Newry, ME (November 22, 2011)-The giving season has already started at Sunday River Ski Resort who announced today several new ways to save on lift tickets and lodging over the holidays. Promotions and specials include the ability to ski for free on Christmas Day , a Christmas/New Year’s vacation package starting at just $119 for lift tickets, lodging, lessons and breakfast , and savings of up to $100 on ski and stay vacations booked before December 1, 2011 .

Ski for Free on Christmas Day
Guests can ski for free on Christmas Day by booking a special ski and stay package for the night of December 25, 2011. This package, priced at $140 per person , includes a free lift ticket for Christmas Day, lodging at the slopeside Grand Summit Hotel Christmas night, a lift ticket for December 26, plus an adult ski/snowboard clinic and breakfast.

Christmas/New Year’s Ski and Stay Package
Available for stays from December 26, 2011 through December 31, 2011, this vacation package starts at $119 per person, per night , and includes lift tickets good for day and night skiing, lodging at one of the resort’s slopeside condominiums, and an adult ski/snowboard clinic. Rates are also available for reservations at the Snow Cap Inn ($135 per person, per night) and both Grand Resort Hotels ($155 per person, per night). Stays at the Inn and Hotels include breakfast as well. These discounted rates will be based on available inventory.

Early Savings
Through this promotion, guests who book one of Sunday River’s 2011-2012 ski and stay packages before December 1, 2011 , will save $100 on reservations of three nights or more and $75 on reservations of two nights. All ski and stay packages include lift tickets, slopeside lodging, and free adult ski/snowboard clinics. Some vacation packages also include free breakfast or a free upgrade to night skiing.

Sunday River’s Early Savings applies to the basic Ski and Stay Package (from $69 per person, per night) , and well as packages including the Five-Day Ski Week ($359 per person) , Thanksgiving Special ($79 per person, per night) , Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend ($125 per person, per night) , Presidents’ Weekend and Week ($139 per person, per night) , and the resort’s annual spring celebration, Parrot Head Weekend ($135 per person, per night).

To reserve any of these vacation packages and take advantage of these promotions, visit Sunday River online at www.sundayriver.com or call 800-543-2754 .

About Sunday River-Sunday River is located minutes from picturesque Bethel Village in western Maine’s Mahoosuc Mountains. A true four-season destination, the Sunday River offers eight interconnected peaks of world class skiing and snowboarding, two Grand Resort Hotels and golf at the acclaimed Sunday River Golf Club. Sunday River is a member of the Boyne Resorts family of resorts and attractions.