LANSING — A Kingsford man has been appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to a three-year term on the state’s Ski Area Safety Board.

Samuel Bracket is general manager of Pine Mountain Resort in Iron Mountain. Bracket will represent Upper Peninsula ski area managers for a term expiring June 8, 2024. He succeeds Andrew Farron, who resigned.

The board was created to license and regulate ski areas and ski lifts in Michigan. It works with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to oversee the operation of ski areas, surface and chair lifts, and rope tows.

Appointments to the board are subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.