Oberalp was founded in 1981 by Heiner Oberrauch with the object to develop foreign high quality sports clothing and equipment brands into the Italian market.

• 1981 - Co-operation start with LÖFFLER
• 1984 - The first brand developed in Italy by Oberalp were LUTHA and SALEWA.
• 1990 - Oberalp took over the SALEWA group in Munich (Germany)
• 1995 - Co-operation start with F2
• 1999 - Oberalp took over SILVRETTA, the historical ski touring binding brand
• 2000 - Co-operation start with JP Australia
• 2001 - Co-operation start with TIMEZONE and GAASTRA
• 2003 - Oberalp took over DYNAFIT, the most important brand in the ski touring sector in the World
• 2005 - Co-operation start with ICEPEAK and BARTS
• 2007 – Co-operation start with SPEEDO, the world leading swim brand
• 2009 – Co-operation start with RIP CURL, the ultimate surfing company
• Nowadays - SALEWA and DYNAFIT are leaders in Europe in the alpine sector and Oberalp is the most important company in the sport sector in Italy.