As we finally welcome Spring, we're chasing down the 100 or so Ice Bowls who have yet to report. So far, with over 140 events reporting, Ice Bowl 2010 is well on its way to reaching its goal of raising $250,000. The Ice Bowl Instigator is emailing the tardy TDs to get their reports in, so stay tuned.
Thanks to the 7000+ Ice Bowl participants who braved some really harsh conditions this year to make the 24th year of Ice Bowl a rousing success.
Rick Rothstein—Ice Bowl Instigator
Pittsburg Kansas Ice Bowl in the News
Turnout high at disc golf tournament in Pittsburg, Kansas
PITTSBURG — If you host it, they will come — and they certainly did this year.
More than 30 disc golf competitors took part in the 2nd annual SEK Ice Bowl on Saturday, a local charity event and a part of the Disc Golf Monkey Ice Bowl Tour. At the inaugural event last year, only six players participated.
“If it keeps growing like this, I’m going to be tickled pinked in a couple of years,” said event organizer Kevin Elrod. The Ice Bowl began more than 20 years ago in Columbia, Mo., as a way to raise awareness about the sport and make money for local charities. Now, the event even takes place internationally, with the Springfield-based group Disc Golf Monkey helping to host eight of the tournaments, from a stop in Miami, Okla., to Joplin, Mo.
One of the goals of Ice Bowl is to generate some positive publicity for disc golf., based on our mission of raising money for charity. Here's some recent stories:
Happy New Year everyone as we officially open the Ice Bowl 2010 season with three events, with only one of them being played in snow, according to this map that shows the snow cover in the USA. However, it's going to be cold, even in South Carolina today.
If the weather during the last week of December is any kind of harbinger of what it's going to be like for January, and even February, then this could be one of the frostiest Ice Bowls in recent memories. This means there are going to be lots of potential wimps who awake Ice Bowl morning and ponder, "Extra sleep in a warm bed" or "Do the right thing...play Ice Bowl." Of course, I'm remain confident there will once again be a large contingent of players who will support their local Ice Bowls again this year.
We're very interested in getting good photos that show some of the nasty weather we may be enduring this season. Please filter your photos (preferably high resolution) through your Ice Bowl TD, or send them directly to
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