Burke day 3

For my 3rd day of work at Burke I was in a groomer with randy, the head groomer at the mountain. We road in a bombardier bison. I was really impressed with the way the machine handled some of burkes steeper trails, such as ledges and upper dipper. I am grooming every Friday, so I will elaborate through each post. Randy and I got to know one another thru this first meeting. We talked a lot about the machine and the function of the different components. Good grooming in spring conditions benefits the manager and employees because they can stay open longer and make more money. Guests benefit from this because they can slide on well maintained snow late into the season. Grroming is also sustainable because reuses snow left on the hill after a day of usage and is safe because ruts, ice patches and other hazards are often smoothed over by the machine.