" but I guess that's premature. I've never skied there.

At the very least I'd expect some discounts for Catamount / B-East Summit (full package) passholders. Either way, seems like a huge positive step forward for all involved. Hopefully they get a great snow year to start things off right.
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Locals (Buckland Charlemont Hawley, MA) passholders have heard the rumors for years and knew this was happening. Rumor has it locally now it maybe something like Ikon summit pass includes 5-7 days at Burke before fully intergrading Burke into the Summit pass.
 
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Berkshire East has a huge race culture and i would hope the two mountains will work together bringing more traffic to Burke!
 
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Question: Are the Schaefers now one of the biggest names in North American Skiing? Owners of: Burke, Berkshire East, Catamount, Big Red Cat Tours (BC). Involved in operations: Bousquet, Hermitage, and Middlebury Snow Bowl. Very impressive!
 
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Schaefer family doesn’t have a role in Midd operations. Jon is an alum and at one point was on an advisory board, but I believe that was the extent of their involvement.
 
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Anyone heard anything recently about the long-in-the-works Berkshire East expansion ? Or has that been sidelined to focus on Burke ?
 
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B-Eastski said:
Question: Are the Schaefers now one of the biggest names in North American Skiing? Owners of: Burke, Berkshire East, Catamount, Big Red Cat Tours (BC). Involved in operations: Bousquet, Hermitage, and Middlebury Snow Bowl. Very impressive!
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Middlebury? That’s news to me.
 
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Snowmaking is absolutely the #1 thing they need to improve. I never go to the official base lodge down low so unfamiliar with what that needs although that’s for families which means they need to keep that maintained properly. I wish them all the luck and I’ll show up with the Indy. This is just as exciting as Black and Saddleback coming back to life for me.
 
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DoublePlanker said:
Terrain expansion Year after next? I hope West Bowl not East Bowl. Leave glades alone. Also add more glades

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What The New Owners of Burke Mountain Plan To Do In The Next 24 Months

New owners plan for maintenance projects, snowmaking enhancements, and new terrain.
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If this is somewhat accurate you'll lose a fair bit of tree skiing but gain some new area. That preliminary map is kinda scary if you go there for low skier density trees.
 
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