A number of small companies are making them now, but at least one bigger brand is getting on board, too. is incorporating a Snowpulse avalanche airbag into it’s Ride Airbag RAS pack, which will run users a cool $780, plus $100 for the air cartridge and $50 every time they blow it off. It’s not cheap, but the pack has the kind of high performance ski and snowboard features and construction quality you’d expect from a brand like Mammut.
–Justin Nyberg