Extended Services
Market Research
Market Research is an essential component of the resort development process. Ecosign maintains an extensive ski resort database, which includes historical skier/snowboarder visitation levels and lift installation statistics from resorts around the world. The company also monitors population growth and socio-economic trends, and conducts targeted client surveys to identify consumer preferences and purchasing patterns worldwide.Financial and Feasibility Analyses
A successful Resort Area Master Plan should be economically sound and fiscally responsible. This requirement led Ecosign to develop a number of financial analyses and planning techniques to help maximize the profitability of existing operations and to model the economic viability of new or expanded facilities associated with real estate developments, before capital is committed to the project.Transportation Studies
Ecosign is a leader in providing innovative solutions for the unique transportation challenges facing mountain resorts. By analyzing land-use data and on-site survey information, Ecosign documents the "motivation for movement" in resort communities. By integrating new skier staging facilities with existing resort land uses and introducing "state of the art" transportation technologies, Ecosign has assisted both new and established mountain resort communities achieve increased visitor growth targets, while reducing congestion and pressure on the environment.