Do you think they will have enough snow to last until Pond Skimming (4/3)?
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Zand's '10 Burke TRs
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Zand
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Idk... it's gonna be close. Obviously the Dippers, Warrens, Willoughby, etc are fine but the entire mid-Burke base is going quickly and they'll have to move a lot of snow around probably.
from_the_NEK
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Probably gonna be a shallow pond this year.
riverc0il
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Only 107" YTD for Burke. 
Nearly half of their annual average. That is tough. They are still reporting most non-glade trails open though. What a bizarre year...
Nearly half of their annual average. That is tough. They are still reporting most non-glade trails open though. What a bizarre year...
They are saying 70 F for Sunday What ever happened to March being the snowiest month of the year? This is the second March in a row that we have gotten screwed on....
What ever happened to March being the snowiest month of the year? This is the second March in a row that we have gotten screwed on....
Zand
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3/17... Happy St Patricks day
Well, 3 years ago today I was skiing 3' of powder at Stowe... today on the other hand, a beautiful sunny 60 degree day. Today was much better than Monday IMO. Dougs was actually skiable... no more "falling through" the snow every turn. No snow left in the troughs on Lower Dougs, but lots of bumps on the first few pitches. Fox's was better than Monday... still very skiable. Bear Den needs some skiers to ski those bumps in... if that happens it will be awesome because it has the biggest base on the mountain IMO.
Otherwise, the bottom is losing snow very fast. The top is holding up better than I expected it too... hopefully the skiing will stay good up there right through closing weekend. I'll be back up Friday afternoon on another sunny 60 degree day... then Sugarbush Saturday... maybe pushing 70 by then. What the hell is going on out there, it's warmer than last July. Big cooldown coming next week so enjoy this spring preview before it goes away for a couple weeks.
Well, 3 years ago today I was skiing 3' of powder at Stowe... today on the other hand, a beautiful sunny 60 degree day. Today was much better than Monday IMO. Dougs was actually skiable... no more "falling through" the snow every turn. No snow left in the troughs on Lower Dougs, but lots of bumps on the first few pitches. Fox's was better than Monday... still very skiable. Bear Den needs some skiers to ski those bumps in... if that happens it will be awesome because it has the biggest base on the mountain IMO.
Otherwise, the bottom is losing snow very fast. The top is holding up better than I expected it too... hopefully the skiing will stay good up there right through closing weekend. I'll be back up Friday afternoon on another sunny 60 degree day... then Sugarbush Saturday... maybe pushing 70 by then. What the hell is going on out there, it's warmer than last July. Big cooldown coming next week so enjoy this spring preview before it goes away for a couple weeks.
Zand
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3/19... 65 degrees and sunny
Great spring weather at Burke today. Doug's has just about lost its fun as there's more grass skiing than bump skiing now. Same for Fox's. Bear Den is getting a little more skied in as far as bumps go. Only 2 weeks to go, maybe it'll have a good line or two by closing weekend. Willoughby bumps get a tiny bit better everytime but still widely spaced. Sasquatch looked like my living room floor after the Christmas tree goes out... everything is littered with pine needles. Made it tough to figure out what was dirt and what was snow. Wilderness/Powderhorn were groomed and all other glades are closed.
Last good day tomorrow... rain coming in Sunday and then getting cold. I'll be at Sugarbush tomorrow.
Great spring weather at Burke today. Doug's has just about lost its fun as there's more grass skiing than bump skiing now. Same for Fox's. Bear Den is getting a little more skied in as far as bumps go. Only 2 weeks to go, maybe it'll have a good line or two by closing weekend. Willoughby bumps get a tiny bit better everytime but still widely spaced. Sasquatch looked like my living room floor after the Christmas tree goes out... everything is littered with pine needles. Made it tough to figure out what was dirt and what was snow. Wilderness/Powderhorn were groomed and all other glades are closed.
Last good day tomorrow... rain coming in Sunday and then getting cold. I'll be at Sugarbush tomorrow.
Zand
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Friday 3/26... low 20s
Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Everything on skiers right was closed for the Dippers race, leaving Warrens, Willoughby, and some connector trails open. Groomers did nice work... felt like Wachusett skiing for the most part.
Sunday 3/28... 40s, windy, mostly cloudy
My last day there for the season as they're closed till next weekend. Got up there at 2:30 and hit Dippers and Warrens twice, a very slick Bear Den and a nice Willoughby. Snow was soft from mid-mountain down... top was nice on the groomers. Bear Den was groomed last week or something because it's a sheet of ice now with no bumps left.
That's all for Burke for me this year. Don't see how they're gonna be open next weekend with the rain coming and then 70s... expect lots of mud. As for me, I'll be at Wachusett pond skimming Saturday and that'll be it for a couple weeks. Down to just that and a few more days at Sugarbush till they close. Maybe Killington after that if they're open into May.
Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Everything on skiers right was closed for the Dippers race, leaving Warrens, Willoughby, and some connector trails open. Groomers did nice work... felt like Wachusett skiing for the most part.
Sunday 3/28... 40s, windy, mostly cloudy
My last day there for the season as they're closed till next weekend. Got up there at 2:30 and hit Dippers and Warrens twice, a very slick Bear Den and a nice Willoughby. Snow was soft from mid-mountain down... top was nice on the groomers. Bear Den was groomed last week or something because it's a sheet of ice now with no bumps left.
That's all for Burke for me this year. Don't see how they're gonna be open next weekend with the rain coming and then 70s... expect lots of mud. As for me, I'll be at Wachusett pond skimming Saturday and that'll be it for a couple weeks. Down to just that and a few more days at Sugarbush till they close. Maybe Killington after that if they're open into May.
