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Burke Mountain
Burke, Vermont
The base area (2011)
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| Burke Mountain Details |
| Status: | Open |
| First Year of Operation: | 1956 |
| Vertical Drop: | 2,011 feet |
| Lifts in Operation: | 2 high speed quads, 1 quad, surface lifts |
| Lifts Removed/Non Operational: | 2 doubles, surface lifts |
Initially a Civilian Conservation Corps development, Burke's lift served history began in early 1956 with its now-legendary Poma lift.
A new $126,000 access road was completed in 1958.
The first chairlift was installed in 1966, serving the upper mountain. A lower mountain chairlift was added in 1978.
The Burke Mountain Academy was established near the ski area in 1970.
The summit chairlift was upgraded to a fixed grip quad for the 1988-89 season. Burke would go on to struggle financially, declaring bankruptcy in 1990. The Northern Star Ski Corporation would own Burke in the mid to late 1990s, until another bankruptcy was declared circa 1999.
Burke Mountain Academy acquired the mountain as Burke 2000, eventually transferring the area to Lubert-Adler and the Ginn Corporation in 2005. Since then, Burke has seen increased investment.
The installation of Burke's first high speed chairlift (2005) |
Expansion History
Lift Timeline
| Season | Lift Name | Type | Event | Notes |
| 2010s |
| 2011-12 | Mid-Burke Express | Leitner-Poma Detachable Quad Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 2000s |
| 2005-06 | Sherburne Express | Leitner-Poma Detachable Quad Chairlift | Installed | New install with some Hall towers |
| 2004-05 | Sherburne | Hall Double Chairlift | Removed after season | |
| 1980s |
| 1988-89 | Willoughby | CTEC Quad Chairlift | Installed | New install with some Hall towers |
| 1987-88 | Summit | Hall Double Chairlift | Possibly removed after season | |
| 1982-83 | Poma | Poma lift | Extended | |
| 1970s |
| 1978-79 | Sherburne | Hall Double Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1960s |
| 1966-67 | Summit | Hall Double Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1965-66 | T-Bar | Hall T-Bar | Installed | New install |
| 1963-64 | Novice | Poma lift | Possibly installed | |
| 1950s |
| 1955-56 | Poma | Poma lift | Installed | New install |
Ticket Price History
Weekend Full Day Lift Ticket
| Season |
Price |
Source |
| 2010s | | 2011-12 | $68.00 |  | skiburke.com | | 2009-10 | $57.00 | | skiburke.com |
| 2000s | | 2008-09 | $57.00 | | skiburke.com | | 2006-07 | $54.00 | | skiburke.com | | 2005-06 | $52.00 | | skiburke.com | | 2004-05 | $47.00 | | skiburke.com | | 2002-03 | $39.00 | | skiburke.com | | 2001-02 | $39.00 | | skiburke.com | | 2000-01 | $39.00 | | skiburke.com | | 1999-00 | $42.00 | | Brochure |
| 1980s | | 1982-83 | $15.00 | | Rand McNally Winter Recreation Map |
Vintage Ads
Burke Mountain ad in the 1971 Eastern Ski Map
Click here to see more Burke Mountain vintage advertisements
External Links
Burke Mountain - official site
Burke Mountain - FranklinSites.com Hiking Guide
Burke Mountain Academy
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Last updated: April 17, 2012
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