Klenkhart & Partner Consulting ZT Gesellschaft

What Klenkhart & Partner Consulting ZT Gesellschaft does

Klenkhart & Partner Consulting ZT Gesellschaft m.b.H. is an Austrian civil engineering consultancy (Ziviltechniker-GmbH) founded in 1991 in Innsbruck and headquartered since 2007 in Absam, Tirol. The firm specializes in Alpine Engineering, delivering planning, project management, and construction supervision for ski resort operators, cable car companies, municipalities, and public authorities across Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. Its service portfolio spans approximately 27 offerings organized into four clusters: planning in ski and hiking areas (consulting/masterplans, cable cars, ski slopes, snowmaking, storage ponds, lighting, cross-country trails, toboggan runs, summer concepts, parking, drinking/wastewater), natural hazard and water management (avalanche, torrent, flood, rockfall, debris, sediment, hydropower, landscape planning, EIA/UVP), GIS/GPS/visualization (including the proprietary skiGIS® platform built with R3-GIS), and urban cable car development for public transport.

The firm's underlying technology combines traditional civil and water engineering with established numerical simulation toolchains (AVAL-1D, RAMMS, HEC-RAS, Hydro_AS-2D, HEC-HMS, ROCKFALL) on ESRI and QGIS GIS platforms. Its most distinctive proprietary asset is skiGIS®, a web-based GIS and management platform purpose-built for ski resorts that integrates property/owner records, documents, photos, mapping, and planning tools without local installation. The firm self-claims a "World No. 1" position in detailed planning of ski slopes and snowmaking systems and has delivered infrastructure for FIS World Championships at Garmisch-Partenkirchen 2011, St. Moritz 2017, Seefeld 2019, and Oberstdorf 2021.

Revenue is generated through fee-based professional services engagements on a per-project basis, acquired via direct engagement with operators, public tenders, and industry referrals. The firm operates from a single headquarters in Absam with approximately 30 employees, is privately held by three managing partners (DI Christian Weiler, DI Manfred Salcher, Ing. Gerald Samwald) following the 2021 retirement of founder DI Christian Klenkhart, and has no disclosed external funding, parent company, or acquisition history.

Name

Klenkhart & Partner Consulting ZT Gesellschaft

Legal name

Klenkhart & Partner Consulting ZT Gesellschaft m.b.H.

Website

https://klenkhart.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Klenkhart & Partner Consulting ZT Gesellschaft is an Austrian Alpine Engineering consultancy providing planning, project management, and construction supervision for ski resort operators, cable car companies, and public authorities across the Alpine region, with proprietary skiGIS® software and ~30 staff based in Absam.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Alpine Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAAAJAB

Ski Areas & Lift Operations (Independent Mountains)

Travel & Hospitality/Adventure, Amusement Parks & Ecotourism/Winter Adventure & Mountain Resorts (Ski, Snowboard, Snow Activities)

Keywords

• Alpine engineering consulting
• Ski resort planning
• Natural hazard protection
• Cable car engineering
• GIS ski management

Headquarters

HQ city

Absam

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Planning & Engineering Consulting: Fee-based professional services for the planning, design, and project management of alpine infrastructure including ski areas, cable cars, snow-making systems, storage ponds, avalanche protection, and flood control. Revenue is generated on a per-project basis through consulting agreements with ski resort operators, cable car companies, municipalities, and public authorities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Klenkhart & Partner Consulting delivers Alpine Engineering consultancy services for ski resorts, cable cars, snow-making systems, storage ponds, and natural hazard protection. The firm's core deliverables are planning, design, and project management mandates executed for ski area operators, cable car companies, municipalities, and public authorities. Its proprietary skiGIS® web-based GIS platform is sold alongside these services to support ongoing ski area data management.

Product overview

Klenkhart & Partner Consulting is an Alpine Engineering consultancy specializing in infrastructure planning for ski resorts and mountain environments. The core product is skiGIS®, a proprietary web-based GIS and management platform for ski resort operations. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of approximately 27 specialized service offerings spanning ski area planning (ski slopes, cable cars, snowmaking, storage ponds), natural hazard protection (avalanche, torrent, rockfall, flood control), water management, environmental planning, GIS/GPS services, and urban cable car development. The services are delivered as discrete consulting and planning engagements rather than a unified software platform with modules. The company positions itself as worldwide leader in detailed planning of ski slopes and snowmaking systems in ski areas, operating primarily in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• skiGIS® Proprietary web-based Geographic Information System and management platform for ski resorts, enabling data retrieval, property and owner management, document storage, mapping, and planning tools without local installation. Used by ski resort and cable car operators for day-to-day data management and documentation.
• Consulting & Masterpläne (Consulting & Master Plans) Strategic consulting for ski resorts including SWOT analysis, terrain morphology analysis, slope maps, sun exposure analysis, variant analyses, cost estimates, schedules, profitability calculations, and photorealistic visualizations. For ski resort and cable car operators evaluating investments.
• Seilbahnplanungs- und Projektmanagement (Cable Car Planning & Project Management) End-to-end cable car planning and project management including studies, preliminary projects, manufacturer-independent tendering, permit documentation, safety analyses, construction tendering and supervision, and operating permit documentation. For cable car operators and ski resorts.
• Skipistenplanung (Ski Slope Planning) Technical-ecological planning of new piste construction, piste adaptations and ski paths; route optimization; slope support and erosion protection; drainage and ditch crossings; hydrological assessment; retention planning; vegetation mapping; and planting plans. For ski resort operators.
• Beschneiungsanlagen (Snow-making Systems) Planning of snow-making systems including snow-technical concepts, hydraulic and plant engineering sizing, approval and execution planning, machine safety analyses, complex pipe hydraulics, water measurements, and construction supervision. For ski resort operators.
• Speicherteiche (Storage Ponds) Landscape-adapted design, 3D modeling, volume optimization, water and nature conservation approvals, valve/pump station planning, tendering, and construction supervision of storage ponds for snowmaking. Klenkhart also assumes dam operator responsibility for reservoirs. For ski resort operators.
• Skifahrerstromanalyse (Skier Flow Analysis) GIS-based modeling of skier flows on ski runs and lifts using transportation figures and queuing counts, considering the geometry of the piste and cable car network. Calculates maximum and current load of slopes and identifies problem areas and development opportunities. For ski resort operators.
• Lawinenschutz-Maßnahmen (Avalanche Protection) Avalanche protection concepts, safety analyses, avalanche dynamic calculations, hazard zone plans, temporary and permanent protection measures, snow pressure and gliding snow protection, and avalanche commission responsibilities. For ski resorts, municipalities, and public authorities in alpine terrain.
• Wildbachschutz-Maßnahmen (Torrent Protection) ETALP mapping of torrents, torrent reinforcements and erosion protection, protection system analyses, service roads, erosion-safe pipe construction in steep terrain, protective forest restoration, and planting plans. For municipalities and public authorities in alpine terrain.
• Schutzwasserbau (Protective Water Engineering) Precipitation-runoff models, hazard zone and flood plans, cost-benefit studies, sediment studies, protective water structures, watercourse treatments, flood and sediment retention basins, and hydromorphological measures per NGP. For municipalities and public authorities.
• Steinschlagschutz (Rockfall Protection) Determination of relevant rock sizes, rockfall simulation, and dimensioning of protective structures including dams and nets. For municipalities, public authorities, and infrastructure operators in alpine terrain.
• Modellierungen (Simulations & Modeling) 1D and 2D avalanche simulations (AVAL-1D, RAMMS, ELBA), 1D and 2D hydraulic runoff models (HEC-RAS, Hydro_AS-2D), precipitation-runoff modeling (HEC-HMS, ZEMOKOST), rockfall models (ROCKFALL), risk analyses for natural hazards, and data processing using ArcGIS, AutoCAD, and custom project databases. For ski resorts, municipalities, and public authorities.
• GIS- & GPS-Dienstleistungen (GIS & GPS Services) GIS consulting (planning, implementation, project management, training), spatial analyses (skier flow, visibility, terrain), geodata acquisition, digitization, vectorization, and GPS services (device consulting, training, data acquisition and integration into GIS and CAD). Built on ESRI products and QGIS, supported by R3GIS. For ski resorts and public-sector clients.
• UVP-Management (EIA Management) Environmental impact assessment management including start meetings, scoping sessions, schedule creation, coordination of project team meetings, time schedule controlling, coordination of expert performance profiles, and participation in all hearings. For ski resort operators and public authorities executing regulated projects.
• Urbane Seilbahn Erschließung (Urban Cable Car Development) Urban cable car planning services including needs assessment, variant studies (utility, cost and system comparison), joint planning with architects, approval procedures with cable car manufacturers, natural hazard safety analyses, project management and construction supervision, and operating permit documentation. For cities and metropolitan transport authorities.

Quantifiable outcome

• FIS World Championships infrastructure delivered (Seefeld 2019, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 2011, St. Moritz 2017)

Named customers21 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and project-specific.

• R3-GIS (Südtirol)coreTechnology or IntegrationR3-GIS is the long-term South Tyrol partner that developed skiGIS based on requirements from Klenkhart & Partner's cable car customers. R3-GIS developed the web-based GIS application that powers skiGIS, which requires no installation and provides online access to all ski area data including property/owner information, documents, photos, and planning tools.
• ESRIsupportingTechnology or IntegrationKlenkhart & Partner uses ESRI products as part of their GIS technology stack for geographic information systems work, alongside Open Source GIS solutions (QGIS, etc.), supported by R3GIS.
• Melzer & Hopfnerproject-specificStrategic or Co-development PartnerMelzer & Hopfner worked together with Klenkhart & Partner on the planning of the new Loischkopfbahn (10 EUB) for Bergbahnen Brandnertal, combining both firms' planning expertise on a major lift replacement project.
• Generali Versicherung AGsupportingOthersGenerali Versicherung AG is the company's liability insurance provider with a blanket insurance sum of €1,500,000 covering Europe including Asian areas of Turkey and former CIS countries.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• R3-GIS: South Tyrol-based GIS specialist that co-developed skiGIS® with Klenkhart & Partner. Operates in the same niche of GIS-enabled data management and planning tools for ski resorts, serving the same cable car and ski area customer base across the Alpine arc.
• Bartenbach: Aldrans (Tyrol) based engineering and research consultancy specializing in lighting, alpine architecture, and daylight planning. Comparable in size and Alpine-region niche specialization, serving similar public and resort clients with high-end technical consulting.
• Pirmin Jung Ingenieure: Swiss timber and structural engineering consultancy with deep Alpine expertise. Comparable as a specialist Alpine engineering firm serving Swiss and broader DACH infrastructure clients with a similar mix of structural, hazard, and natural materials engineering.

Broad incumbents

• Doppelmayr: World's largest ropeway and cable car manufacturer headquartered in Wolfurt, Austria. Serves the same ski resort and urban cable car customers that Klenkhart plans infrastructure for; Klenkhart regularly tenders and supervises Doppelmayr installations.
• Leitner-Poma: Major cable car and snow groomer manufacturer (HTI Group), headquartered in South Tyrol. Overlaps heavily with Klenkhart's customer set across ski lift planning and urban cable car projects.
• TechnoAlpin: Global leader in snowmaking systems based in Bolzano, South Tyrol. Klenkhart plans the storage ponds, hydronics, and snowmaking infrastructure that TechnoAlpin supplies, making them frequent project counterparts.
• Demaclenko: Snowmaking systems manufacturer also part of the HTI Group, based in South Tyrol. Operates in the same ski resort snowmaking value chain where Klenkhart provides planning, hydraulic design, and project management.
• ILF Beratende Ingenieure: Innsbruck-headquartered international engineering consultancy with strong Alpine infrastructure practice spanning hydraulic engineering, tunnels, and natural hazards. Competes with Klenkhart for larger Alpine infrastructure mandates while offering broader multidisciplinary depth.
• Fichtner: Stuttgart-based independent engineering and consulting firm active across energy, water, and infrastructure. Competes for environmental consulting, EIA, and hydraulic modeling mandates overlapping with Klenkhart's natural hazard and water management services.

Others

• Skidata: Salzburg-based provider of access control and ticketing systems for ski resorts, mountain destinations, and urban mobility. Adjacent ecosystem player serving the same resort customers Klenkhart plans infrastructure for, though in a non-competing technology layer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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