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GROOMING COST ANALYSIS (COLORADO RESORT OPERATOR) Copyright © 2011 Daniel Osborne All Rights Reserved
EcoGroomer
PROBLEM: SNOW GROOMING REQUIRES TOO MUCH DIESEL & CAPITAL
SOLUTION: (PATENT
PENDING) EcoGroomer
KEY ASPECTS
Utilizes 2 additional retractable snow processing units to triple grooming area by one cat on most trails
Intermediate and Beginner trails primarily, not for Advanced runs or deep snow events
Estimated that (60%-70%) of general grooming can be done in Eco-Groomer (EG) mode
Total grooming cost will be reduced by up to 30% to 40% with EG technology
SNOW PROCESSING UNIT (SPU) PATENT PENDING
Rotary Blade
Tracks
Tiller
SPU Housing
Snow
Approx 72”
Large rotary blade in front replicates the action of the blade in grooming Small set of tracks in middle compacts and breaks up chunks of snow Tiller at back provides final snow processing and smooth out as always
Engine Set Between Tracks
SNOW PROCESSING UNIT (CAD DESIGNS) PATENT PENDING
Front Rotary Tiller
Perspective View
NIGHTLY GROOMING COST ANALYSIS
Diesel Fuel $260
Equip $640
Labor $240
Other: $880
Per Cat - Per SPU
Savings: $783
Diesel Fuel $100
Equip $233
Labor $24
Other: $257
BACKGROUND DATA
Labor cost based upon $24/hr wages (includes taxes, admin & benefits)
Fuel cost based upon $4/gal diesel price Equipment cost based on cat price of $330,000 (5 year
useful life)
Maintenance cost based upon $30,000 per year per cat
EG upgrade cost based on $120,000 per SPU (6 year useful life)
EG Maintenance cost based on $15,000 per year per SPU
Cost based upon one cat grooming 60 acres per night
Fuel use based upon 65 gallons per cat per night EG fuel use base upon 25 gallons per SPU used per
night Figures derived from data provided by Google and
MMSA
GROOMING COST ANALYSIS
Diesel Fuel
$26,000
Equip $64,000
Labor $24,000
Other: $88,000
6000 Acres Groomed Nightly
Savings: $31,320
Diesel Fuel
$19,600 Equip $47,720
Labor $15,360
Other: $52,800
With 60 Cats (20 EG + 30 Standard + 10 Winch)
With 100 Cats (90 Standard Cats + 10 Winch
Cats)
$19.00/Acre $12.06/Acre
YEARLY SAVINGS PER SPU
$117,450 Per Year Savings
$783/night x 150 = $117,450 6000 Gallons of Diesel Saved per year
SAVINGS FOR MAJOR RESORT OPERATOR
$4.7 Million Per Year240,000 Gallons of Diesel Saved*
*Based on 20 Prinoth Beasts with EG upgrade (40 SPU’s)
(2 SPU’s per EcoGroomer)
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Zaugg AG Path
Intro from US
Distributor
Deliver in Europe then
US (18-24 mo
est.)
Prinoth/Kassbohre
r Path
Intro from Vail Resorts & Mammoth
Deliver in US then Europe(12-18 mo
est.)
Data Verified by Dec 15 2010 Patents filed by Jan 10 2011 Meetings with MMSA & Vail Feb 2011 Viability verified with engineers Mar 2011 Meet with manufacturers Mar/April 2011 Contract with manufacturer May 2011 Prototype build & test Summer 2011 On-site testing Fall/Winter 2011/2012 Available for major ski resorts 2012/2013
EcoGroomer
