Behind the hotel is a mid-lodge called the Bear Den which features a full-service bar, soups and chili, and live music on Saturdays.

The "Lower Mountain" consists of mostly beginner terrain, and is serviced by the Sherburne Express high-speed detachable quad chairlift.

A beginner carpet lift was installed in 2010 to make the learning progression easier for first-time skiers.

The fixed grip "Willoughby" quad summit lift was partially removed circa 2017, as it had only seen operation during busy days.

The lower mountain trails are accessed from the base lodge using the Sherburne Express Quad lift.

There are often mountain bike races When the correct atmospheric conditions present themselves, Burke is also a popular location for Hang Gliding and Paragliding.

In 2008, a group headed by Miami businessman Ariel Quiros and the CEO of Jay Peak Resort, Bill Stenger, purchased Jay, which was conducting an EB-5 visa program to finance development of the ski area.

Under this visa, every $500,000 invested in the U.S. that results in ten new jobs gains the investor permanent residence.

[8][9] By 2014, some investors had complained to the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that the resort company had abruptly reclassified their investments.

They eventually found that Quiros had diverted millions of the dollars raised for his personal use and that Stenger had lied to investors and the SEC about, among other things, the status of some of the construction projects, some of which were never built, including a biotechnology plant in Newport, Vermont.