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Randy Pruden has now chimed to expand Jeff Wilson's record
of the A-Net tower installation on the new Franz's Ladies downill.
For more, take a look at Peter's Marvellous Day
Randy Pruden has now chimed to expand Jeff Wilson's record
of the A-Net tower installation on the new Franz's Ladies downill.
For more, take a look at Peter's Marvellous Day
1. Alpina A-Net tower sections arrive at the Timing Flats. They are for the new Women's Olympic Downhill course on Franz's Run and to upgrade the Dave Murray Men's Downhill to Olympic standards


Alpina net tower sections await assembly & airlift from Timing Flats. The area has been widened to make room for the combined/shared men's and women's dowhill finish.


Alpina net towers being prepared for airlift to position on the new womens downhill.


2. A-Net Towers being picked up at the Timing Flats. The far hillside has been knocked right back to greatly widen the Finish Area.


Airlift over the Timing Flats


The easy way to transport net towers

3. Delivering a tower to location on the women's downill.
Teamwork sets the rigging before lifting a tower
Ozzie inspects a new step. The tower installations are temporary, to be removed after 2010.


4. Holding a tower in place. And we were told that Jelly does this by hand!
Rigging an A-Net Tower.


Locating the base of a tower.
5. Don't look back, you're not alone.
Net Monkeys at work. Hello! Are you clipped in?
Too damn many cables! Which one to use?
6. Silhouette
This job is not for people who suffer from acrophobia. How.s the view?
The Net crew works in all weather - thick fog and heavy rain was all part of the programme
7. "Through rain or sleet or dark of night", the towers go up.
Ivan prepares to set another cable stay.


Setting a stay to a nearby tree. The A-Net towers are temporary and will be removed after 2010.
8. Setting a guy.
Putting some muscle into cinching up a cable stay.
Ingo's diamond. Towers rigged back to back at X-Y Junction. Men's course on the right, Ladies course on the left.
9. Using heavy duty equipment to pin a tower.


A row of Alpina A-Net towers starts to take shape. Is this "Rod's Route"?
The End - the Timing Flats after all towers are installed. Note that the tree island is now history.


10. Skier's tunnel under womens downhill on Hightway


The new Expressway Tunnel on the Dave Murray Downhill at the bottom of the Weasel - no more "Kiddie Krossing for George and Co.


Overburden collects on the Expressway tunnel at the bottom of the Weasel. This tunnel does not seem nearly as large as the Highway 86 tunnel on the Ladies Track


The Jellyman himself
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