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AustriaSwitzerlandSouth Tyrol (Italy)France Comparison ski lifts Austria – Switzerland – South Tyrol – France 3 Total: 8935 lifts

FactsAustriaTyrol ski resorts ski lifts3034Ca snow cannonsca ca kilometres of ski trailsca ca overall income (ropeways)5,56 billion €1,5 billion € jobs (ropeways)14.000ca Comparison Austria - Tyrol 4

hectares (approx ) 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

Austria‘s snow cannons need approx. 42 million m³ water per year Comparison: Swimmingpool with 50x20m needs 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 6

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 7

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

Austrian Ski Companies 11

Ski Industry Overall Income Overall income: 52 million € Overall income: 160 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 = ,80 € 1.809,78 €/h x approx. 800 hours working time per season = € ,- Slope Preperation 13

Calculation Slope Preparation 14 Calculation snow groomer price per working hour: Initial cost ,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. € ,- : 7.200) € 22,50 x 3% interest 0,68€/h Care/machine maintenance Cost of debt ,00€ First costs 40,00h/year Costs snow groomer with cable winch € ,- / h 45,00€/h Fuel consumption incl. oil 34,50€/h Machine maintenance Cost of debt € /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

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