BigAirBAG

BigAirBAG is a Dutch sports equipment manufacturer which produces a large, inflatable cushion. The company's product, also called BigAirBAG (BAB),[1] is intended to soften and secure the impact from landing tricks as part of a variety of extreme sports including snowboarding, skiing, BMX, mountain biking, mountain boarding and indoor climbing.[2]

BigAirBAG
Founded2004 (2004)
Headquarters
Netherlands

History

The company was established in 2004 by Dutch snowboarders who wanted to improve their technical skills with reduced risk of injuries. The BigAirBAG first gained popularity in the indoor parks throughout the Netherlands (SnowPlanet, SnowWorld[3]). Within two years, a number of resorts in Europe and internationally had deployed BigAirBAGs.

Product

The BigAirBAG is built upon the 'fall cushion' concept used in professional stunts. The BAB incorporates two nylon air 'pillows':[1] the lower one is firm, ensuring stability while the upper one is soft, enabling smoothness of the fall. Two electrical blowers are placed in the sides of the bag to keep it inflated while it is being used. It is normally placed below the kicker (in run) of a jump and when a rider lands on it, the holes in the upper layer let air out thus absorbing the fall. The BAB has additional layers on the top ('impact deck') and on the sides to protect the cushions from damage. BABs are produced in several sizes.[4]

Locations

In Europe, the BigAirBAG is used in 44 resort parks, in countries such as Switzerland, Italy, France, Austria, Turkey, Norway, Finland, Bulgaria, Spain, etc. Globally, BigAirBAG is used in Dubai,[5] Lebanon, Chile, New Zealand,[6] Iran, etc. It is in partnership with Danish social network My Snowparks enabling users to map the resorts, share information about the parks, the weather conditions, etc.[7] The BigAirBAG has been employed as part of the Swatch summer and winter parks.[8]

Events

The BigAirBAG regularly supports events in the Netherlands and worldwide including events and free style camps in Spaarnwoude, Den Bosch,[9] Utrecht,[10] Norway (Tacky Invitational Hafjell[11] ), Andorra, Italy, etc. In 2006 BigAirBAG provided the support for the professional snowboarders competing for the world's record in airtime in David Benedek’s Red Bull Gap Session.

References
  1. Griff, Martin (2009-01-01). "Windham Mountain Brings the BigAirBag to America". NJ.com. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  2. "Windham Inflates Big Air Bag To Ease Landings". OnTheSnow.
  3. "Big Airbag weer in Zoetermeer". Adrenalinsports.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2006-06-14. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
  4. "Ultimate Snowboarding - De grootste snowboard community van de Benelux sinds 2000!". ultimate-snowboarding.com.
  5. "Enjoy Happy Landings with Ski Dubai's BigAirBAG". Dubai Life.
  6. "The Big AirBag Lands on Snowplanet New Zealand". New Zealand Travel Planner. Archived from the original on 2009-08-06. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
  7. "www.newschoolers.com/web/content/news/news_id/2743/". Archived from the original on 2010-01-11.
  8. "www.swatch.com/zz_en/shootmyride/smr_locations.all-bike.sort-bestrated.channel-6.html". Archived from the original on 2009-08-14.
  9. "Na een backflip veilig landen in de Big Air Bag". Brabants Dagblad (web).
  10. 4worx. "RAILLBATTLE en BIGAIRBAG bij Skipiste Nieuwegein - Agenda - De Molenkruier - dé Weekkrant". deweekkrant.nl. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19.
  11. "Big AirBag interview friday Tacky Invitational Hafjell 2007 NL". Tacky.nl. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27.
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