AustriaSwitzerlandSouth Tyrol (Italy)France 303428864252590
Comparison ski lifts Austria Switzerland South Tyrol France 3
Total: 8935 lifts
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FactsAustriaTyrol ski resorts411114 ski lifts3034Ca. 1000 snow
cannonsca. 19.000ca. 10.000 kilometres of ski trailsca. 16.000ca.
4.000 overall income (ropeways)5,56 billion 1,5 billion jobs
(ropeways)14.000ca. 6.800 Comparison Austria - Tyrol 4
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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 5
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Austrias snow cannons need approx. 42 million m water per year
Comparison: Swimmingpool with 50x20m needs 48.000 m 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/m: 4,50 Snow cannons 7
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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 8
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products: skis (alpine, freestyle, cross country, ski
mountaineering, ski jumping) bindings and boots ski poles and
accessories and protection Ski Industry 10
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Austrian Ski Companies 11
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Ski Industry Overall Income 2013 12 Overall income: 52 million
Overall income: 160 million Overall income: 180 million
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Example Wildschnau (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 13
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Calculation Slope Preparation 14 Calculation snow groomer price
per working hour: Initial cost 324.000,00 Total tec. expected
useful life 7.200,00h Economic expected useful life 9,00years Fuel
consumption incl. oil 30,00l/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 40,00h/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
