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Ski Hill Ops

Every daily check filed before you leave the site.

The daily lift check done on the operator's phone, every stop over the day logged, snowcat service on one board, and the repair list the whole crew can see.

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Free tool: next due date

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From 31 V.S.A. 712, Penalties (Vermont), checked Thu, October 29, 2026.

The rules, with where each one came from.

Each date this app counts and each check it runs on a save is listed here with its source and the day we last read it. Where a rule lives in a paid standard, we cite it and keep the same facts in our own layout; we never copy the standard's text or forms.

13

sourced rules in this trade, each read on or after Oct 29, 2026.

Dates it counts

  1. Annual state inspection: 1 year from the last annual state inspection.From 31 V.S.A. 712, Penalties (Vermont), checked Oct 29, 2026.
    Rule
  2. Snowcat service: the interval set in service every (months) from the last service.Set per customer; no rule fixes this interval.
    Your contract

What it checks when you save

  1. Massachusetts: each day before a lift opens to the public, the lift operator inspects it, including the daily tasks in the maker's manual, and records the check in the daily log kept at the lift.From 526 CMR 10.05, Inspections (Massachusetts, Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  2. Massachusetts: any lift stop over 30 minutes during the day goes in the daily log, with the reason, how long the lift was down and any known mechanical, structural or other problem.From 526 CMR 10.05, Inspections (Massachusetts, Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  3. Massachusetts: the ski area keeps its daily inspection logs for one year from the date of each inspection.From 526 CMR 10.07, Records (Massachusetts, Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
    Stops the save
  4. Massachusetts: the owner keeps a maintenance and repair log for the life of each lift.From 526 CMR 10.07, Records (Massachusetts, Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  5. Massachusetts: every lift is inspected by a certified inspector before it is allowed to open to the public.From 526 CMR 10.05, Inspections (Massachusetts, Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  6. Alaska: before any passenger rides, the operator or someone they name gives the lift a daily operating test of its controls, speed-governing devices, brakes and other safety devices.From 8 AAC 78.300, Inspection, maintenance, and repair (Alaska, Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  7. Alaska: a condition found that poses a present danger is corrected before a passenger is permitted to ride.From 8 AAC 78.300, Inspection, maintenance, and repair (Alaska, Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  8. Alaska: the operator keeps a permanent record of each inspection or repair made to a lift and shows it to the state on request.From 8 AAC 78.300, Inspection, maintenance, and repair (Alaska, Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  9. Alaska: after a safety stop or gate trips by accident, the operator inspects the lift to find the cause.From 8 AAC 78.300, Inspection, maintenance, and repair (Alaska, Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  10. Vermont: a lift may not run unless its operator is registered with the Department of Labor.From 31 V.S.A. 707, Registration and fees (Vermont), checked Oct 29, 2026.
    Warns on save
  11. Vermont: every lift operator applies to the Department of Labor for registration on or before November 1 each year.From 31 V.S.A. 707, Registration and fees (Vermont), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  12. Vermont: a lift may not operate without first passing the annual inspection by the Department of Labor.From 31 V.S.A. 712, Penalties (Vermont), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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Asked, and answered from the rule.

How long does a Massachusetts ski area keep its daily lift inspection logs?

  1. Massachusetts: the ski area keeps its daily inspection logs for one year from the date of each inspection.From 526 CMR 10.07, Records (Massachusetts, Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.

Which lift stops go in the daily log in Massachusetts?

  1. Massachusetts: any lift stop over 30 minutes during the day goes in the daily log, with the reason, how long the lift was down and any known mechanical, structural or other problem.From 526 CMR 10.05, Inspections (Massachusetts, Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.

What does Alaska ask for before passengers ride a lift each day?

  1. Alaska: before any passenger rides, the operator or someone they name gives the lift a daily operating test of its controls, speed-governing devices, brakes and other safety devices.From 8 AAC 78.300, Inspection, maintenance, and repair (Alaska, Cornell LII), checked Oct 29, 2026.

When does a Vermont ski area register its lifts?

  1. Vermont: every lift operator applies to the Department of Labor for registration on or before November 1 each year.From 31 V.S.A. 707, Registration and fees (Vermont), checked Oct 29, 2026.

What it keeps for you.

Lift

Lift name, Type, State, Manufacturer, Year installed, and more.

Daily check

Date, Checked by, Outcome, Notes, Signature.

Lift stop

Stopped at, Time down, Reason for the stop, Mechanical, Restarted by.

Snowcat

Cat name or number, Make and model, Serial number, Hour meter now, Service every, and more.

Repair

What needs fixing, Lift, Other equipment, Reported on, Reported by, and more.

What your client receives.

The daily lift log, as the app issues it the moment the daily check is saved: signed, dated and frozen, with what is next due. This one is filled with invented records so you can read it before you sign up.

Building owners read every report filed to them in one binder, free.

Sample Inspection Co. (fictional) · Ski Hill Ops

Daily lift log

Avery Lund

Lift

Lift name
Avery Lund
Type
Fixed-grip chairlift
State
State 1
Manufacturer
Brackwater Equipment

and 5 more fields

Daily check

DateChecked byOutcomeNotes
Sep 11, 2026Avery LundOpened to the public
Feb 11, 2026Casey BrandtOpened to the public
May 10, 2026Avery LundOpened to the public
Aug 6, 2026Casey BrandtOpened to the public
Jan 6, 2026Avery LundOpened to the public

Lift stop

Stopped atTime downReason for the stopMechanicalRestarted by
Sep 11, 20261 minuteReason for the stop 1Avery Lund

Signature

Not signed in the app; signed on paper if at all.

A recordkeeping aid. It does not certify compliance and is not legal advice.

Every name, date and number on this sample is invented.

What Ski Hill Ops costs.

Free

$0
  • 2 lifts
  • 1 person

Solo

$9 a monthFounders price; list $19
  • 6 lifts
  • 5 people

Crew

$24 a monthFounders price; list $49
  • 15 lifts
  • 15 people

Company

$49 a monthFounders price; list $99
  • 50 lifts
  • 50 people

All-Access

$74 a monthFounders price; list $149
  • 50 lifts
  • 50 people
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