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IA Study Concerning the Revision of the Cableways Directive Table 2.11: Number of Cableway Installations for Skiing Purposes by Country (2011) Country Number of Lifts % of Lifts France 3660 1 15.1% (3731 1 ) Austria 3,003 (2987 I ) 12.2% United States 2,970 (943 I ) 12.0% Italy 1,948 (2193 I ) 7.9% Germany 1,827 (1792 I ) 7.4% Switzerland 1,774 (2333 I ) 7.2% Japan 1,422 (2475 I ) 5.8% Canada 922 3.7% Poland 832 (824 I ) 3.4% Sweden 820 (974 I ) 3.3% Czech Republic 816 3.3% China 800 (916 I ) 3.2% Norway 788 2 (795 I ) 2.7% (667 2 ) Slovakia 489 2.0% Russia 414 1.7% Finland 374 1.5% Spain 360 (333 I ) 1.5% Slovenia 217 (281 I ) 0.9% Australia 147 0.6% Argentina 145 (143 I ) 0.6% Romania 141 (126 I ) 0.6% Korea, South 130 0.5% Chile 122 0.5% Andorra 111 (100 I ) 0.4% Ukraine 98 0.4% Bulgaria 94 0.4% New Zealand 93 0.4% Hungary 70 0.3% Turkey 68 0.3% Bosnia and Herzegovina 35 0.1% India 22 0.1% Georgia 12 0.0% Armenia 6 0.0% South Africa 4 0.0% Total 24,684 100% Source: Vanat (2011) unless stated otherwise; please note that these data may include surface lifts which are either very small or not in use and which are not reported to OITAF. I denotes source is ITTAB and data are for all installations (possibly not just those for skiing) in 2010/2011. 1: Figure provided by the French authorities in October 2012 indicate 3660 cableway installations for skiing purposes. The % of total lifts relates to the figure provided by Vanat (2011). 2: Vanat (2011) indicates 667 lifts while data from the Norwegian authorities state that the number of lifts in operation for skiing purposes in Norway was 788 at the end of 2011, of which 203 were low level tow lifts. Page 10
Risk & Policy Analysts Western Europe Western Europe represents the most popular destination for downhill skiing in the world accounting for 210 million skier days compared to 80 million in North America (currently Europe’s closest competitor). France individually accounts for 60 million skier days per year while the Nordic region (Sweden, Norway and Finland) accounts for an estimated 17.5 million skier days (Skistar, nd). There have been recent decreases in the total number of skier days in 2010/2011 in France (-5%), Austria (- 3.4%) and Switzerland (-5%) while the figures for Germany remained level with those of 2009/10. While the vast majority of ski areas rely on domestic skiers, the Alps region attracts the largest number of foreign visitors (30% of visitors to the Alps are foreign) and continues to be the most popular ski destination. Ski resort operators in Western Europe primarily work locally but recently acquisitions and cross-border collaborations have taken place in attempt to offset any weather related issues of owning a cluster of ski resorts in one geographical area. Ownership of ski resorts in Europe is very fragmented; many are small companies and some are family owned (Skistar, nd). Eastern Europe While the ski industry in Western Europe is maturing and skier days are decreasing, the ski industry in Eastern Europe is the fastest growing ski market in terms of both the number of skiers and the development of new ski resorts (32). Eastern Europe and Asia account for 32% of ski visitors worldwide but only 20% of skier visits take place in these regions. Therefore, Eastern Europe already has a large number of domestic skiers and therefore the potential for growth in this market is strong. Currently, Bulgaria is investing in the Bansko ski region and aims to double the current ski area. Serbia is also investing €250million in a project to develop the Stara Planina area. This development aims to be open by 2015 and will include both winter and summer tourist attractions (such as a golf course and ‘wellness facilities’) (Winter Sports Technology International, 2011). The ski industry is also seeing significant growth in Russia, particularly because it will host the 2014 Winter Olympics which is expected to increase interest in winter sports in general as well as attracting increased investment in the ski industry. Russia is also investing an estimated €11 billion in the ‘Peak 5642’ project across five resorts in the North Caucasus mountains. The project aims to achieve five million visitors per year by 2020. Azerbaijan is also developing a ski resort in the Caucasus Mountains which will have ten ski lifts. (Winter Sports Technology International, 2011b). North America Outside of Europe the largest ski industries can be found in North America (USA and Canada) and Japan. North America is the second largest ski market globally and includes 486 resorts, which attract approximately 60 million skier days per year (Skistar, nd). However, the ski industry in the USA appears to be static and indeed Page 11
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