Laurent Vanat Consultant 19, Margelle CH-1224 Genève Tel / fax / messagerie : (+41) 022 349 84 40 Courriel : [email protected] Internet : www.vanat.ch 2015 International Report on Snow & Mountain Tourism Overview of the key industry figures for ski resorts t t a a n n a a V V t t n n e e April 2015 r r u u a a L L Table of contents Foreword ................................................................................. - 5 - Glossary ................................................................................... - 6 - Introduction ............................................................................. - 8 - Evolution of the ski market ............................................................................ - 9 - The world ski market .............................................................. - 11 - Participating countries................................................................................. - 11 - Ski resorts and infrastructure ...................................................................... - 12 - Evolution of worldwide skier visits ............................................................... - 14 - Market share of worldwide skier visits .......................................................... - 15 - Skiers per region of origin ........................................................................... - 15 - International skiers flows ............................................................................ - 16 - Future trends in market share ..................................................................... - 18 - Countries’ benchmarking ............................................................................. - 21 - The Alps ................................................................................ - 25 - Austria ....................................................................................................... - 25 - France ....................................................................................................... - 28 - Italy ........................................................................................................... - 31 - Liechtenstein .............................................................................................. - 33 - Switzerland ................................................................................................ - 34 - Western Europe ...................................................................... - 37 - Andorra ..................................................................................................... - 37 - Finland....................................................................................................... - 39 - Germany .................................................................................................... - 42 - Iceland ...................................................................................................... - 43 - Norway ...................................................................................................... - 44 - Spain ......................................................................................................... - 46 - Sweden...................................................................................................... - 49 - United Kingdom .......................................................................................... - 51 - Eastern Europe and Central Asia .............................................. - 54 - Afghanistan ................................................................................................ - 54 - Albania ...................................................................................................... - 55 - Armenia ..................................................................................................... - 56 - Azerbaijan .................................................................................................. - 57 - Belarus ...................................................................................................... - 58 - Bosnia & Herzegovina ................................................................................. - 60 - Bulgaria ..................................................................................................... - 62 - Croatia ....................................................................................................... - 64 - Cyprus ....................................................................................................... - 65 - t t Czech Republic ........................................................................................... - 66 - a a Estonia ...................................................................................................... - 68 - n n Georgia ...................................................................................................... - 70 - a a Greece ....................................................................................................... - 72 - Hungary ..................................................................................................... - 74 - V V Iran ........................................................................................................... - 76 - t t Kazakhstan ................................................................................................ - 78 - n n Kyrgyzstan ................................................................................................. - 80 - e e Latvia ........................................................................................................ - 82 - r r Lithuania .................................................................................................... - 83 - Macedonia ................................................................................................. - 84 - u u a a L L 2015 International Report on Snow & Mountain Tourism - Overview of the key industry figures for ski resorts April 2015 - 2 - Montenegro ............................................................................................... - 85 - Poland ....................................................................................................... - 87 - Romania .................................................................................................... - 90 - Russia ....................................................................................................... - 92 - Serbia ....................................................................................................... - 95 - Slovakia..................................................................................................... - 97 - Slovenia .................................................................................................... - 99 - Turkey ..................................................................................................... - 101 - Ukraine .................................................................................................... - 104 - Uzbekistan ................................................................................................ - 105 - The Americas ....................................................................... - 107 - Argentina ................................................................................................. - 107 - Canada ..................................................................................................... - 111 - Chile ........................................................................................................ - 113 - United States ............................................................................................ - 116 - Asia and Pacific .................................................................... - 120 - Australia ................................................................................................... - 120 - China ....................................................................................................... - 123 - India ........................................................................................................ - 125 - Japan ....................................................................................................... - 127 - New Zealand ............................................................................................ - 130 - North Korea .............................................................................................. - 132 - South Korea.............................................................................................. - 133 - Middle East & Africa .............................................................. - 137 - Algeria ..................................................................................................... - 137 - Israel ....................................................................................................... - 138 - Lebanon ................................................................................................... - 138 - Lesotho .................................................................................................... - 140 - Morocco ................................................................................................... - 140 - South Africa .............................................................................................. - 142 - Conclusion ........................................................................... - 143 - Sources and acknowledgments .............................................