§ 99C-1. (Effective until October 1, 2026) Definitions.
When used in this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Competitor. - A skier actually engaged in competition or in practice therefor with the permission of the ski area operator on any slope or trail or portion thereof designated by the ski area operator for the purpose of competition.
(1a) Freestyle terrain. - Constructed and natural features in ski areas intended for winter sports including, but not limited to, terrain parks and terrain park features such as jumps, rails, fun boxes, half-pipes, quarter-pipes, and freestyle-bump terrain.
(2) Passenger. - Any person who is being transported or is awaiting transportation, or being conveyed on a passenger tramway or is moving from the disembarkation point of a passenger tramway or is in the act of embarking upon or disembarking from a passenger tramway.
(3) Passenger tramway. - Any device used to transport passengers uphill on skis or other winter sports devices, or in cars on tracks, or suspended in the air, by the use of steel cables, chains, belts or ropes. Such definition shall include such devices as a chair lift, J Bar, or platter pull, rope tow, and wire tow.
(4) Ski area. - All winter sports slopes, alpine and Nordic ski trails, freestyle terrain and passenger tramways, that are administered or operated as a ski area enterprise within this State.
(5) Ski area operator. - A person, corporation, or organization that is responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of the ski area.
(6) Skier. - Any person who is wearing skis or other winter sports devices or any person who for the purpose of skiing or other winter sports is on a designated and clearly marked winter sports slope, alpine or Nordic ski trail or freestyle terrain that is located at a ski area, or any person who is a passenger or spectator at a ski area.
(7) Winter sports. - Any use of skis, snowboards, snowshoes, or any other device for skiing, sliding, jumping, or traveling on snow or ice. (1981, c. 939, s. 1; 2009-353, s. 1.)
§ 99C-1. (Effective October 1, 2026) Definitions.
When used in this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Competitor. - A skier actually engaged in competition or in practice for competition with the permission of the ski area operator on any slope or trail or portion of a slope or trail designated by the ski area operator for the purpose of competition.
(1a) Freestyle terrain. - Constructed and natural features in ski areas intended for winter sports, including terrain parks and terrain park features such as jumps, rails, fun boxes, half-pipes, quarter-pipes, and freestyle-bump terrain.
(1b) Inherent risks of skiing. - Risks or conditions that are part of the sport of skiing, including the following:
a. Changing weather conditions.
b. Snow conditions as they exist or may change, such as ice, hard pack, powder, packed powder, wind pack, corn, crust, slush, cut-up snow, and machine-made snow.
c. Surface or subsurface conditions, such as bare spots, forest growth, rocks, stumps, streambeds, cliffs, extreme terrain, trees, or other natural objects, and collisions with any of the preceding terms.
d. Impact with lift towers, signs, posts, fences or enclosures, hydrants, water pipes, or other man-made structures and their components, both padded and unpadded.
e. Variations in steepness or terrain, whether natural or as a result of slope design, snowmaking, or grooming operations, including roads, freestyle terrain, jumps, and catwalks or other terrain modifications.
f. Collisions with other skiers.
g. Failing to properly load or unload a tramway.
h. Becoming an unseated passenger on a tramway.
i. A skier failing to ski within their own abilities.
(2) Passenger. - Any person who is being transported or is awaiting transportation, or being conveyed on a passenger tramway or is moving from the disembarkation point of a passenger tramway or is in the act of embarking upon or disembarking from a passenger tramway.
(3) Passenger tramway. - Any device used to transport passengers uphill on skis or other winter sports devices, or in cars on tracks, or suspended in the air, by the use of steel cables, chains, belts or ropes. This definition includes devices such as a chairlift, J Bar, platter pull, rope tow, conveyor lift, and wire tow.
(3a) Season pass. - A license provided by a ski area operator for the purpose of allowing individuals to access terrain or property owned or operated as a ski area for a complete ski season.
(4) Ski area. - All winter sports slopes, alpine and Nordic ski trails, freestyle terrain, and passenger tramways, that are administered or operated as a ski area enterprise within this State.
(5) Ski area operator. - A person, corporation, or organization that is responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of the ski area.
(5a) Ski pass. - A license provided by a ski area operator for the purpose of allowing individuals to access terrain or property owned or operated as a ski area on a daily or multiday basis.
(6) Skier. - Any person who is wearing skis, a snowboard, or other winter sports devices or any person who for the purpose of skiing or other winter sports is on a designated and clearly marked winter sports slope, alpine or Nordic ski trail or freestyle terrain that is located at a ski area, or any person who is a passenger or spectator at a ski area.
(7) Winter sports. - Any use of skis, snowboards, snowshoes, or any other device for skiing, sliding, jumping, or traveling on snow or ice. (1981, c. 939, s. 1; 2009-353, s. 1; 2026-49, s. 1(a).)