Mark Campbell, of Oamaru, takes a breather during the Baxter Cup curling tournament at Naseby yesterday.
About 90 curlers took part in the mini bonspiel, vying for one of the country's oldest sporting trophies.
Cold temperatures are making a national bonspiel early next week a hot prospect.
Naseby Curling Council president Jock Scott said the Naseby venue held up well yesterday, and ice was also building up on the Idaburn Dam, near Oturehua.