ABOUT SKIING, TRANSPORT AND SPORT industry

2. ABOUT SKIING, TRANSPORT AND SPORT industry

3. Comparisonskilifts Austria – Switzerland – South Tyrol – France Total: 8935 lifts

4. Comparison Austria - Tyrol 4

5. Snow cannons • 23.000 hectares (approx. 32.000) pistes in Austria • 60% canbecoveredwithartificialsnow • nowateriswasted, onlysurfacewater • onlyusedandrecycled in a naturalway

6. Snow cannons • Austria‘ssnowcannonsneedapprox. 42 million m³ water per year • Comparison: • Swimmingpool with 50x20m needs 48.000 m³ • The same amountofwaterisneededfor a skislopewith 16 hectares. • 85% ofconsumedenergyisrenewableenergy • Forartificialsnowproductionapprox. 4 kilowatt per hour per skierareneeded

7. Snow cannons • Comparison: • Middlesizehotelwith 50 bedsneedsthe same energyas a snowcannonfor43 hectares (approx. 61 footbalfields) ofslopes • Flight totheCarribeanwith 200 personsneeds same energyas a snowcannonfor 100 hectaresofslopes • Price forartificialsnow/m³: 4,50 €

8. Global Ski Market • Overall sales: 3,4 millionpairsofski 2013 • Market share Austria: 50% • Overall sales: 8 millionpairsofski 1983 • Reasonsforthe rapid reduction: • rentingskisgetsmorepopular • productiongetsless

9. Global Ski Market

10. Ski Industry • products: • skis (alpine, freestyle, cross country, ski mountaineering, ski jumping) • bindings and boots • ski poles and • accessories and protection

11. Austrian Ski Companies 11

12. Ski Industry Overall Income 2013 Overall income: 52 million€ Overall income: 160 million € Overall income: 180 million € Overall income: 180 million €

13. SlopePreperation • ExampleWildschönau (approx. 70 km ofslopes) • Costs: 129,27 €/h • 14 snowgroomers 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 hoursworking time per season = € 1.447.824,-

14. CalculationSlopePreparation

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