5-702

5-702. Posting passenger information
signs

A. A ski area operator shall maintain a sign system with concise, simple and
pertinent information for the protection and instruction of people on a passenger
tramway.

B. A ski area operator shall prominently display signs that are readable in
conditions of ordinary visibility and, if applicable, that are adequately lighted for
nighttime passengers, as follows:

1. At or near the loading point of each passenger tramway, rope tow and surface
lift advising that any person not familiar with the operation of the tramway, rope tow or
surface lift should ask ski area personnel for assistance and instruction.

2. In a conspicuous place at the loading area of each two-car or multicar passenger
tramway that states the maximum capacity in pounds of the car and the maximum number of
persons allowed in the car.

3. In the interior of each car in a two-car or multicar passenger tramway that
states the maximum capacity in pounds of the car and the maximum number of persons
allowed in the car and that gives instructions for procedures in the case of emergencies.

4. At all chair lifts stating the following:

(a) "Check for loose clothing and equipment", which shall be posted ahead of the
"prepare to unload" sign described in subdivision (c) of this paragraph.

(b) "Keep ski tips up" or "keep tips up", which shall be posted ahead of any point
where skis may come in contact with a platform or the snow surface while a skier is
seated in the chair lift.

(d) "Remove pole straps from wrists", which shall be posted where applicable.

(e) "Stop gate", which shall be posted where applicable.

(f) "Unload here", which shall be posted at the point designated for unloading.

5. At all Rope Tows and Surface Lifts stating the following:

(a) "Check for loose clothing and equipment", which shall be posted ahead of the
"prepare to unload" sign described in subdivision (b) of this paragraph.

(b) "Prepare to unload", which shall be posted at least fifty feet ahead of each
unloading area.

(d) "Safety gate", "stay in tracks" or "stop gate", which shall be posted where
applicable.

(e) "Unload here", which shall be posted at the point designated for unloading or
where applicable.

C. At the operator's discretion a ski area operator may post additional signs not
required by subsection B.

D. Before opening a passenger tramway to the public each day, a ski area operator
shall inspect the tramway for the presence of the signs required by subsection B or that
are posted pursuant to subsection C.

E. The extent of the responsibility of a ski area operator under this section is to
post and maintain the signs required by subsection B and to maintain any signs posted
pursuant to subsection C. It is a rebuttable presumption that all passengers and skiers
saw and understood the signs if evidence exists that the signs required by subsection B
or that are posted pursuant to subsection C were posted and the signs were maintained.