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Okemo Mountain Resort has a new Sunday-only season pass designed for weekend day-trippers.

The pass costs $359, and is good all season long except for four holiday blackout dates.

Okemo also is introducing partial day lift tickets that offer skiing and snowboarding starting at 2 p.m. They are designed to offer arriving overnight guests a before-checkin taste of skiing or riding. These tickets cost $30 for adults, $26 for young adults and seniors, and $20 for seniors and super seniors. They are available every day of the season.

Scott Clarkson, Vice President of marketing and sales for Okemo, reports record season pass sales.

Year-to-date season pass sales are at an all-time high, breaking all previous early-bird sales figures in units sold and in revenues, Clarkson said.

"Okemo is up more than 11 percent in the sale of season passes. We're also up nearly 6 percent in revenue. Due to our decision to hold some of our pass rates at last winter's pricing, we saw brisk sales prior to our April 30 renewal sale when prices were lowest," Clarkson said.

Some Okemo season passes offer added benefits including skiing at Okemo's sister resorts, Mount Sunapee, N.H., and Crested Butte, Colo. Okemo's pass alliance with Vermont's Stratton Mountain continues this winter as well.

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