Curling at Altitude Cup

Yesterday CCC hosted the Curling at Altitude Cup at the  SHPG testing grounds at the Snow Farm. Was a great day with 64 curlers on the ice. Unfortunately the afternoon curling was abandoned due to deteriorating ice conditions . Prize Giving ceremony took place in an adjoining workshop building. The Curling at Altitude Cup was won by a   team from the Dunedin Curling Club. Because of an early finish, many of the visiting club members called into our Clubhouse to check out our facilities.  Further hospitality was extended to everyone.  Several curlers will be having a more subdued recovery day today. Shortly we  hope to get some photos of the event up on our website
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Looks like this winters curling will be over on our ice. From discussions with various clubs around the district we at least had a few days curling.  Some clubs had none.
Next AGM should be a cracker as I think at least 3 members turned stones upside down during Saturdays competition.  That 3 bottles on the bar for starters.
Your committees attention during the off season will be as a priority to acquire more club stones.  If anyone has Scottish connections these would be useful as we look to evaluate second  hand stones.
Any great ideas for fund raising most welcome
For time being cheers from your Committee 
 

Tournament venue 10 august?

Book in for inaugural event

Where are the frosts

Table from the ODT today showing evidence of a warm July. Lets hope August closer to norm
If you cannot read, July average temp is 6.2 degC. The actual for this July is 2.9 degC above this. Helps explain why outdoor curling clubs arr having a lean time

Ice Photo

Evidence that we still have ice. Taken 2pm Friday

Friday Report

We still have ice. Sufficient for one person to walk on. But not for a group to curl on. We are hopeful that we still have some winter to come.  Will update post when conditions improve for ice. In interim you need to find other other pursuits. 3 members doing just that.

Wednesday

Walking on the ice. Should be curling by Saturday with any luck. We are sure new Royal will get a curling stone instead of a teddy

Update

Expect a frost last night. .....good. We will monitor ice over next few days and update website when conditions permit resumotoon if curling

Play Abandoned

To use cricket terminology.  Play has been abandoned due to weather.  No not bad light but inclement ice.
Curling last night bur very marginal. Currently water over half of the ice. Need jack frost to bat for a  innings before play recommences. In the interim any of us might get a call up from the Aussi's to help out in the Ashes. Couldn't do any worse!!!

Sunday Report

Prevailing Nor West conditions totally unhelpful.  No play today.  We are maintaining existing ice however need some good frosts to firm up the top end of tink. Evidence that someone went thru !!!.

Sat morning

New members of CCC. Never too young

Sat morning

Nigel the ice mastet reports ice is good but no customers! !!. Well very few. What, curlers choosing to read ODT instead of being on ice!!!

Late morning update.

Temp around 8 degrees.  Sky overcast. Majority of surface water gone. Prob turned to ice. Could be curling. Experimented with our stones and Scottish ones. Apparent that ours need a polish to make slide further.  Looking into this

8.30 am Report

Mild temps overnight.  No frost unfortunately. Thin layer of water over ice. Prob from overnight rain.
Hope for some frosts in coming days but forcast for milder temps from Northwest . Curling temporarily interupted

Wednesday Update

A bit of a thaw on with higher day time temps and overnight lows around 3 degrees . Curling this aftetnoon on softer ice. Ice conditions may be marginal until good frosts return . Check with daily Ice Managers

One of the better looking curlers!!

Curlers on Monday were only somewhat distracted by a fashion model on the adjoining ice. Part of a photography shoot. Was reported that heads were lifted momentarily before they returned to the serious business of curling

Good days curling

Good ice in morning and afternoon. Film crew and models joined us for a photo shoot in the afternoon. Male and females shooting apparel  commercial . Radio NZ Reporter Steve Wild recorded his curling exoerience on Saturday.  Will be on air in due course. 8 players  curled until 9 pm this evening.  Another good curling day

Boys at work Monday noon

Sunday curling

Trialing new groomer

Blog tuition at relishes

Saturday curling

Good ice. Curled from mid morning to dark. Several visitors called by. Good day had by all

Friday Evening

Have team curling on ice into the evening tonight. Will update on Sat with report on ice

Mid morning

Inversion still covers town. Expect skiers in sun

Friday

Overcast here in Wanaka. Slight inversion.  Blue sky evident up valley