§ 05-45-200

In this chapter, (1) 'base area lift' means a tramway that skiers ordinarily use without first using some other tramway; (2) 'conditions of ordinary visibility' means daylight or, where applicable, nighttime, in nonprecipitating weather; (3) 'inherent danger and risk of skiing' means a danger or condition that is an integral part of the sport of skiing, including changing weather conditions; snow conditions as they exist or may change, including ice, hard pack, powder, packed powder, wind pack, corn, crust, slush, cut-up snow, and machine-made snow; surface or subsurface conditions including bare spots, forest growth, rocks, stumps, streams, streambeds, and trees, or other natural objects, and collisions with natural objects; impact with lift towers, signs, posts, fences or enclosures, hydrants, water pipes, other man-made structures, and their components; variations in steepness or terrain, whether natural or as a result of slope design, snowmaking or grooming operations, including roads and catwalks or other terrain modifications; collision with other skiers; and the failure of skiers to ski within their own abilities; the term 'inherent danger and risk of skiing' does not

ing roads and catwalks or other terrain modifications; collision with other skiers; and the failure of skiers to ski within their own abilities; the term 'inherent danger and risk of skiing' does not include the negligence of a ski area operator under AS 05.45.020, or acts or omissions of a ski area operator involving the use or operation of ski lifts; (4) 'injury' means property damage, personal injury, or death; (5) 'passenger' means a person who is lawfully using a tramway; (6) 'ski area' means all downhill ski slopes or trails and other places under the control of a downhill ski area operator; 'ski area' does not include a cross-country ski trail; (7) 'ski area operator' means a person having operational responsibility for a downhill ski area, and includes an agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state; (8) 'skier' means an individual using a downhill ski area for the purpose of (A) skiing; (B) sliding downhill on snow or ice on skis, a toboggan, a sled, a tube, a ski-bob, a snowboard, or another skiing or sliding device; or (C) using any of the facilities of a ski area, including ski slopes and trails; (9) 'ski slopes or trails' means those areas designated by

ki-bob, a snowboard, or another skiing or sliding device; or (C) using any of the facilities of a ski area, including ski slopes and trails; (9) 'ski slopes or trails' means those areas designated by a ski area operator to be used by a skier; (10) 'tramway' means a device that is a passenger tramway, aerial or surface lift, ski lift, or rope tow regulated under AS 05.20.