After years of uncertainty, Burke Mountain in VT has new owners: What are their plans?

After years of uncertainty, Burke Mountain in VT has new owners: What are their plans?

After being in federal receivership since 2016 because of its involvement in the Jay Peak EB-5 fraud, Burke Mountain Resort has new local owners.

New Owners Close on Burke, Will “Nearly Triple” Snowmaking Capacity Immediately

Subscribe nowShareBurke has new owners. They are who we thought they would be: Burke Academy, the local Graham family, the owners of Berkshire East. Together they are the supergroup known as “Bear Den Partners.”Moving on.Burke has many things that many other ski areas wish they had: a 2,000-foot vertical drop, two high-speed quads built in this century, ties to an internationally respected skiing institution, and an astonishingly perfect 600-ver…

Federal Judge Approves Burke Mountain Sale - The Hardwick Gazette

BURKE – A federal judge has signed off on the sale of Burke Mountain Resort for $11.5 million, releasing the Northeast Kingdom ski mountain from nearly a decade of federal receivership.  Judge Darrin P. Gayles issued an order Thursday in U.S. District Court in Miami formally approving the sale of Burke Mountain to Bear Den Partners LLC, a consortium of entities with longstanding ties to the ski resort.  “A private sale to the Buyer is the only c…

New Burke Mountain Owners Announce Major Upgrades, Pledge To Restore Resort’s Community Roots

BURKE — The new owners of Burke Mountain say they are launching immediate upgrades to snowmaking, lift operations and hospitality services as part of a plan to restore the Vermont ski area’s standing as a beloved independent resort.