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Burke Directory Listings

Burke Mountain Touring Center

Burke, Caledonia County, Vermont

Directory listings: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008

 

 

1971  Vermont Ski Guide: Ski Touring Council schedule of events:

Burke Mountain hosted 2 weekend-long Ski Touring Clinics & Tours led by William Lederer

And a single day Sun and Fun tour also led by William Lederer

 

1972  Vermont Ski Guide: Ski Touring Council schedule of events:

Burke Mountain hosted Ski Touring Guide Session for instructors and leaders

Three weekend-long Ski Touring Clinic and Tours led by William Lederer

One weekend-long Workshop and Tours led by William Lederer

And a single day Sun and Fun Tour led by William Lederer

 

1974  Vermont Ski Guide: Burke Mountain Recreation, East Burke, Vermont 05832. 802-626-3305. Burke Mountain is blessed with endless terrain for its 35 miles of ski touring trails ranging from novice to expert. Ski School with certified touring instructors offers group and private touring lessons along with a workshop held every weekend in the Sugar House Touring Center, featuring lectures, group tours and Nastar races.

 

1975  Vermont Ski Guide: Burke Mountain Recreation, East Burke, Vermont 05832. 802-626-3305. Burke Mountain is blessed with endless terrain for its 35 miles of ski touring trails ranging from novice to expert. Ski School with certified touring instructors offers group and private touring lessons along with a workshop held every weekend in the Sugar House Touring Center, featuring lectures, group tours and NASTAR races. $5 per day for workshops.

 

1976  Vermont Ski Guide: Sugarhouse Touring Center at Burke Mountain, East Burke 05832. 626-3305. Burke Mountain is blessed with endless terrain for its 32 mi. of ski touring trails, novice to expert. Certified instructors, weekend workshops, lectures, group tours. Equiptment sales and rentals.

 

1977  Vermont Ski Guide: Sugarhouse Touring Center at Burke Mountain, East Burke 05832. 626-3305. Burke Mountain is blessed with endless terrain for its 32 mi. of ski touring trails, novice to expert. Certified instructors, weekend workshops, lectures, group tours. Equiptment sales and rentals, repairs. $1 per day trail use fee. Hosting 1977 National Cross-Country Ski Championships, Jan. 23-29, 1977.

 

1981  Vermont Ski Touring Guide: Burke Mountain Touring Center, E. Burke, 05832. Tel. 626-3305. An old Vermont farmhouse surrounded by open fields and wooded land is the setting for the all-new Burke Ski Touring Center. 32 miles of tracked trails. Rental and retail shops, lessons, ski weeks, lodging, nursery. Adjacent from Burke Mtn. Alpine area.

 

1982 and 1983: listings not available

1984  Cross Country Ski Vermont: Burke Mountain Touring Center, E. Burke. Network encompasses all of the various terrain, passing through snow-laden softwoods, stately hardwoods; spectacular views. 15 km set. Elev. 1000'-1600'. Rental, repair, café, lodging, day care. Burke Mountain Recreation, Gary Darling, Box 77, E. Burke 05832. Tel. 626-8338.

 

1985  Cross Country Ski Vermont: Burke Mountain Ski Touring Center, E. Burke. Complete family touring center with trails laid out to offer skiing for all levels of ability amidst the finest scenery of the Northeast Kingdom. 40 km machine tracked; 60 km total. Elev. 1100'-2200'. Instruction, rental, retail, repair, café, lodging, day care, change rooms, guided tours, camping. Stanley Swaim, Box 101-A, E. Burke 05832. 626-8338.

 

1986-1987  Vermont: Winter's Best Vacation Magazine: Burke Mountain Cross-Country Ski Area, E. Burke. Compete family touring center with trails laid out to offer skiing for all levels of ability amidst the finest scenery of the Northeast Kingdom. 55 km machine tracked; 60 km total. Elev. 1100'-2400'. Trail fee $6. Instruction, rental, retail, repair, café, lodging nearby, day care. Stanley Swaim, Box 101, E. Burke 05832. 626-8338.

 

1987-1988  Vermont, Skiing in its Finest State: Burke Mountain, East Burke, VT 05832. 626-8338. 55km machine tracked, 65km total marked trails. 1100 low elevation; 2400 high elevation. Instruction, rental shop, retail shop, repairs, café/restaurant, lodging nearby, daycare.

 

1988-1989  Vermont, Skiing in its Finest State: Burke Mountain, East Burke, VT 05832. 626-8338. 45km machine tracked, 31 km groomed skating lanes, 8 km marked outlying trails, 53 km total trails. 1100 low elevation; 2400 high elevation. Nordic instruction, rental shop, retail sales, equipment repairs, café/restaurant, lodging nearby, day care. $8.00 weekend trail fee.

 

1989  Vermont Magazine: Burke Mountain, E Burke 626-8338. 53 km machine tracked, 40 km skating. $8.00 weekend day pass. $11/$16 lessons group/private. 3 hrs from boston, 6 hrs from new york, 4 hrs from hartford, 2.5 hrs from montreal. $25 day care rates per day. Insider tip: Betsy's chili will fire your furnace on the coldest January days.

 

1989-1990  Vermont Ski Vacation Guide: Burke Mountain, East Burke, VT 05832. 626-8338. 47km machine tracked, 23 km groomed skating lanes, 6 km marked outlying trails, 53km total trails. 1100 low elevation; 2400 high elevation. Nordic Instruction, rental shop, retail shop, equipment repairs, café/restaurant, lodging nearby, ski packages. $8.00 weekend trail fee

 

1990  Vermont Cross Country: Burke Mountain, East Burke, 05832 626-8338. 45 km machine tracked, 43 km groomed skating lanes, 53 km total trails. 1100 low elevation, 2400 high elevation. Nordic instruction, rental shop, retail sales, equipment rental, café/restaurant, nearby lodging, ski packages. $10.00 weekend trail fee.

 

1993-1994  Vermont Winter Guide: Burke Mountain, East Burke 05832. 802-626-8338. 62km machine tracked, 53km skating lanes, 62km total trails. 1100 low elevation, 2400 high elevation. Nordic instruction, retail shop, retail sales, equipment repair, nearby lodging, ski packages. $10.00 weekend trail fee.

 

1993  Cross Country Skiing in Vermont: Burke Mountain, East Burke, VT 05832. 802-626-8338. 61 km machine tracked, 53 km groomed skating lanes,61 km total trails. $10.00 weekend day pass. Lessons.

 

2002  Vermont Winter Guide: Burke Cross-Country Ski Area, 753 Pinkham Rd, East Burke, VT 05832. www.burkemountain.com/winter/xc-ctryski.htm . 802-626-8338. 80 km trails. 70/55 km machine tracked/skating terrain. Instruction, rental. Open seven days a week, 9 am to 4:30pm.

 

2003  Ski Vermont Magazine: Burke Cross-Country Ski Area, East Burke, VT 05823. www.burkexc.com . 802-626-8338. 80km trails, 75/55 km machine tracked/skating terrain. Instruction, rental. "…the miles of trails, among the best groomed in the state head into some of the prettiest and least tamed woodlands and hillsides in the Northeast Kingdom." Here the atmosphere is noncompetitive, our focus is the quality of skiing and your awareness of the surrounding countryside. Eight main loops make up 80 km of trails to accommodate all skiing abilities.

 

2004  Ski Vermont Magazine: Burke Cross-Country Ski Area, West Burke, VT 05871. www.burkexc.com . 802-626-8338. 80 km trails, 70/55 km machine tracked/skating terrain. Instruction, rental. "…the miles of trails, among the best groomed in the state head into some of the prettiest and least tamed woodlands and hillsides in the Northeast Kingdom." Here the atmosphere is noncompetitive, our focus is the quality of skiing and your awareness of the surrounding countryside. Eight main loops make up 80 km of trails to accommodate all skiing abilities.

 

2004  Vermont Magazine: A season's pass and 40k of trails groomed for skating and classic await dogs at Burke Cross-Country Center in East Burke. It's $20 for a season pass, weather poochie skis one day or a hundred. 802-535-7722.

 

2005  Ski Vermont Magazine: Burke Cross Country Ski Area, Pinkham Road East Burke, VT. 800-535-7722. An old Vermont ski area with honest snow reports, the best of grooming (including a tiller) and real environmental sensitivities in a proven snow belt. Trails- 86km groomed, shared snowshoe rentals-xc, snowshoe children-skis Programs-seniors, children Lodging-nearby Food-snacks Services-PSIA lessons

 

2005  xcski.org XC Directory: Burke Cross Country Ski Area, West Burke, VT 05871. www.burkexc.com . 802-626-8338. 80 km trails, 70/55 km machine tracked/skating terrain. Instruction, rental. "…the miles of trails, among the best groomed in the state head into some of the prettiest and least tamed woodlands and hillsides in the Northeast Kingdom." Here the atmosphere is noncompetitive, our focus is the quality of skiing and your awareness of the surrounding countryside. Eight main loops make up 80 km of trails to accommodate all skiing abilities.

 

2008  Vermont Winter Vacation Guide: Burke XC Ski Area, East Burke, VT 05832. 802-626-7300, www.kingdomtrails.org . 80 km trails, 70/55 tracked/skating. Nordic instruction, repair, rental, restaurant, lodging nearby, ski packages, guided tours, snowshoeing.