We went to Burke yesterday. It was pretty neat to see the master plan of the mountain. This was the first time I had learned about master plans and it makes a lot of sense to have one. Even if you don't have the money at the time, there may be opportunities for expansion in the future. I really like the master plan that Burke has too. It uses as much terrain as they have and everything fits together, like a puzzle, as Lindsey said! We got to see the new lift under construction. It helped me understand how intense it is and how much work goes in to putting up a new lift. It also shows that not everything goes as planned and there are many laws and regulations that are unknown until you find out you need to follow them. For instance, they have to put a fire alarm in the mid-Burke lodge that communicates with the chair lift because the chairs will be going over a portion of the lodge. Looking at the wind turbine up close was pretty sick! Those blades can mooveee!
Peace!
I agree! its really crazy how much Burke has to get approved before they can start even building the lift! Its got to be really cool for you now since you work at Burke, because now you know now all of the plans Burke are contemplating to build in the future!
ReplyDeleteAgreed! It was pretty interesting watching the concrete footing for the lift towers being made. The new lift is going to look so much better. The wind turbine was awesome too. It's crazy how large they can be. Hopefully it helps save them a lot of money!!!!!
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