Atomic Skis


Atomic is an Austrian company that manufactures and sells skis and other skiing equipment, such as boots, bindings, helmets, ski poles, goggles, bags, apparel and protective equipment.
Atomic is a subsidiary of Amer Sports Corporation, SINCE 2019 owned by the chinese group ANTA Sports with sister brands Wilson, Suunto, Sports Tracker, Salomon, Precor, Arc'teryx.

History

Alois Rohrmoser founded Atomic in 1955. In 1971, the company increased its production capacity by building a second factory in Altenmarkt im Pongau, where the majority of their ski production still takes place. In 1981, Atomic started production in the Bulgarian city of Chepelare, becoming the first west-block company to open a plant in the eastern-bloc countries. Atomic continued to expand its range, and in 1989, it became the first one-stop supplier for skis, bindings, boots and poles. Ski production peaked at 831,000 pairs in 1991 and 1992.
However, Atomic faced financial difficulties due to high products rejection when transitioning to the "Schalenski" technology, and to failures in the booming snowboard market. In 1994, the BAWAG requested Atomic to be put in insolvency.
In November 1994, the Amer Sports Group acquired Atomic for 918.7 million schillings, and in March 2006 the insolvency procedures were lifted.

Today Atomic manufactures around 600,000 pairs of skis per year.

Technology

In 2008 Atomic brought to market, the first technology to automatically adapt the radius and flex to the style of the skier and skiing conditions. Atomic developed the , a ski boot which automatically adapts to the shape of the foot. Since 2009, Atomic's skis have also been available with various . Atomic has recently developed , a heat fitting technology that adapts the boot to the users foot, which can be found on two of the market's top selling boots.
Atomic is also committed to the development of more methods: the factory in Altenmarkt uses a wood pellet heating system during the manufacturing process. The comprises skis and boots largely made of recyclable and renewable materials.

Sponsorship

Atomic currently sponsors male and female athletes in alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, touring skiing, Nordic combined, cross-country skiing, and biathlon.

Ski models

They offer several types of models ranging from Race/FIS Race, Piste and All Mountain skiing to Freeskiing.

Snowboards

While they are primarily known for their skis, Atomic started a line of snowboards in 1992. Atomic snowboards have won awards for design and performance and have been used in victorious rides in a number of tournaments and championships.