 | Course Map (men's and women's topographic) |
| Course Map (men's and women's working map with locations) |
| Men's Slip Crew #8
[left to right: Gordon (Whistler, BC), Doug (front, Scottsdale, AZ), Gary
(Whistler, BC), Dale (Ogden, UT, team leader?), Pat (Whistler, BC), Don
(Whistler, BC), with Shannon (Ogden, UT, head slipper)] |
| Images from February 5, first day for Snowbasin volunteers: (there were 800 volunteers working the men's Grizzly course and an additional 600 volunteers working the women's Wildflower course) |
Volunteer
tent at 6:00 am
Volunteer
tent at 6:00 am (another view)
The
"Tahoe trio" (slippers from Squaw Valley on my "original slip
crew #5):
left to right: Jeff, John, and Dick
Wayne
(local skier also on slip crew #5)
John
Paul Lodge at the top of the John Paul Lift (and my thumb!)
John
in the John Paul Lodge with a view of the mountain behind
| Images from February 6: "Worker City" at the top of the John Paul lift "Worker City" (wider view) Men's start house and Ephraim's Face (seen from worker city) Men's start house (telephoto view) |
| Images from February 8 (snow storm cancelled second training run): John Paul Lodge and base of Olympic Tram Course workers grabbing shovels for the long day! The glamour of working the men's downhill Head 'em out (slippers heading up the tram to slip snow off the icy track on Ephraim's Face) More slippers and course crew workers One cat anchoring a winch cat at work The winch cat Slippers watching the winch cat very carefully! (winch cables do snap!) The winch cat (again!) |
| Images of February 9 (blue-bird day for a training run) Start house, Ephraim's face, and some cleanup work before the training event Workers at the base of the Olympic tram Bernhard Russi (course designer) checking out the conditions of the course |
| Images of February 10 (Men's downhill race day!) View of the Grizzly course from Slip Station #1 (just below Flintlock Jump) NBC camera at the top of Buffalo Jump and Rendezvous Face (finish pitch) The stadium well before the race with my second slip crew (#8) [left to right: Pat (Whistler), me, Don (Whistler), Doug (Scottsdale, AZ), Gordon (Whistler), Gary (Whistler)] Slippers ready to go at slip station #1 Another hurry up and wait view from Slip Station #1 Yet another view from Slip Station #1 |
| Images of February 11 (Women's downhill race day - ultimately delayed
until 2/12 due to gusty winds) Lined up for "Mag and Bag" security check after getting off the shuttle bus The stadium starting to fill up (from John Paul lift) |
| Images of February 12 (actual race day for Women's downhill) View of mountains from inside John Paul Lodge John Paul Lodge fireplace (men's slip crews are on hold before women's race!) John Paul Lodge cafeteria One of the women competitors on the JumboTron at the stadium Score board at the stadium (men's Rendezvous Face finishing pitch behind) Stadium during the women's race Women's finish area A racer crossing the line |
| Images of February 13 (men's combined race day) Men's slalom start (slippers are ready to go again at slalom slip station!) Racer on slalom course Racer on course with "B-net" behind |
| Images of February 14 (women's combined race day) Along side the slalom course Racer in flight off Shooting Star jump (the slaloms ran before the downhill due to winds) Men's slip crew "hanging out" watching the race from Shooting Star |
| Images from February 15 (preparing for the men's Super-G) Sunrise from the top of John Paul Lift Me and the sunrise (poor lighting) Shannon Jones (lead slipper in green coat) and Don Smith (assistant lead) |
| Images from February 16 (men's Super-G race day) The stadium as seen from the John Paul lift "Off track canyon" (nasty side hill!) At the bottom after the last men's race! Almost everyone has left The finish area (and blue spectator fencing) The women's (left) and men's (right) finish pitches A hockey game on the JumboTron Time to go home! |
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