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Burke Mountain Ski Resort
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223 Sherburn Lodge RdEast Burke, VT 05832
(802) 626-7300
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5 reviews for Burke Mountain Ski Resort
My love for Burke Mountain is summed up in this gem of a quote that was written on the lift line dry-erase board two or three years ago:
"A bad day at Burke, is better than a good day at work."
I was recently introduced to Burke mountain through friends, and I have to say, it is a great little mountain nestled in a small, low key town! I love that there is rarely a wait at the lift line, and there is room to link turns once you get to the top. There is some nice tree skiing as well, and East Bowl is great when there is powder, and if you're willing to do a little hiking, (I'm a snowboarder). I'm a recovering Colorado snow junkie, so it's been tough for me to transition to riding back east again, but if you're looking for a low-key, small mountain feel, I'd recommend Burke any day!
Update: Went there again this weekend and damn! DO NOT miss the East Bowl area. It's a hike for snowboarders, but the deep pow pow and natural jumps are soooo worth it! Love this place!
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Burke Mountain is a great place to snowboard and ski. I recently spent a weekend there and had a blast. The snow was great, nicely groomed, and I don't think I waited longer than 2 minutes in any lift line. It's kind of a mom n' pop mountain-- not commercial at all, like a lot of other places in VT/NH. It's really chill and lots of fun.
One thing to note is that a lot of their intermediate trails might as well be black diamonds, compared to other ski places up North...they are super hard and steep. But still fun, if you like that kind of thing! And the green trails are really really easy, but there aren't many of them, and none of them run from the summit.
Another thing to note is that if you're renting, apparently they only have step-in bindings for snowboarders...my friends that rented did not enjoy them at all. So if you don't have your own gear, you may want to rent off-mountain.
Other than that it's good times all around. And the condo we rented, which we could snowboard right onto the main trails from, was beautiful and had amazing views of Franconia Notch.
This place was great compared to a lot of the New England ski areas that I've been to. Because it is so far away from most of the major metros, it is not crowded at all and the lift lines are non-existent.
It's not a huge mountain. There are only two lifts - one that goes from the bottom to mid-mountain, and one that goes from mid-mountain to the top. There are also two j-bar lifts. However, they do have a pretty decent variety of terrain, and as an intermediate skier, I wasn't bored at all.
The rentals were brand new and in great condition, which was a nice surprise. And they gave a student discount to an old grad student like me, so that was also a nice surprise.
The condo we stayed in was also pretty cheap when split between 5 people, so I'd definitely go back, and highly recommend this place.
Ah, the ol' home mountain. Burke was it while growing up in the NEK and attending St. Johnsbury Academy. I have many fond memories of skiing this little gem.
Burke Mountain is pretty much on its own for skiing in northeastern Vermont. It is relatively small compared to Stowe, Jay Peak, and Killington and doesn't offer the glitz and glamor of resort mountains. It's still a backdoor beauty for the locals and I hope it can stay that way. You'll have a lot of drive time to other mountains if positioned in Burke and wanting to try something a little different. Jay Peak to the north is a good combo. If you stay in or near St. Johnsbury, you may think about combining days at Loon and Bretton Woods.
Watch out for the Olympic hopefuls if you ski Burke - it is also home of Burke Mountain Academy - the first ski academy in the US and has produced 45 Olympians.