ORTOVOX AVABAG LiTRIC: Mountain Safety Made Possible Thanks to IBQ Textiles Technology

Mountain safety is not an option — it’s a necessity. Skiers and mountaineers who venture into extreme conditions know that every decision and every piece of equipment can make the difference between life and death during an avalanche. In this context, IBQ Textiles' technology has played a key role in the development of the ORTOVOX AVABAG LiTRIC system, an avalanche airbag that combines top-tier protection with lightness and versatility.

A security system designed down to the last detail

The ORTOVOX AVABAG LiTRIC is synonymous with lightness and reliability. The full system weighs approximately 1,100 grams, with the airbag itself at only around 330 grams — making it one of the lightest electronic avalanche airbags on the market. This lightness ensures greater freedom of movement without compromising safety.

Its design guarantees a fast and effective activation, essential to prevent the user from being buried. In addition, being a system battery powered, allows you to perform multiple activation tests without the need for cartridges, thus facilitating user training for possible real emergencies.

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Thanks to the technical fabrics developed by IBQ Textiles, the system achieves a perfect balance between weight, strength and functionality, maintaining high performance even in the most demanding alpine conditions.

Two leading brands, one shared mission

The system AVABAG LiTRIC It is the result of an exceptional collaboration between two leaders in technical equipment: ORTOVOX and ARC'TERYXThis combination combines Ortovox's alpine safety engineering with Arc'teryx's design expertise and high-performance materials, resulting in a unique and revolutionary technology.

In this video, the ORTOVOX team explains the origins of this collaboration and its impact on the development of the LiTRIC system:

👉 Watch video – LiTRIC: the story behind the collaboration

Thanks to this synergy, and the use of IBQ fabrics In its structure, the AVABAG LiTRIC system is positioned as a reference in safety, innovation and lightness.

Adaptability thanks to the Zip-On backpack system

Although the AVABAG LiTRIC system is not removable, Ortovox has developed an innovative backpack system Zip-On, which allows the user to switch between different volumes and configurations depending on the activity: from short freeride trips to multi-day tours.

This intelligent modularity improves the user experience, offering an adaptable load capacity, always with the same security base.

IBQ textile solutions make this flexibility possible without compromising strength, comfort, or technical performance.

The textile experience behind safety

In IBQ Textiles, our mission is to offer advanced textile solutions that provide real value in terms of performance and protectionOur contribution to the AVABAG LiTRIC system is based on the development of robust but lightweight technical fabrics, perfectly integrated into the structure of the backpack and its usage requirements.

Each fiber and each construction are designed to offer the maximum durability with minimum weight, reinforcing the security and functionality of the final product. This collaboration with ORTOVOX demonstrates how smart textile engineering can contribute to life-saving innovations in the mountains.

For those who take the mountains seriously

The system AVABAG LiTRIC It is much more than an avalanche airbag: it is a symbol of preparation, responsibility and innovation. Thanks to the synergy between the ORTOVOX engineering, the technical knowledge of ARC'TERYX and the IBQ Textiles materials, users can take on the mountain with confidence, knowing they have one of the most advanced safety systems on the market.

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