Ludlow, VT – In honor of Father’s Day, Okemo Mountain Resort will give every dad one free ride on the Timber Ripper, the Vermont ski and snowboard resort’s new mountain coaster, when accompanied by his children on Sunday, June 19.

The Timber Ripper is a four-season attraction that offers a scenic and exhilarating ride through an alpine forest and along the contours of the mountain at Okemo’s Jackson Gore. Firmly attached to stainless steel tubular rails, Timber Ripper runs smoothly down the mountain like a roller coaster. Sled-like cars carry two riders in comfort but can be handled easily by one.

The ride starts and ends near the bottom of the Coleman Brook Express lift at Okemo’s Jackson Gore base area. Following a 1,600-foot climb, riders descend 375 vertical feet along 3,100 feet of track that follows the contours of the mountain with added waves, camel backs and banking loops at a speed of up to 25 mph. Timber Ripper operates year round in most weather conditions.

Tickets to ride Timber Ripper are priced at $13 a ride for drivers and $9 for passengers. Drivers must be at least 48 inches tall to operate the sled and passengers must be more than 36 inches tall to ride Okemo’s mountain coaster. Hours of operation run from 11a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends and holidays through June 30, and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week, starting July 1. During the Jackson Gore Outdoor Music Series concerts on Friday nights, Timber Ripper hours will be extended until 8 p.m.

On June 19, dads visiting Okemo Mountain Resort’s Jackson Gore Adventure Zone will receive one complimentary ride on Timber Ripper when accompanied by one or more of their children who purchase a full-price ticket valid the same day.