Six ski areas are joining together to offer a new sort of season pass this coming winter.

The Freedom Pass is being offered for Granite Gorge in Keene, Dartmouth Skiway in Lyme, McIntyre Ski Area in Manchester, Black Mountain in Jackson, Bolton Valley in Vermont and Ski Ward in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.

The cost is $495 for adults, $149 for college kids, $415 for juniors, seniors and the military and a family can get the pass for $1,250.

There are no black-out days.

An adult freedom pass with unlimited tubing is $695 an a family freedom pass with tubing is $1,600.

Seniors are defined as 65 years and older and juniors are 6-13 years old.

The college students must be full-time and must present their student identification.

The passes are available at each of the six ski resorts participating in the freedom pass program and links to the NH resorts can be found at http://www.skinh.com.

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Freedom Pass offered for 6 New England ski areas