CAMDEN — The Camden Snow Bowl's Program Information Night will be held at the lodge on Friday, Oct. 30, at 5:30 p.m.. New programs will be featured, as well as instructional programs for skiers and snowboarders of all ages. Instructors and coaches will be on hand to introduce program content and speak with participants and parents. Program scholarships are available. Following Program Day the Snow Bowl hosts a Halloween Party, featuring D.J. Terry Frank, beginning at 7 p.m. The party is open to the community and costumes are encouraged.

Early-bird Season Pass discounts, offering up to 20 percent off regular pricing end at midnight, Oct. 30.

Passes can be purchased on the Snow Bowl's new website, camdensnowbowl.com. Information and assistance is available by calling 207-236-3438 or emailing Beth Ward at bward@camdensnowbowl.com.

The newest addition to the Snow Bowl's menu of programs is a Freestyle Program for skiers and snowboarders. A freestyle competitor from western Maine will lead the program. Freestyle instruction is only available at a few ski areas in Maine.

Ski and Ride School Director Jeff Dec will outline a variety of programs offered by the Snow Bowl this season. Families and potential students of all ages are encouraged to attend Friday evening to learn details of the Snow Bowl's programs and to be first in line to sign up. The programs include preseason "dryland training," season-long, weekend-only, and vacation week programs for all ages and levels of skiers and snowboarders.

This season, the Snow Bowl is the site for the 2016 Middle School Alpine State Championship, which the Snow Bowl Team won last year.

The Camden Snow Bowl is a community ski area owned and operated by the town of Camden. The area is in its second year of a three-phase redevelopment of its ski terrain, lifts, snowmaking, and lodge facilities. Of the $8 million project cost, 75 percent has been raised from private donations and 25 percent funded by a municipal bond. The goal of the redevelopment is to create a facility that serves as a magnet for four-season recreation in the Midcoast.

The Snow Bowl winter operation contributes $3.5 million annually to the region's economy by attracting more than 30,000 skier visits and providing more than 60 jobs, according to a news release from the town of Camden. It also provides free and reduced priced skiing and programming to more than 500 area youth.