ABOUT SKIING, TRANSPORT AND SPORT INDUSTRY

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Austria Switzerland South Tyrol (Italy) France

3034 2886 425 2590

Comparison ski lifts Austria – Switzerland – South Tyrol – France

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SKI LIFTS

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South Tyrol

France

Total: 8935 lifts

Facts Austria Tyrol

ski resorts 411 114

ski lifts 3034 Ca. 1000

snow cannons ca. 19.000 ca. 10.000

kilometres of ski trails ca. 16.000 ca. 4.000

overall income (ropeways) 5,56 billion € 1,5 billion €

jobs (ropeways) 14.000 ca. 6.800

Comparison Austria - Tyrol

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23.000 hectares (approx. 32.000) pistes in Austria 60% can be covered with artificial snow no water is wasted, only surface water only used and recycled in a natural way

Snow cannons

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Austria‘s snow cannons need approx. 42 million m³ water per year

Comparison: Swimmingpool with 50x20m needs 48.000 m³ The same amount of water is needed for a ski slope with

16 hectares. 85% of consumed energy is renewable energy For artificial snow production approx. 4 kilowatt per hour per

skier are needed

Snow cannons

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Comparison: Middle size hotel with 50 beds needs the same energy as

a snow cannon for 43 hectares (approx. 61 footbalfields) of slopes

Flight to the Carribean with 200 persons needs same energy as a snow cannon for 100 hectares of slopes

Price for artificial snow/m³: 4,50 €

Snow cannons

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Overall sales: 3,4 million pairs of ski 2013 Market share Austria: 50% Overall sales: 8 million pairs of ski 1983 Reasons for the rapid reduction:

renting skis gets more popular production gets less

Global Ski Market

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Ski Industry

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Austrian Ski Companies

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Ski Industry Overall Income 2013

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Overall income: 52 million €

Overall income: 160 million €

Overall income: 180 million €

Overall income: 180 million €

Example Wildschönau (approx. 70 km of slopes) Costs: 129,27 €/h 14 snow groomers x 129,27 €/h = 1.809,78 €/h Approx. 10 hours per day 1.809,78 €/h x 10 hours = 18.097,80 € 1.809,78 €/h x approx.

800 hours working time

per season = € 1.447.824,-

Slope Preperation

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Calculation Slope Preparation

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Calculation snow groomer price per working hour:

Initial cost 324.000,00 €

Total tec. expected useful life 7.200,00 h

Economic expected useful life 9,00 years

Fuel consumption incl. oil 30,00 l/h diesel

Diesel price 1,15 €/l

Salary employee (total costs) 30,00 €/h

Surcharge 15,00 %

Labor expense/machine maintenance 21,70 €/h

approx. capital commitment(h. € 162.000,- : 7.200)

€ 22,50 x 3% interest 0,68 €/h

Care/machine maintenance

Cost of debt 10.000,00 €

First costs 40,00 h/year

Costs snow groomer with cable winch

€ 324.000,- / 7.200 h 45,00 €/h

Fuel consumption incl. oil 34,50 €/h

Machine maintenance

Cost of debt € 10.000/year : 800 h/year 12,50 €/h

Own personal costs 40h x 22,31€ : 800h/year 1,12 €/h

Salary employee/h slope preparation 30,84€ x 1,15 set up addition 35,47 €/h

Costs capital commitment 0,68 €/h

Costs/h time of preperation 129,27 €/h

Thank you!

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