Okemo boasts new passes

Okemo Mountain Resort is making on-mountain improvements and introducing new ways to save on skiing and riding for the winter of 2009/2010. New this year, the Sunday One-Day Season Pass is a great "starter" pass for weekend day trippers and is priced right at an early-bird rate of $299 for adults ($359 after Oct. 12). This direct-to-lift season pass has four blackout dates, but is valid all other Sundays throughout the season. Partial-day lift tickets are another great way to save. In addition to its popular half-day lift ticket offer, Okemo is introducing a partial-day lift ticket that starts at 2 p.m. Perfect for eager overnight guests who arrive prior to check-in, this lift ticket option is just $30 for adults, $26 for Young Adults and Seniors, and $20 for Juniors and Super Seniors. This discount ticket deal is available every day with no restrictions and can be purchased at any Okemo Ski + Ride School desk location. Okemo will be fortifying its online lift ticket deals this winter and adding more print-at-home coupon options. Facebook friends and Twitter followers will be the first to know about special deals offered throughout the season. In addition, savings updates and unique offers will be sent to those who subscribe to mobile phone text alerts at Okemo.com. Also new this winter, Okemo will be making improvements to grooming, snowmaking and the Ross Powers Superpipe. Okemo operations crews have also been busy during the summer months with trail maintenance. New growth on trail edges has been noticeably trimmed back to make trails feel more open and some highly traveled routes like Mountain Road have been widened in places to accommodate the increase in popularity. Rising above the village of Ludlow, in south-central Vermont, Okemo Mountain Resort is a four-season playground that built its reputation for quality and superior guest service as a winter retreat for skiers and snowboarders. For more information, please call (802) 228-1600, or visit www.okemo.com.