But not for Chris Hunt!
Following the recent heavy frosts and a rain shower in the morning Post Hill was lying in wait for the 23 competitors who turned up for our first club trial of 2017.
Making the best of the slippery conditions was Vertigo mounted Chris Hunt with an 11 mark advantage over his nearest rival Danny Cockshott.
Over on the clubman route it was Dave Lamin who just got the decision over club secretary Mark Chippendale by virtue of having scored 6 cleans more than Mark, both on 24 marks lost.