At 15 metres tall, Snow Valley Ski Club’s aerial obstacle course towers over the landscape.
The mammoth project has reached the halfway mark, according to onsite workers. They arrived from Germany just over a week ago.
“We’ll have a coal car you’ll have to go through from the Whitemud Coal Company. For Rainbow Valley Campground, we’ll have a great big rainbow as well as a trailer we’ll have hoisted up,” said Tim Dea, marketing and communications manager with the Snow Valley Ski Club and Rainbow Valley Campground.
There are three levels and more than 100 challenges for thrill-seekers to tackle. The adult-sized jungle gym can accommodate 120 people at once.
Climbers are equipped with safety harnesses so they can step, straddle and swing their way from one obstacle to the next.
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British Columbia-based KristallTurm North America is the manufacturer behind the course. They have installed similar ones in Europe and throughout the United States.
The one being built in Edmonton is the first of its kind for the city and Canada.
The cost of the project is pegged at $1.6 million. Snow Valley Ski Club will cover the full amount.
An adult Adventure Pass can be purchased online for $46. In person it will cost $49.
For youth (13 to 17 years old), tickets are $41 online and $44 in person.
When it comes to junior adventure-seekers (seven to 12 years old), tickets cost $31 online and $34 in person.
Adventure passes for kids and families are also available online and in person. More information can be found on Snow Valley’s website.
The aerial park officially opens May 20.
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