The Salomon HPS - Louif Paradis Snowboard features a distinctive blunt nose and tail in a charger powder design with 20mm of setback and a deep tip rocker for float. If you think this Hillside Project newcomer is just for deep powder though, think again. The HPS - Louif Paradis uses Rock Out Camber in a narrower tapered design that sets it up well as an all-round freeride board, too.
Specs:
Terrain: Freeride/Powder
Board Shape: Directional
Quadratic Sidecut: Quadratic Sidecut blends elliptic curves for easy turn initiation, and fluid edge to edge transitions.
Flex: Stiff
Camber: Powder Camber under the back foot for explosive turning capabilities
Base: Sintered EG – Engineered for a super fast glide in everything from fresh pow to sticky spring snow. Sintered material provides superior wax retention, Gallium strengthens impact resistance, and the Electra finish gives a turbocharged glide
Fine Stone Finish – Fine stone finish helps speed up in powder or softer snow conditions.
Core: Ghost Green Core – Ghost Green Core components have been selected and designed to optimize pop and reduce weight while utilizing sustainable attributes of a super light paulownia wood.
Popster – Popster's shaped core profile thins out under foot and thickens outside your bindings before tapering again at tip and tail to maximize the natural snap and pop of wood. Feels like your skateboard kicktail finally connected with your snowboard.