Camden Snow Bowl Ski Patch — c. 1970s-80s

A vintage Camden Snow Bowl patch from Maine, estimated to date from the 1970s or 80s, a pointed shield with a blue merrowed border — SNOW BOWL in white on a blue band across the top, two red peaks on a white field, a gold compass rose laid over a pair of crossed gold skis, and CAMDEN MAINE in white at the base. The compass is not decoration. This is the hill where you ski toward the ocean.

Camden is the only hill in the East where you ski toward the ocean. Penobscot Bay sits right there at the bottom of the trail, and on a clear day the view off the top takes in the islands, which is not a thing any other ski area in New England can offer.

The compass on the patch is not decoration. It is the only honest way to draw the place.

The Snow Bowl also runs the toboggan chute, which hosts a national championship every winter and is exactly as dangerous as it sounds.

Embroidered on twill, merrowed edge. Photos are the condition report.