Burke Mountain Academy Declines to Comment on Burke Mountain Sale

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Created on Monday, 17 March 2025 03:22

Written by Asher Ballantine

AMIDST A CLOSING BURKE SALE, BURKE MOUNTAIN ACADEMY DECLINES TO COMMENT THE THE POTENTIAL PURCHASE OF THEIR PROPERTY.

THE COURT-APPOINTED RECEIVER HAS DISCLOSED THAT NEGOTIATIONS WITH AN UNDISCLOSED BUYER ARE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF THE SALE OF THE MOUNTAIN. DURING THIS PROCESS, BURKE MOUNTAIN ACADEMY, THE RENOWNED SKI RACING SCHOOL CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE RESORT HAS DECLINED TO COMMENT ON ANYTHING REGARDING THE SALE OF BURKE. FRANK ADAMS, A LONG TIME BURKE SKIER WHO HAD FORMULATED A PETITION TO EXPEDITE THE SALE OF BURKE SPEAKS ABOUT THE ACADEMY'S IMPORTANCE. FRANK ADAMS/SKIER “SO BURKE MOUNTAIN ACADEMY HAS A LONG HISTORY WITH THE MOUNTAIN, I THINK IT'S A PHENOMENAL SCHOOL MANY OLYMPIC ATHLETES INCLUDING MIKAYLA SHIFFRIN, BUT THEY HAVE ALSO KEPT THE MT. GOING FOR ALL THESE YEARS, WHEN THERE WAS SOME LEAN YEARS AND AT ONE POINT THEY EVEN OWNED IT WHEN THE MT. WAS IN BANKRUPTCY. SO TO ME BURKE MTN. DOES NOT EXIST OR SURVIVE WITHOUT BURKE MTN. ACADEMY, AND TO THAT DEGREE BURKE MT. ACADEMY CAN'T EXIST WITHOUT BURKE MTN.” THE ACADEMY’S STANCE LEAVES QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF IT’S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE RESORT UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP.