Burke Mountain trippen

On Thursday October 13th our class went to Burke muntain to see some of their new projects. We got to see their master plan that included ideas that are possibilities and some that are actually in proccess. We also got to see the blue print for the new poma they are putting in at this moment. We talked about alot of the permitting proccess that goes along with the lift and how long it usually takes to get approved to start building. After that, we went outside and got to see where the bottom lift terminal is going to go. We also got to take a look at the new sheave trains and towers for the new lift. They were very very green! like hulk green. :) I liked them very much because they are my favorite color and they are going to look very nice when they are finally up. Next we went up to the top to see the top terminal and the new wind turbine. The wind turbine was the neatest thing ever! it was going really fast too because it was windy. We learned that it will take 2 years for the turbine to pay for itself which is really fast. I also learned that from all the power it creates in the summer, thats enough power to power their new lift in the winter!! Its amazing how much power the turbine produces. Overall it was a good day and i cannot wait to ride the new lift at Burke! Its going to be awesome!!!!