N.Y. GOB Law § 18-102
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Definitions
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§ 18-102. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in\nthis article shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise,\nthe meanings given to them in this section:\n 1. "Lift ticket" means any item issued by a ski area operator to any\nskier that is intended to be affixed to the outerwear of the skier, or\notherwise displayed by a skier, to signify lawful entry upon and use of\nthe passenger tramways or ski slopes or trails maintained by the ski\narea operator.\n 2. "Passenger tramway" means a mechanical device intended to transport\nskiers for the purpose of providing access to ski slopes and trails as\ndefined by the commissioner of labor pursuant to section two hundred\ntwo-c or eight hundred sixty-seven of the labor law.\n 3. "Passenger" means a person in or on or being transported by a\ntramway.\n 4. "Ski area" means all ski slopes, ski trails and passenger tramways\nadministered as a single enterprise within this state.\n 5. "Ski area operator" means a person, firm or corporation, and its\nagents and employees, having operational and administrative\nresponsibility for any ski area, including any agency of the state, any\npolitical subdivision thereof, and any other governmental agency or\ninstrumentality.\n 6. "Skier" means any person wearing a ski or skis and any person\nactually on a ski slope or trail located at a ski area, for the purpose\nof skiing.\n 7. "Ski slopes and trails" mean those areas designated by the ski area\noperator for skiing.\n
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