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Sec. 05.45.100. Duties and responsibilities of skiers.

(a) A skier is responsible for knowing the range of the skier’s own ability to negotiate a ski slope or trail and to ski within the limits of the skier’s ability. A skier is responsible for an injury to a person or property resulting from an inherent danger and risk of skiing, except that a […]

Sec. 05.45.110. Competition; immunity for ski area operator.

(a) The ski area operator shall, before the beginning of a ski competition, allow an athlete who will ski in the competition a reasonable visual inspection of the course or area where the competition is to be held. (b) An athlete skiing in competition assumes the risk of all course or area conditions, including weather […]

Sec. 05.45.120. Use of liability releases.

(a) A ski area operator may not require a skier to sign an agreement releasing the ski area operator from liability in exchange for the right to ride a ski area tramway and ski in the ski area. A release that violates this subsection is void and may not be enforced. (b) Notwithstanding (a) of […]

Sec. 05.45.200. Definitions.

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 […]

Sec. 05.90.001. Racing events.

(a) To the extent that it is consistent with federal law and regulations, a special racing event of limited duration that is conducted according to (b) of this section may be held on a state highway. (b) The Department of Public Safety, with the concurrence of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, may grant, […]

Sec. 05.25.096. Fees.

(a) The Department of Administration shall assess the following fees: (1) motorized boat registration, registration renewal, and transfer of registration, $24 for a three-year period; (2) nonmotorized boat registration, registration renewal, and transfer of registration, $10 for a three-year period; (3) replacement of lost registration, $5; (4) replacement of lost registration validation decals, $5; (5) […]

Sec. 05.45.080. Skiers outside marked boundaries.

A ski area operator does not have a duty arising out of the operator’s status as a ski area operator to a skier skiing beyond the area boundaries if the boundaries are marked as required by AS 05.45.060(e)(2).

Sec. 05.25.100. Definitions.

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) “aids to navigation” means buoys, beacons, or other fixed objects in the water that are used to mark obstructions to navigation or to direct navigation through safe channels; (2) “barge” means a boat that is (A) motorized or nonmotorized; (B) designed to be towed; and (C) […]

Sec. 05.45.090. Reckless skiers; revocation of skiing privileges.

(a) A ski area operator shall develop and maintain a written policy covering situations involving reckless skiers, including a definition of reckless skiing, procedures for approaching and warning skiers regarding reckless conduct, and procedures for taking action against reckless skiers, including revocation of ski privileges. A ski area operator shall designate ski patrol personnel responsible […]