ABS is the inventor and technology leader in avalanche protection airbags. At the push of a button, avalanche victims in dangerous situations can increase their volume with ABS products, so that they are not "swallowed" by the avalanche but remain on the surface. Since 2018, former ski racer Felix Neureuther has been both a well-known testimonial and investor in ABS.
ABS ("Avalanche Balloon Secutem") Peter Aschauer GmbH he started to develop a system that allows avalanche victims to increase their volume at the push of a button without having any disadvantages when skiing.
Five years after the founding of the company, the first ABS® avalanche airbag was presented at the ISPO in Munich. In 1996, the first ABS Double Airbag (TwinBag) with pyrotechnical-pneumatic trigger followed. Two years later, the company Deuter continued the development and ensured another breakthrough by optimizing the system. Since the 2000s, the development team has increasingly focused on the target group of backcountry skiers and snowboarders.
High-Tech Avalanche Airbags
A safe avalanche airbag is a technical masterpiece. The models of ABS® are particularly ingenious. Unrestricted application and combination possibilities result for example from the so-called ZipOn principle. This means that the backpacks can be adapted in a very simple way by attaching different pack sacks..
The P.RIDE System represents a new generation of avalanche backpacks. Partner activation is now integrated as a standard (in the event of an avalanche, one person of the group can remotely activate the airbags of his companions up to a distance of 300 meters). P.RIDE also provides automatic system control. ABS TwinBags provide double safety.
Felix Neureuther becomes an investor in ABS
Since 2018, Felix Neureuther has not only been a well-known testimonial of ABS, but also an investor. With this commitment he starts his professional future after his successful career as a professional ski racer. This is how Neureuther explains his decision: "The new owners convinced me of the company's prospects and gave me the opportunity to get personally involved. I think it is very important that freeriding is made safer by avalanche airbags, after all, I myself am passionate about deep snow. As the inventor and technology leader of avalanche airbags, ABS has the best product in my opinion
