Whether you are skiing down the 120 groomed slopes of Courchevel (Savoie) or the four slopes of the Désert d'Entremont resort, in Chartreuse (Isère), the structure of your snow holiday budget will not change: after accommodation, the he purchase of a ski pass represents the second item of expenditure for skiing.
But what do you pay when you pay 30.10 euros per day for an adult rate in high season, the average for last winter?
A study of professionals from Domaines skiables de France (DSF) over the period 2008-2012, details the costs of private operators and semi-public companies (SEM) – ie a hundred resorts frequented by 80% of skiers.
“The middle masses remain current”
, says Laurent Reynaud, the general delegate.
The cost of energy represents only 5% of the total in a "normal" year.
“This season, this rate should be multiplied by three or four,”
he continues, which is why the profession has embarked on a sobriety program and is calling for a capped rate per megawatt hour.
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The flat rate mainly covers (30.1%) the payroll and personnel costs of ski lift operators, from the pole vault operator to the snow groomer driver.
It is then the charges and contributions (21.1%) that weigh the heaviest.
VAT, royalties… In return, SEMs or private companies can collect up to 7.5% of the result (before tax).
Finally, equipment, from lifts to snow groomers, is expensive in terms of investment (18.7%) and maintenance (6.7%).
The price to pay for skiing in conditions that remain among the best in the world.