Step 1: Four anchor locations are measured-out.
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Step 2: Drilling anchor holes in the ice.
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Step 3: Installing deadman anchors.
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Step 4: Tower section delivery. Note the ropes holding anchors while they are frozen in.
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Step 5: Positioning tower base.
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Step 6: Tower parts ready to assemble.
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Step 7: Tower assembled and guy wires in place.
(Papa Smurf always goes for the initial lift.)
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Step 8: Initial lift, less the turbine, to make sure everything is correctly rigged.
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Step 9: Second lift, with the turbine installed.
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Step 10: Ice turbine up and running until April.
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