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. 2025 Nov 7;7:1619136. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2025.1619136

Table 8.

Hierarchical weight system for snow sports development indicators.

Primary indicator Primary weight Secondary indicator Secondary weight Tertiary indicator Tertiary weight Initial weight
Snow Sports Competitive Development Indicators 0.3333 Snow Sports Competitive Performance Development Indicators 0.3069 Number of Snow Sports Medals at the Winter Olympics 0.3556 0.0250
Number of Snow Sports Medals at the World Championships 0.2342 0.0165
Number of Snow Sports Medals at the World Cup 0.4102 0.0288
Snow Sports Event Development Indicators 0.3151 Number of Ski Events 0.2935 0.0212
Professional Competitions 0.1951 0.0141
Public Competitions 0.2591 0.0187
Number of Event Parameter Units 0.2523 0.0182
Development Indicators for Competitive Talent in Snow Sports 0.1150 Number of National Team Athletes 0.4715 0.0124
Number of Competitive Service Personnel 0.5285 0.0139
Development Indicators for Competitive Services in Snow Sports 0.2630 Number of National Snow Sports Training Bases Accredited by the Winter Sports Center 0.5613 0.0338
Number of Research Projects Related to Competitive Snow Sports 0.3433 0.0207
Number of FIS-Certified Slopes in Chinese Ski Resorts 0.0954 0.0057
Snow Sports Public Development Indicators 0.3333 Population Participation Development Indicators for Snow Sports (Demand) 0.1647 Number of Ski Resort Visits 0.1029 0.0106
Number of Ski Simulator Visits 0.4129 0.0424
Number of Dry Ski Visits 0.3795 0.0389
Number of Skiers 0.0590 0.0061
Annual Average Skiing Frequency 0.0458 0.0047
Public Service Personnel in Snow Sports (Supply) 0.0759 Number of Ski Social Sports Instructors 0.4038 0.0191
Number of Ski Enterprise Employees Paying Social Security 0.5962 0.0282
Development Indicators for Snow Sports Facilities (Concrete Platforms) 0.6158 Number of Domestic Ski Resorts 0.0136 0.0052
Number of Ski Resorts with Aerial Cableways 0.0178 0.0068
Total Number of Aerial Cableways in Ski Resorts 0.0207 0.0080
Number of Ski Resorts with Detachable Cableways 0.0434 0.0167
Total Number of Detachable Cableways 0.0438 0.0168
Number of Imported Detachable Aerial Cableways 0.0282 0.0108
Number of Domestic Detachable Aerial Cableways 0.0761 0.0292
Number of New Magic Carpets in Ski Resorts 0.0339 0.0130
Length of New Magic Carpets in Ski Resorts 0.0322 0.0124
Total Number of Operating Magic Carpets in Ski Resorts 0.0370 0.0142
Total Length of Operating Magic Carpets in Ski Resorts 0.0350 0.0134
Number of New Imported Snow Groomers in Ski Resorts 0.0321 0.0123
Number of New Domestic Snow Groomers in Ski Resorts 0.0479 0.0184
Number of New Imported Second-Hand Snow Groomers in Ski Resorts 0.0760 0.0291
Number of New Imported Snowmaking Machines in Ski Resorts 0.0373 0.0143
Number of New Domestic Snowmaking Machines in Ski Resorts 0.0924 0.0354
Number of Indoor Ski Resorts 0.0462 0.0177
Number of Dry Ski Resorts 0.0717 0.0275
Area of Dry Ski Facilities 0.0546 0.0209
Number of Ski Simulators 0.1386 0.0532
Twin Tip Binding Imports (Customs Data, Unit: Tons) 0.0216 0.0083

Organizational Development Indicators for Snow Sports

0.1158
Number of Ski Enterprises 0.0163 0.0015
Number of Snow Sports Clubs 0.2387 0.0213
Number of Ice and Snow Sports Specialty Schools 0.3052 0.0273
Number of Universities Offering Ice and Snow-Related Majors 0.2462 0.0220
Communication Development Indicators for Snow Sports 0.0278 Baidu Search Index 0.4323 0.0075
Comprehensive Communication Index (WCI) of Leading Ski WeChat Public Accounts 0.5677 0.0098
Economic Development Indicators for Snow Sports 0.3333 Investment Development Indicators for Snow Sports Projects 0.0857 Registered Capital of Ski Enterprises 1.0000 0.0127
Consumption Development Indicators for Snow Sports 0.0540 Per Capita Consumption in Domestic Ski Tourism 1.0000 0.0080
Market Scale Development Indicators for Snow Sports 0.2710 Scale of the Equipment Market 0.5634 0.0164
Scale of the Training Market 0.2022 0.0059
Scale of the Event Market 0.6171 0.0179
Development Indicators for Listed Snow Sports Companies 0.5893 Price-to-Earnings Ratio of Listed Snow Sports Companies 0.0601 0.0052
Market Value of Listed Snow Sports Companies 0.8679 0.0758
Stock Price of Listed Snow Sports Companies 0.0720 0.0063