A new twist has been added to one of the Okanagan鈥檚 favourite sports.

Pickleball on ice is the latest recreational trend, putting some added technical difficulty into play for the game traditionally played on a tennis-like court.

鈥淣either one of us are experts at it,鈥� Kamloops鈥� Brett Forsythe said.

Going up against Vernon鈥檚 Michael Botterill, Forsythe took to the ice at the Okanagan Training Rink recently to test his skills.

With hockey backgrounds, pickleball on ice wasn鈥檛 too tough for the athletic men, who rivalled each other in a singles match.

After guaranteeing a victory against 鈥楤otts,鈥� Forsythe pulled off a win following their 112-minute game.

The match not only raised the bar for pickleball but it also raised some much-needed funds and non-perishables for Vernon鈥檚 Salvation Army food bank.

鈥淚t鈥檚 still not too late if you have the chance go online and help out,鈥� Forsythe said.

Co-founder of BottMan Pickleball, Botterill has been getting kids in the game on court and now on ice.

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