PIEPS

Name

PIEPS

Website

https://pieps.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Avalanche Safety Equipment

akta.pro primary industry

Mountain Safety & Patrol Services (Avalanche Training, Rescue, Medical) (THAAAJAI)

Keywords

• Avalanche safety equipment
• Avalanche beacons
• Rescue transceivers
• Backcountry safety gear
• Mountaineering safety equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Lebring

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Avalanche Beacon Hardware Sales: PIEPS generates revenue through the sale of physical avalanche beacon devices - specifically the DSP Sport, DSP Pro, and DSP Pro Ice models.

Core offering

PIEPS manufactures and sells avalanche safety beacons (transceivers) — personal safety devices that transmit rescue signals to help locate buried avalanche victims. The product line includes the DSP Sport (recreational), DSP Pro (professional), and DSP Pro Ice (ice/glacier optimized) models, each featuring a send/search mode switching mechanism for use in backcountry skiing, snowboarding, mountaineering, and professional avalanche rescue operations.

Product overview

PIEPS manufactures avalanche beacons (transceivers) — personal safety devices used by backcountry skiers, snowboarders, and rescue professionals to locate buried avalanche victims. The product portfolio includes the DSP Sport, DSP Pro, and DSP Pro Ice models, all designed to switch between 'send' (transmit) and 'search' modes during avalanche rescue operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PIEPS DSP Sport Avalanche beacon (transceiver) with transmit/search modes designed for backcountry safety; intended for individual backcountry skiers, snowboarders, and mountaineers as a personal safety device to help locate buried avalanche victims. The DSP Sport was subject of a Canadian class action settlement regarding an alleged defective locking mechanism that could unexpectedly switch from 'send' to 'search' or 'off' mode.
• PIEPS DSP Pro Professional-grade avalanche beacon with transmit/search modes for backcountry safety; designed for ski patrollers, mountain rescue professionals, and serious backcountry users. Subject of a Canadian class action settlement regarding an alleged defective locking mechanism that could unexpectedly switch from 'send' to 'search' or 'off' mode.
• PIEPS DSP Pro Ice Professional-grade avalanche beacon variant optimized for ice/glacier conditions, with transmit/search modes for backcountry safety. Subject of a Canadian class action settlement regarding an alleged defective locking mechanism that could unexpectedly switch from 'send' to 'search' or 'off' mode.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Recent moves2 records

Direct peers

• ARVA (Anena): ARVA is a French avalanche safety specialist whose Neo+ and similar beacons compete in the same consumer and professional category as PIEPS across European alpine markets.
• Ortovox: Ortovox makes the Diract voice and 3+ beacon families targeting the same skiers, ski tourers, and mountain professionals as PIEPS, with overlapping rescue product portfolios.
• Mammut (Barryvox): Mammut is the dominant Swiss premium beacon brand (Barryvox line) and the most direct competitor to PIEPS, offering transmit/search transceivers for the same backcountry and professional rescue customers.
• Pieps GmbH (post-Black Diamond ownership): Itself; included for completeness — the brand has had ownership and distribution ties with larger outdoor groups that shape its competitive context within the beacon category.
• BCA (Backcountry Access): BCA's Tracker beacons compete head-to-head with PIEPS DSP models in North American backcountry and snowmobile markets, with similar transmit/search functionality and rescue-positioning claims.

Emerging players

• ABS (Avalanche Airbag Systems): ABS pioneered avalanche airbag packs — a complementary rather than substitute category to beacons — and serves the same professional and enthusiast backcountry safety buyer as PIEPS.
• Snowpulse / Mammut airbag systems: Snowpulse (now under Mammut) develops avalanche airbag systems, an adjacent safety category serving overlapping backcountry and professional ski customers as PIEPS beacons.

Broad incumbents

• Black Diamond Equipment: Black Diamond is a large incumbent in backcountry ski and climbing gear that sells avalanche safety products including beacons alongside apparel and hardware, competing for the same retail shelf and end user.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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