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DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS DIRECTOR’S OFFICE
SKI AREA SAFETY BOARD - GENERAL RULES
Filed with the Secretary of State on November 27, 2012
These rules become effective immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State unless adopted under section 33, 44, or 45a(6) of 1969 PA 306. Rules adopted under these sections become effective 7 days after filing with the Secretary of State.
(By authority conferred on the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs by section 6 of 1962 PA 199, MCL 408.326; and Executive Reorganization Order Nos. 1996-2, 2003-
1, and 2011-4, MCL 445.2001, 445.2011, and 445.2030)
R 408.81 of the Michigan Administrative Code is amended as follows: R 408.81 Trail marking.
Rule 21. (1) As required by the act, the ski area operator shall mark each ski run, slope, or trail with the appropriate symbol for the degree or difficulty, the degree of difficulty in words, and the name of the run, slope, or trail.
(2) Each ski area operator shall select its most difficult slopes and trails and use the black diamond symbol to identify them and select its easiest slopes and trails and use a green circle symbol to identify them.
(3) Each ski area operator shall mark all slopes and trails not identified as “most difficult” or “easiest” as “more difficult” and shall use a blue square symbol to identify them.
(4) Each ski area operator shall ensure all of the following:
(a) Lettering for trail marking signs is a minimum of 2 inches in height.
(b) Symbols are not less than 6 inches in horizontal and vertical dimension.
(c) All signs required by the act and these rules are constructed of weather-resistant materials, unless the signs are placed within a weathertight structure.
(d) All trail marking signs required by this rule are attached to a post, tree, lift tower, or building in a prominent location on or adjacent to the run, slope, or trail being marked.
