In Pictures: Day 1 of the Glacier Challenge Slow Pitch Tournament
The 26th annual Glacier Challenge Slow Pitch Tournament Challenge got under way Friday beneath cool-looking clouds. This annual event brings up to a couple of thousand people from across Western Canada and parts of the US for a friendly weekend of bats, balls and barbeques. There was thunder, lightning and periodic heavy downpours on Friday night. However, the weekend forecast calls for isolated and scattered showers with temperatures in the mid-to-high 20s. That, of course, is subject to change. David F. Rooney photo
By David F. Rooney
The 26th annual Glacier Challenge Slow Pitch Tournament Challenge got under way Friday beneath cool-looking clouds. This annual event brings up to a couple of thousand people from across Western Canada and parts of the US for a friendly weekend of bats, balls and barbeques.
The weekend always brings some pretty decent bands here. This year Five Alarm Funk kicked off the weekend’s music. On Saturday Maritime Kitchen Party plays at 7 followed by Delhi 2 Dublin at 10:15 pm and, on Sunday, Freeflow will get you moving starting at 9:30 pm. Stoke FM will also be entertaining people with Beer Garden Challenges for great prizes from Revelstoke Mountain Resort, APEX rafting, Glacier House Resort and Revelstoke Golf Club. All concerts are open to the general public with the purchase of a wristband. Oh, yeah — there’s also a 50/50 draw to be drawn at 9 pm on Saturday.
Food-wise you can enjoy Duke’s Dogs, Mom’s Kitchen, Gung Ho Gyozas, Megan’s Smoothie Bike, Fun Hog ice cream and Italian sodas, and Kino’s Mini-Donuts and Chicken Souvlakis.
And of course, there’re lots of great ball games to watch.
Here is a selection of photos from the first day of the Tournament:
Young Lauren Kline takes down the particulars from one ballplayer at the Tournament’s main office Friday afternoon. Lauren knows what she’s doing. She’s been helping her grandad and grandmom, Alan and Linda Chell, every year for three years. David F. Rooney photoScott Duke, the local King of Hot Dogs, gets set up for a loooong weekend of burning smokies and dogs down at the ball fields. David F. Rooney photoBut — Hey! I wanted a smoothie! Megan Tabor hadn’t yet set up green, bike-driven smoothie blender. David F. Rooney photohis is the first year the FunHog ice cream guys have come from Salmon Arm. They’ve heard this is a great weekend event and hopes it proves to be such. David F. Rooney photoRevelstoke’s Sound Man Extraordinaire, Grant Leiterman checks the mics set up on the stage for the weekend’s line up of bands. Grant LeitermanMolson-Coors rep Tanner Henning tapes a role of advertising to the front of the main bar at the Rotary Club’s Beer Garden. And, yes, that reefer in the background is FULL of beer and coolers destined to quench ball players’ thirst this long weekend. David F. Rooney photoIt’s about 1:30 pm and these guys are practicing for the weekend’s games. David F. Rooney photoIt’s 8:30 pm and people have been playing ball since 6 pm. Many of those who aren’t playing are enjoying the sight of the mist flowing downstream just above the surface of the river. David F. Rooney photoFive Alarm Funk was the band that kicked off the weekend’s music. On Saturday Maritime Kitchen Party plays at 7 followed by Delhi 2 Dublin at 10:15 pm and, on Sunday, Freeflow will get you moving starting at 9:30 pm. Stoke FM will also be entertaining people with Beer Garden Challenges for great prizes from Revelstoke Mountain Resort, APEX rafting, Glacier House Resort and Revelstoke Golf Club. David F. Rooney photoThe Rotary Club Beer Garden is the Tournament’s excellent official watering hole. David F. Rooney photoCostumes of various kinds have long been a fixture at the Tournament. David F. Rooney photoNeed a late-night snack? Mom’s Kitchen is a popular place to chow down. David F. Rooney photo
